Number of mobile subscribers in China 2017-2023, by operator

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Daniel Slotta
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Aug 15, 2024

As of the end of 2023, China Mobile had 795 million 5G subscribers, which made it the largest telecommunication company in China. The companies overall user base reached 991 million. 

Number of mobile subscribers in China from 2017 to 2023, by operator (in millions)

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Statistic: Number of mobile subscribers in China from 2017 to 2023, by operator (in millions)

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January 2024

Region

China

Survey time period

2017 to 2023

Supplementary notes

*China Unicom and China Mobile did not publish the number of all mobile subscribers. Therefore, the figure used here is the number of 5G subscriptions.

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