Editing Communications in Iran (section)

===Statistics===
*In 2015, [[Digital economy|Internet-based economy]] was 0.8% of GDP in Iran while it is 13% in the UK.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://saravapars.com/en/about/|title=About – Sarava|website=saravapars.com|access-date=2015-10-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150925042604/http://saravapars.com/en/about/|archive-date=2015-09-25|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*Internet Service Providers (ISPs): 12 certified for high-speed connections<ref name="opennet.net">{{cite web |url=http://opennet.net/research/profiles/iran |title=Iran &#124; OpenNet Initiative |publisher=Opennet.net |access-date=2012-01-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180926051715/https://opennet.net/research/profiles/iran |archive-date=2018-09-26 |url-status=dead }}</ref> – Iran had 1,223 Internet Service Providers (ISPs) in 2009, all [[private sector]] operated.<ref name="Australian trade"/>
*[[Country code]] (Top-level domain): IR
*Internet users (including internet cafe users): 23 million (2007);<ref name="ReferenceC"/> 43 million (2012).<ref name="payvand.com1"/> Internet penetration is 53% across the population and 77% in [[Tehran]], according to government data. About 11 million Iranians have mobile Internet access (2014).<ref name="wsj.com">{{Cite news|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/in-iran-business-deals-rarely-smooth-1436917050|title=In Iran, Business Deals Rarely Smooth|first=Benoît|last=Faucon|date=15 July 2015|via=www.wsj.com|newspaper=The Wall Street Journal|access-date=6 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180203044747/https://www.wsj.com/articles/in-iran-business-deals-rarely-smooth-1436917050|archive-date=3 February 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> Iran's National Internet Development Centre says internet penetration stood at 73% in 2015, making Iran one of the biggest internet users in the [[Middle East]].<ref name=BBC/>
*250,000 users have access to [[high-speed Internet]] service in Iran (October 2006)<ref name="opennet.net"/> While having the most internet users in the Middle East, in terms of [[broadband]] users Iran is only 14th in Middle East (2012).<ref name="payvand.com1"/> In 2013, some 867,000 people are using high-speed internet, and about 6 million people are using internet via [[fiber-optic communications|optical fiber network]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.azernews.az/region/56444.html|title=Iran creates national e-mail service|date=8 July 2013|access-date=5 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130816063655/http://www.azernews.az/region/56444.html|archive-date=16 August 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*The number of [[GPRS]] users amounts to 27.5 million, accounting for 36 percent of total internet users in Iran. 
*Iran ranks 32nd in the world in terms of the number [[websites]]. Until 2009, 200,000 sites have been launched in Iran. 118,000 sites are using the domain ".ir".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.payvand.com/news/09/may/1252.html |title=Iran ranks 32nd in world in terms of number of websites |publisher=Payvand.com |access-date=2012-01-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120603150214/http://www.payvand.com/news/09/may/1252.html |archive-date=2012-06-03 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* As of 2016, most visited [[search engine]]s in Iran are [[Google]] (1st), [[Parsijoo]] (2nd), [[Bing (search engine)|Bing]] (3rd), [[Yooz]] (4th).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://financialtribune.com/articles/economy-sci-tech/20623/parsijoo-be-launched-september|title=Parsijoo to Be Launched in September|date=6 July 2015|access-date=6 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150707032712/http://financialtribune.com/articles/economy-sci-tech/20623/parsijoo-be-launched-september|archive-date=7 July 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="payvand.com2">{{cite web|url=http://www.payvand.com/news/16/nov/1006.html|title='Parsijoo' most used search engine in Iran after Google|website=www.payvand.com|access-date=2016-11-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161105085703/http://www.payvand.com/news/16/nov/1006.html|archive-date=2016-11-05|url-status=live}}</ref>
*As of 2019, top three visited websites in Iran are Google (1st), Instagram.com (2nd), digikala (3rd)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.similarweb.com/top-websites/iran--islamic-republic-of|title=Top Websites in Iran, Islamic Republic Of – SimilarWeb Website Ranking|website=www.similarweb.com|language=en|access-date=2019-08-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190826073913/https://www.similarweb.com/top-websites/iran--islamic-republic-of|archive-date=2019-08-26|url-status=live}}</ref> Alternate 2019-rankings are: 1. Google, 2. Aparat (YouTube equivalent), 3. [[Digikala]] (e-commerce like Amazon), 4. Namnak (news), 5. Varzesh3 (sports), 6. Instagram, 7. Wikipedia, 8. [[Shaparak (company)|Shaparak]] (e-payment services), 9.[[Telewebion]] (webcast service for [[IRIB]]), 10. [[Divar]] (consumer-to-consumer sales).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.en.eghtesadonline.com/Section-economy-4/28586-top-most-visited-websites-in-iran|title=Top 10 Most Visited Websites in Iran|access-date=2020-11-19|archive-date=2020-11-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201117160823/https://www.en.eghtesadonline.com/Section-economy-4/28586-top-most-visited-websites-in-iran|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*Some 1,218 of Iranian cities have access to Internet and 1,460 telecommunication centers are operational there (2008)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://iran-daily.com/1386/3060/html/economy.htm |title= Iran Daily - Domestic Economy - 02/10/08|website=iran-daily.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090730044012/http://iran-daily.com/1386/3060/html/economy.htm |archive-date=July 30, 2009}}</ref>
*Iran's [[optical fiber]] network extends over 120,000 kilometers and has optical fiber connections with all neighboring states (2008).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.iran-daily.com/1387/3286/html/economy.htm |title= Iran Daily - Domestic Economy - 12/03/08|website=www.iran-daily.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081207083218/http://www.iran-daily.com/1387/3286/html/economy.htm |archive-date=December 7, 2008}}</ref> As of 2008, more than 36000 kilometers optical fiber in the backbone network and 45000 kilometers in cities have been installed.<ref name="researchandmarkets.com"/>
*There are an estimated 1,500 [[Internet cafe]]s operating in the capital, [[Tehran]] (2008). Prepaid Internet-access cards are widely available throughout the country.<ref name="EIU"/>
*As of 2008, more than 100 companies sell International [[VoIP]] cards and the government has announced to issue 4–5 VoIP licenses through holding bids for national use.<ref name="researchandmarkets.com"/>
*As of 2020, nearly 30,000 villages had connections to the mobile telephone network.{{citation needed|date=August 2021}}