In 2023, the number of broadband internet users in China amounted to 636 million. At the same time, there were almost a billion 5G mobile subscribers. The largest share of fixed-line broadband internet connections provided an access speed between 100Mbps and 1,000Mbps.
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MIIT. (January 24, 2024). Number of internet users in China from 2009 to 2023, by connection type (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/276488/internet-users-in-china-by-connection-type/
MIIT. "Number of internet users in China from 2009 to 2023, by connection type (in millions)." Chart. January 24, 2024. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/276488/internet-users-in-china-by-connection-type/
MIIT. (2024). Number of internet users in China from 2009 to 2023, by connection type (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/276488/internet-users-in-china-by-connection-type/
MIIT. "Number of Internet Users in China from 2009 to 2023, by Connection Type (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Jan 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/276488/internet-users-in-china-by-connection-type/
MIIT, Number of internet users in China from 2009 to 2023, by connection type (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/276488/internet-users-in-china-by-connection-type/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Number of internet users in China from 2009 to 2023, by connection type (in millions) [Graph], MIIT, January 24, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/276488/internet-users-in-china-by-connection-type/