In 2020, the growth rate of 4G/5G subscribers in Hong Kong reached over five percent, which was significantly lower than in the previous years. Since 2017, 4G was the leading mobile network in the region. The city made 5G services available to the public since April 2020.
Annual growth rate of mobile 4G/5G subscriptions in Hong Kong from 2014 to 2020
*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 30, 2021). Annual growth rate of mobile 4G/5G subscriptions in Hong Kong from 2014 to 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1197446/hong-kong-annual-growth-rate-of-4g-subscriptions/
Census and Statistics Department Hong Kong. "Annual growth rate of mobile 4G/5G subscriptions in Hong Kong from 2014 to 2020." Chart. June 30, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1197446/hong-kong-annual-growth-rate-of-4g-subscriptions/
Census and Statistics Department Hong Kong. (2021). Annual growth rate of mobile 4G/5G subscriptions in Hong Kong from 2014 to 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1197446/hong-kong-annual-growth-rate-of-4g-subscriptions/
Census and Statistics Department Hong Kong. "Annual Growth Rate of Mobile 4g/5g Subscriptions in Hong Kong from 2014 to 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Jun 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1197446/hong-kong-annual-growth-rate-of-4g-subscriptions/
Census and Statistics Department Hong Kong, Annual growth rate of mobile 4G/5G subscriptions in Hong Kong from 2014 to 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1197446/hong-kong-annual-growth-rate-of-4g-subscriptions/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Annual growth rate of mobile 4G/5G subscriptions in Hong Kong from 2014 to 2020 [Graph], Census and Statistics Department Hong Kong, June 30, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1197446/hong-kong-annual-growth-rate-of-4g-subscriptions/
