How Many Customers Does Starlink Have?
Starlink has now passed 13 million consumer subscribers, after doubling its formal subscriber base in a year.
Starlink has passed 13 million consumer subscribers worldwide. Elon Musk disclosed the milestone in a SpaceX company update that was posted publicly on August 11, 2026.
The latest formal quarterly number is 12.0 million Starlink Subscribers at June 30, 2026. That figure came from SpaceX’s Q2 results and was already double the 6.0 million reported one year earlier.
Starlink subscriber growth
Company-reported subscriber milestones
The August 2026 bar is plotted at 13.0 million only as the minimum disclosed level. SpaceX said Starlink had passed 13 million, so the true figure at that point was higher.
What is the latest Starlink customer count?
The most up-to-date public number is therefore more than 13 million. The 12.0 million figure remains useful because it is the latest count published in SpaceX’s formal financial reporting and has a precise quarter-end date.
Why do you sometimes still see 12 million?
Because 12.0 million was the official count at the end of Q2 on June 30, 2026. Starlink crossed the 13 million mark several weeks later, so both numbers can be correct depending on the date being quoted.
How fast is Starlink growing?
Starlink’s subscriber base has roughly doubled in successive years, and growth accelerated again through the first half of 2026.
SpaceX’s reported year-end Starlink subscriber count.
2.3 millionThe subscriber base had almost doubled over the year.
4.4 millionStarlink finished 2025 with more than twice its year-end 2024 base.
8.9 millionSpaceX reported another 1.4 million subscribers above the 2025 year-end figure.
10.3 millionQ2 added another 1.7 million net subscribers in three months.
12.0 millionMusk said Starlink had passed the next million-subscriber milestone.
13m+Starlink added 1.7 million subscribers in Q2 alone
The jump from 10.3 million at March 31 to 12.0 million at June 30 means Starlink added 1.7 million net subscribers in Q2 2026.
| Reporting date | Starlink subscribers | Change |
|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | 5.0 million | — |
| June 30, 2025 | 6.0 million | +1.0 million in Q2 |
| December 31, 2025 | 8.9 million | +4.5 million during 2025 vs year-end 2024 |
| March 31, 2026 | 10.3 million | +1.4 million in Q1 |
| June 30, 2026 | 12.0 million | +1.7 million in Q2 |
| August 11, 2026 | More than 13 million | At least +1 million since Q2 end |
The formal Q2 figure also means Starlink’s subscriber base doubled from 6.0 million to 12.0 million in exactly one year.
What does SpaceX actually count as a Starlink subscriber?
The word “customer” is useful for a quick answer, but SpaceX’s formal metric is more precise. It counts unique Starlink service lines.
One subscriber does not necessarily mean one person
A household can share one service line between several people. The opposite can also happen: one person, household or business can have multiple Starlink service lines, such as separate Residential and Roam subscriptions.
Personal plans such as Residential and Roam, plus Business subscription plans such as Local Priority and Global Priority.
Certain managed enterprise and government customers under contracts covering areas such as aviation, maritime, land mobility, fixed sites and government services.
So the 13 million-plus headline should not be interpreted as exactly 13 million individual people using Starlink. The number of actual end users will be higher because many service lines serve households, workplaces or groups of people.
Starlink’s subscriber base has changed dramatically in three years
This was Starlink’s reported year-end base before the largest phase of its international expansion.
The latest milestone is more than five times the subscriber base reported at the end of 2023.
Growth has come alongside wider geographic availability, increased retail distribution and additional satellite capacity. Starlink now sells service across a far larger international footprint than it did during its early years.
For the geographic side of that expansion, see our guide to how many countries and markets Starlink operates in.
When will the next official Starlink customer count appear?
The next clean financial comparison will come with SpaceX’s next quarterly reporting period. Until then, 13 million-plus is the latest publicly disclosed consumer-subscriber milestone, while 12.0 million at June 30, 2026 remains the latest formal quarter-end figure.
Use a date whenever quoting the figure
Starlink is growing quickly enough that customer totals can become outdated within weeks. Giving the date alongside the number avoids mixing an older formal filing with a newer company milestone.
The bottom line
Starlink has more than 13 million consumer subscribers as of the latest public company update in August 2026. Its latest formal quarterly count was 12.0 million at June 30, 2026, double the 6.0 million reported one year earlier.
Starlink customer FAQs
How many customers does Starlink have?
Starlink has passed 13 million consumer subscribers. The milestone was disclosed in a SpaceX company update posted publicly on August 11, 2026.
How many Starlink subscribers were there at the end of Q2 2026?
SpaceX formally reported 12.0 million Starlink Subscribers at June 30, 2026, compared with 10.3 million three months earlier and 6.0 million one year earlier.
How fast is Starlink growing?
Starlink doubled its formal subscriber count from 6.0 million in June 2025 to 12.0 million in June 2026, then passed 13 million by August 2026.
What does SpaceX count as a Starlink subscriber?
SpaceX defines a Starlink Subscriber as a unique service line. The metric includes Personal and Business subscription plans but excludes certain managed enterprise and government contract customers.
Is one Starlink subscriber the same as one person?
No. One service line can serve several people, while one person, household or business can also maintain multiple service lines.