In 2023, the number of 3G subscribers in Hong Kong dropped to less than one million, which was 36.9 percent less than in the previous year. Since 2017, 4G was the leading mobile network in the region and the city made 5G services available to the public since April 2020.
Number of mobile 3G subscriptions in Hong Kong from 2014 to 2023
(in millions)
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 3G subscriptions in Hong Kong from 2014 to 2023 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1196762/hong-kong-number-of-3g-subscriptions/
Census and Statistics Department Hong Kong. "Number of mobile 3G subscriptions in Hong Kong from 2014 to 2023 (in millions)." Chart. June 28, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1196762/hong-kong-number-of-3g-subscriptions/
Census and Statistics Department Hong Kong. (2024). Number of mobile 3G subscriptions in Hong Kong from 2014 to 2023 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1196762/hong-kong-number-of-3g-subscriptions/
Census and Statistics Department Hong Kong. "Number of Mobile 3g Subscriptions in Hong Kong from 2014 to 2023 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Jun 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1196762/hong-kong-number-of-3g-subscriptions/
Census and Statistics Department Hong Kong, Number of mobile 3G subscriptions in Hong Kong from 2014 to 2023 (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1196762/hong-kong-number-of-3g-subscriptions/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Number of mobile 3G 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/1196762/hong-kong-number-of-3g-subscriptions/
