Guangdong Leads China with 4G Penetration of 88% in August 2020
MIIT, 9/21/20
China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) has released statistics detailing the country's total number of fixed-line telephone subscribers (registered accounts) and mobile subscribers by province as of the end of August 2020. China finished the month with over 184 mln fixed-line subs and more than 1.598 bln mobile subs.
The five provinces with the highest penetration of 4G users among their respective mobile subscriber bases were Guangdong with 87.7%, followed by Qinghai (84.9%), Henan (83.4%), Guangxi (83.3%), and Ningxia (83.0%). The provinces with the lowest 4G penetration were Xinjiang (57.9%), Yunnan (76.9%), Shandong (77.1%), Shanghai (77.5%), and Sichuan (77.8%). The MIIT did not break out figures for 5G subscriber totals or penetration rates. As 5G uptake accelerates, 4G penetration has dropped significantly in many of China's more affluent provinces; in Shanghai, for example, 4G penetration remained at a peak of 91% from August to November 2019, but now has dropped down to 77.5%.
China's August 2020 Total Fixed-line Telephone Accounts and Mobile Subs by Province (Mln)
| Province | Fixed-line Telephone Accounts | Mobile Subs | 4G Subs | 4G Penetration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nationwide | 184.3 | 1,598.3 | 1,290.1 | 80.7% |
| Eastern China | 89.4 | 692.2 | 565.2 | 81.7% |
| Beijing | 5.2 | 39.6 | 32.0 | 80.8% |
| Tianjin | 3.4 | 17.0 | 14.0 | 82.4% |
| Hebei | 6.5 | 83.0 | 67.2 | 81.0% |
| Shanghai | 6.3 | 41.8 | 32.4 | 77.5% |
| Jiangsu | 12.8 | 99.7 | 80.7 | 80.9% |
| Zhejiang | 12.8 | 86.3 | 68.8 | 79.7% |
| Fujian | 7.5 | 47.6 | 39.3 | 82.6% |
| Shandong | 11.4 | 108.2 | 83.4 | 77.1% |
| Guangdong | 21.8 | 157.6 | 138.2 | 87.7% |
| Hainan | 1.7 | 11.4 | 9.3 | 81.3% |
| Central China | 30.8 | 366.3 | 296.5 | 80.9% |
| Shanxi | 2.3 | 40.0 | 32.9 | 82.3% |
| Anhui | 5.6 | 60.3 | 47.5 | 78.7% |
| Jiangxi | 4.6 | 42.4 | 33.0 | 77.9% |
| Henan | 7.4 | 99.6 | 83.1 | 83.4% |
| Hubei | 4.9 | 56.7 | 45.9 | 80.9% |
| Hunan | 5.9 | 67.1 | 54.0 | 80.4% |
| Western China | 51.2 | 424.1 | 333.8 | 78.7% |
| Inner Mongolia | 2.0 | 29.7 | 24.0 | 80.7% |
| Guangxi | 3.3 | 52.8 | 44.0 | 83.3% |
| Chongqing | 6.0 | 36.9 | 29.3 | 79.6% |
| Sichuan | 18.8 | 94.2 | 73.2 | 77.8% |
| Guizhou | 2.3 | 41.0 | 33.7 | 82.1% |
| Yunnan | 2.8 | 50.1 | 38.5 | 76.9% |
| Tibet | 0.8 | 3.2 | 2.6 | 82.7% |
| Shaanxi | 6.3 | 46.5 | 37.7 | 81.2% |
| Gansu | 3.1 | 27.1 | 22.1 | 81.3% |
| Qinghai | 1.3 | 6.7 | 5.7 | 84.9% |
| Ningxia | 0.5 | 8.3 | 6.9 | 83.0% |
| Xinjiang | 4.1 | 27.7 | 16.0 | 57.9% |
| Northeast China | 12.8 | 115.7 | 94.6 | 81.8% |
| Liaoning | 5.6 | 48.7 | 40.4 | 83.0% |
| Jilin | 4.3 | 28.6 | 23.3 | 81.2% |
| Heilongjiang | 2.9 | 38.4 | 30.9 | 80.6% |
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