China China, Mobile cellular subscriptions

Year Value Rank Change Change,%
2023 1,824,420,000 1 +54,410,000 +3.07%
2022 1,770,010,000 1 +37,000,000 +2.14%
2021 1,733,010,000 1 +14,600,000 +0.85%
2020 1,718,410,000 1 -27,830,000 -1.59%
2019 1,746,240,000 1 +96,940,000 +5.88%
2018 1,649,300,000 1 +179,420,000 +12.2%
2017 1,469,880,000 1 +104,950,000 +7.69%
2016 1,364,930,000 1 +72,950,000 +5.65%
2015 1,291,980,000 1 +5,890,000 +0.458%
2014 1,286,090,000 1 +56,980,000 +4.64%
2013 1,229,110,000 1 +116,950,000 +10.5%
2012 1,112,160,000 1 +125,907,000 +12.8%
2011 986,253,000 1 +127,250,000 +14.8%
2010 859,003,000 1 +111,789,000 +15%
2009 747,214,000 1 +105,969,000 +16.5%
2008 641,245,000 1 +93,939,000 +17.2%
2007 547,306,000 1 +86,248,000 +18.7%
2006 461,058,000 1 +67,652,000 +17.2%
2005 393,406,000 1 +58,582,000 +17.5%
2004 334,824,000 1 +64,871,000 +24%
2003 269,953,000 1 +63,948,000 +31%
2002 206,005,000 1 +61,185,000 +42.2%
2001 144,820,000 1 +59,560,000 +69.9%
2000 85,260,000 2 +41,964,000 +96.9%
1999 43,296,000 3 +19,433,000 +81.4%
1998 23,863,000 3 +10,630,000 +80.3%
1997 13,233,000 3 +6,380,000 +93.1%
1996 6,853,000 4 +3,224,000 +88.8%
1995 3,629,000 6 +2,061,000 +131%
1994 1,568,000 7 +930,000 +146%
1993 638,000 9 +461,057 +261%
1992 176,943 20 +129,399 +272%
1991 47,544 26 +29,225 +160%
1990 18,319 30 +8,514 +86.8%
1989 9,805 30 +6,578 +204%
1988 3,227 31 +2,527 +361%
1987 700 33 +700
1986 0 29 0
1985 0 19 0
1984 0 10 0
1983 0 7 0
1982 0 7 0
1981 0 5 0
1980 0 2 0
1979 0 1 0
1978 0 1 0
1977 0 1 0
1976 0 1 0
1975 0 1 0
1970 0 1 0
1965 0 1 0
1960 0 1

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