Mobile and fixed-line subscriptions in China 2013-2024

Published by
Daniel Slotta
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Mar 24, 2025

In 2024, the number of 5G subscriptions in China amounted to over one billion. Chinese consumers preferred mobile subscriptions over fixed-line. In the same year, fixed-line connections only accounted for a small share of the overall telecom subscriptions in the country.

Number of mobile and fixed-line subscriptions in China from 2013 to 2024 (in millions)

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Statistic: Number of mobile and fixed-line subscriptions in China from 2013 to 2024 (in millions)

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Release date

January 2025

Region

China

Survey time period

2013 to 2024

Supplementary notes

In 2022, the report did not provide numbers for the volume of 4G users.

Figures for earlier years have been taken from previous publications

Figures have been rounded due to a better understanding of the statistic.

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