In 2023, the number of 4G/5G subscribers in Hong Kong amounted to nearly 24 million. Since 2017, 4G was the leading mobile network in the region. The city made 5G services available to the public since April 2020 and the number of 5G subscribers in 2022 amounted to 4.7 million.
Number of mobile 4G/5G subscriptions in Hong Kong from 2014 to 2023
(in millions)
*Figures of 5G subscriptions are available as from April 2020.
3G/4G customers refer to those (i) who are registered as 3G/4G customers or purchase pre-paid SIM cards for 3G/4G services; and (ii) who are not registered as 3G/4G customers or do not purchase pre-paid SIM cards for 3G/4G services, but have used 3G/4G frequencies to receive the public mobile services. The figures include customers of pre-paid SIM cards. Figures of 4G customers are available as from 2011. Figures for 3G and 4G customers are collected separately as from 2013. Hence, the rate of change between the relevant years are not available.
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Census and Statistics Department Hong Kong. (June 28, 2024). Number of mobile 4G/5G subscriptions in Hong Kong from 2014 to 2023 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1196725/hong-kong-number-of-4g-subscriptions/
Census and Statistics Department Hong Kong. "Number of mobile 4G/5G subscriptions in Hong Kong from 2014 to 2023 (in millions)." Chart. June 28, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1196725/hong-kong-number-of-4g-subscriptions/
Census and Statistics Department Hong Kong. (2024). Number of mobile 4G/5G subscriptions in Hong Kong from 2014 to 2023 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1196725/hong-kong-number-of-4g-subscriptions/
Census and Statistics Department Hong Kong. "Number of Mobile 4g/5g Subscriptions in Hong Kong from 2014 to 2023 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Jun 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1196725/hong-kong-number-of-4g-subscriptions/
Census and Statistics Department Hong Kong, Number of mobile 4G/5G subscriptions in Hong Kong from 2014 to 2023 (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1196725/hong-kong-number-of-4g-subscriptions/ (last visited December 30, 2024)
Number of mobile 4G/5G subscriptions in Hong Kong from 2014 to 2023 (in millions) [Graph], Census and Statistics Department Hong Kong, June 28, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1196725/hong-kong-number-of-4g-subscriptions/
