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Telephones - mobile cellular

China — 26 years of data

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Historical Values
Year Value
2000 23.4 million (1998)
2001 65 million (January 2001)
2002 65 million (January 2001)
2003 65 million (January 2001)
2004 269 million (2003)
2005 269 million (2003)
2006 393.428 million (2005)
2007 461.1 million (2006)
2008 547.286 million (2007)
2009 634 million (2008) country comparison to the world: 1
2010 747 million (2009) country comparison to the world: 1
2011 859 million (2010) country comparison to the world: 1
2012 986.253 million (2011) country comparison to the world: 1
2013 1.1 billion (2012) country comparison to the world: 1
2014 1.1 billion (2012) country comparison to the world: 1
2015 total: 1.3 billion | subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 94 (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 1
2016 total: 1,305.738 million | subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 95 (July 2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 1
2017 total: 1,364.934 million | subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 99 (July 2016 est.) | country comparison to the world: 1
2018 total subscriptions: 1,474,097,000 (2017 est.) | subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 107 (2017 est.)
2019 total subscriptions: 1,474,097,000 | subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 107 (2017 est.)
2020 total subscriptions: 1,672,545,161 | subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 120.36 (2019 est.)
2021 total subscriptions: 1,696,356,000 (2020) subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 117.9 (2020 est.)
2022 total subscriptions: 1.72 billion (2020 est.) subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 119 (2020 est.)
2023 total subscriptions: 1.73 billion (2021 est.) subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 122 (2021 est.)
2024 total subscriptions: 1.781 billion (2022 est.) subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 125 (2022 est.)
2025 total subscriptions: 1.87 billion (2024 est.) subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 132 (2024 est.)