SpaceX’s Starlink service now has more than 3 million customers globally, the company announced this week.
“Starlink is connecting more than 3M people with high-speed internet across nearly 100 countries, territories, and many other markets,” SpaceX said in a social media post on Tuesday that also included a short video showing Starlink satellite dishes set up and providing an internet connection in various places around the world.
Starlink is connecting more than 3M people with high-speed internet across nearly 100 countries, territories and many other markets.
Thank you to all of our customers around the world! 🛰️🌎❤️ →https://t.co/D6L8BSisQqpic.twitter.com/yo6f2gtJCJ
— Starlink (@Starlink)June 17, 2025
Congratulations to the@SpaceXteam on passing 3 million customers in 99 countries!
And thanks to you for buying@Starlink!
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk)July 06, 2025
SpaceX sent its first batch of 60 satellitesto low-Earth orbit in May 2019 and today has around 6,000 of its small satellites orbiting the planet.
Those early deployments of Starlink satellites soon paved the way for the launch of a beta service in October 2020. By February of the following year, the service already had 10,000 users globally before growing rapidly to reach 1 million users in December 2022 and 2 million customers just nine months after that.
The service for residential Starlink customers starts at $120 per month for unlimited data, while the one-time dish purchase costs $599.
Starlink satellites are being used not only by residential and business customers, but also by airlines for in-flight internet and also cruise ships so that passengers can stay connected while at sea. The technology has also been used to helpdisaster-stricken areas to get back onlinewhile regular internet services are repaired.
But it hasn’t all been smooth sailing for Starlink. Astronomers have long complained aboutthe satellites impacting their abilityto explore deep space due to sunlight reflecting off the orbiting machinery, while lawmakers earlier this yeardemanded answers from Muskover reports that Starlink technology is being used by Russian forces in Ukraine. SpaceX has denied that any Starlink terminals have been sold to Russia, an act that would violate U.S. sanctions, though it’s thought the country may have obtained them by other means.
