MIIT Releases China's June 2023 Fixed-Line, Mobile User Totals by Province
MIIT, 7/20/23
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 June 2023. China finished the month with over 177 mln fixed-line subs and 1.710 bln mobile subs. The June totals represent a net decrease of 2.16 mln fixed-line subs and net increase of 26.53 mln mobile subs compared to the end of December 2022.
Among total mobile subs, 5G handset subs accounted for 676.2 mln, or 39.5%, representing a net increase of 133.89 mln 5G handset subs since the end of 2022.
The five provinces with the highest penetration of 5G handset subs among their respective mobile subscriber bases were Qinghai with 46.5%, followed by Ningxia (45.3%), Guangdong (44.3%), Hainan (43.4%), and Zhejiang (42.4%). The five provinces with the lowest penetration of 5G handset subs among their respective mobile subscriber bases were Tibet (34.6%), Shanghai (35.4%), Liaoning (35.5%), Guangxi (36.5%), and Shandong (36.9%).
The five provinces accounting for the greatest proportion of China's total 5G handset subs, or 36.3% combined, were Guangdong (11.2%), Henan (6.5%), Shandong (6.5%), Jiangsu (6.4%), and Zhejiang (5.8%).
China's June 2023 Fixed-line Telephone Accounts and Mobile Subs by Province (Mln)
| Province | Fixed-line Telephone Accounts | Mobile Subs | 5G Handset Subs | 5G Penetration | % of China's Total 5G Subs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nationwide | 177.3 | 1,710.0 | 676.2 | 39.5% | |
| Eastern China | 81.5 | 741.8 | 298.5 | 40.2% | 44.2% |
| Beijing | 4.7 | 39.7 | 16.6 | 41.8% | 2.5% |
| Tianjin | 3.3 | 18.4 | 7.0 | 38.0% | 1.0% |
| Hebei | 6.4 | 88.6 | 33.0 | 37.3% | 4.9% |
| Shanghai | 6.1 | 45.0 | 15.9 | 35.4% | 2.4% |
| Jiangsu | 11.7 | 107.7 | 43.3 | 40.2% | 6.4% |
| Zhejiang | 11.0 | 92.0 | 39.0 | 42.4% | 5.8% |
| Fujian | 6.7 | 49.2 | 19.1 | 38.9% | 2.8% |
| Shandong | 11.3 | 118.8 | 43.9 | 36.9% | 6.5% |
| Guangdong | 18.5 | 170.6 | 75.6 | 44.3% | 11.2% |
| Hainan | 1.8 | 11.8 | 5.1 | 43.4% | 0.8% |
| Central China | 28.6 | 398.5 | 158.2 | 39.7% | 23.4% |
| Shanxi | 2.9 | 42.0 | 16.8 | 40.1% | 2.5% |
| Anhui | 5.2 | 65.0 | 25.3 | 39.0% | 3.7% |
| Jiangxi | 4.6 | 48.0 | 19.5 | 40.7% | 2.9% |
| Henan | 6.1 | 107.5 | 44.0 | 40.9% | 6.5% |
| Hubei | 4.4 | 61.6 | 23.0 | 37.3% | 3.4% |
| Hunan | 5.5 | 74.4 | 29.5 | 39.6% | 4.4% |
| Western China | 54.2 | 450.4 | 175.2 | 38.9% | 25.9% |
| Inner Mongolia | 2.0 | 30.2 | 11.3 | 37.6% | 1.7% |
| Guangxi | 5.0 | 59.5 | 21.7 | 36.5% | 3.2% |
| Chongqing | 6.0 | 40.7 | 15.8 | 38.8% | 2.3% |
| Sichuan | 19.7 | 97.3 | 37.5 | 38.6% | 5.5% |
| Guizhou | 2.3 | 44.9 | 18.2 | 40.6% | 2.7% |
| Yunnan | 2.5 | 51.0 | 20.2 | 39.5% | 3.0% |
| Tibet | 0.9 | 3.4 | 1.2 | 34.6% | 0.2% |
| Shaanxi | 6.7 | 48.8 | 19.5 | 39.9% | 2.9% |
| Gansu | 3.1 | 28.6 | 11.2 | 39.2% | 1.7% |
| Qinghai | 1.5 | 7.3 | 3.4 | 46.5% | 0.5% |
| Ningxia | 0.5 | 9.0 | 4.1 | 45.3% | 0.6% |
| Xinjiang | 4.1 | 29.7 | 11.1 | 37.4% | 1.6% |
| Northeast China | 12.9 | 119.3 | 44.3 | 37.1% | 6.5% |
| Liaoning | 5.7 | 51.5 | 18.3 | 35.5% | 2.7% |
| Jilin | 3.8 | 30.1 | 11.6 | 38.6% | 1.7% |
| Heilongjiang | 3.4 | 37.7 | 14.4 | 38.1% | 2.1% |
Keywords: national statistics wireless penetration telecom MIIT mobile subscribers 5G fixed-line subscribers
Sending
