Bureau of National Statistics
of the Agency for Strategic Planning and Reforms of the Republic of Kazakhstan
    Key indicators
    104,3%
    The physical volume index of communication services in January-June 2026 compared to the corresponding period last year amounted to 104,3% (in January-June 2025 – 103,1%).
    37,2%
    A significant share in the total volume of communication services is occupied by mobile communications, Internet services and other telecommunication services, the volume measures of which amounted to 37,2%, 37,0% and 15,9% respectively.
    27 329,8 thousand
    In June 2026 cellular subscribers amounted to 27329,8 thousand units, cellular subscribers with Internet access 18523,9 thousand units, fixed Internet subscribers – 3467,3 thousand units, the number of fixed telephone lines – 2039,3 thousand units.
    Scope of communication services
    million tenge
      January-June 2026 January-June 2025
    Republic of Kazakhstan 777 693,8 718 333,3
    Abay 6 072,8 6 010,8
    Akmola 12 546,1 8 808,2
    Aktobe 10 932,5 10 178,6
    Almaty 9 462,8 9 127,2
    Atyrau 9 358,5 9 206,2
    Batys Kazakhstan 6 209,7 5 987,3
    Zhambyl 6 480,8 6 189,4
    Zhetisu 5 686,5 5 207,7
    Karagandy 13 925,3 13 666,5
    Kostanay 9 994,7 9 997,9
    Kyzylorda 5 551,7 5 096,5
    Mangystau 8 174,9 8 541,1
    Pavlodar 9 864,7 10 426,1
    Soltustik Kazakhstan 6 381,0 6 149,0
    Turkistan 6 474,3 5 883,3
    Ulytau 2 173,0 2 316,8
    Shygys Kazakhstan 8 746,9 8 814,4
    Astana city* 229 451,5 189 600,9
    Almaty city* 402 399,6 390 150,2
    Shymkent city 7 806,4 6 975,1
    *The volumes of cellular communication are distributed according to the place of registration of cellular operators - the cities of Almaty and Astana
    Spreadsheets
    Postal and courier activities

    In January-June 2026 the physical volume index of the volume of postal and courier services amounted to 93,5% (in January-June 2025 – 104,4%).

    In January-June 2026 postal and courier services were provided, according to operational data, in the amount of 42760,8 million tenge, which in comparable prices is 6,5% less than the volume of January-June 2025.

    Spreadsheets
    Glossary

    Communication – reception, collection, processing, accumulation, transfer (transportation), delivery, distribution of information, postal and special items, postal money transfers.

    Postal activity – is the provision of postal services through postal networks.

    Methodological explanations

    The table shows statistical data on the work of enterprises with the types of activities "postal and courier activities" (code NOGA 53) and "communication" (code NOGA 61), which reported on the statistical form 3-communication of monthly frequency.

    The work of communication enterprises is characterized by certain types of services provided, in monetary and physical terms, by regions, based on reports submitted by enterprises.

    The provision of communication services is the activity of communication operators, which consists in providing users with communication services listed in the general classifier of products of economic activities.The volume of communication services includes the volumes of intercity, international and local telephone communications, data transmission, Internet, mobile communications, distribution of programs, as well as other telecommunication services.

    In the volume of postal and courier services provided by the main type of activity, enterprises in value terms include the receipt of funds from the population and legal entities for the communication services rendered in the reporting period, regardless of the payment period for the services rendered.


    Release responsible:
    Department of Services and Energy Statistics
    Department Director:
    G. Aigozina
    Tel. +7 7172 749060
    Executor:
    S. Binazar
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    E-mail: s.binazar@aspire.gov.kz
    Address:
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