MIIT: China's Mobile Subscriber Base Up 1 Mln in May 2023
MIIT, 6/21/23
China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) has released its national telecom industry statistics for the month of May 2023, during which China's total number of mobile service subscribers increased modestly by 1.09 mln to reach nearly 1.708 bln.
Other national totals as of the end of May 2023 were as follows:
| Category | Users / Accounts (Mln) | MoM Change | Change Since End of 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fixed-line Telephone Accounts | 177.41 | -0.76 | -2.01 |
| Mobile Subscribers | 1,707.89 | 1.09 | 24.45 |
| 5G Handset Subs | 651.45 | 17.65 | 90.73 |
| Mobile Internet Users | 1,488.59 | 3.54 | 34.73 |
| Wireline Broadband Accounts | 611.08 | 3.33 | 21.43 |
| FTTH/O | 583.54 | 3.34 | 36.51 |
| 100M or Faster | 574.32 | 2.64 | 20.52 |
| 1,000M or Faster | 121.29 | 6.00 | 29.55 |
| Urban | 428.40 | 3.05 | 15.07 |
| Rural | 182.68 | 0.28 | 6.36 |
| IPTV Users | 390.40 | 1.65 | 9.96 |
| Cellular IoT Terminal Users | 2,050.58 | 39.38 | 206.06 |
| Fixed-line Telephone Penetration | 12.6% | 0.0 | -0.1 |
| Mobile Sub Penetration | 121.0% | 0.1 | 1.8 |
Note: In calculating the figures for change since the end of 2022, the MIIT used data from its December 2022 Monthly Telecom Statics Report.
Editor's Note: The accounting methods used by the MIIT in calculating China's telecom industry statistics differ from those used by China's telecom operators. As a result, the figures reported by the MIIT for any given month typically do not match the aggregate totals reported by China's three main telecom operators for the same month.
Keywords: fixed-line subscribers broadband subscribers national statistics wireless fixed-line Internet IPTV broadband penetration rural telecom MIIT mobile subscribers FTTH mobile internet users cellular IoT IPTV subscribers
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