The number of 4G users of the three major operators is nearly 1.3 billion, and the total number of fixed-line broadband users is 476 million.

Data released by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology showed that as of the end of September, the total number of mobile phone users of the three basic telecommunications companies reached 1.6 billion, a year-on-year increase of 0.1%. Among them, the number of 4G users was 1.293 billion, a year-on-year increase of 2.3%, accounting for 80.8% of the total number of mobile phone users, an increase of 0.7 percentage points from the end of last year.

Proportion of total 4G users at the end of September 2019-2020

As of the end of September, the total number of fixed Internet broadband access users of the three basic telecommunications companies reached 476 million, a year-on-year increase of 5.8%, a net increase of 26.82 million households compared with the end of last year. Among them, there were 445 million fiber-optic access (FTTH/O) users, accounting for 93.5% of the total number of fixed Internet broadband access users. The number of fixed Internet broadband access users with access speeds of 100Mbps and above reached 420 million, accounting for 88.2% of the total number of users, an increase of 2.8 percentage points from the end of last year; the promotion of gigabit broadband services accelerated, and the number of fixed Internet broadband access users with access speeds of 1000Mbps and above reached 4.25 million, a net increase of 3.38 million households compared with the end of last year (870,000 households).

Percentage of users with fiber-optic access (FTTH/O) and fixed Internet broadband access with access speeds of 100 Mbps and above from 2019 to the end of September 2020

Data shows that as of the end of September, the three basic telecommunications companies had developed 1.336 billion mobile Internet users, with a penetration rate of 83.5% for mobile phone users, an increase of 1.3 percentage points from the end of last year. There were 1.073 billion cellular Internet of Things terminal users, a year-on-year increase of 18.2%, a net increase of 44.92 million from the end of last year, of which terminal users used in smart manufacturing, smart transportation, and smart public utilities accounted for 19.6%, 19%, and 22.7% respectively. The total number of IPTV (Internet TV) users reached 310 million, a year-on-year increase of 6%, a net increase of 15.8 million from the end of last year.

Mobile Internet users at the end of September 2019-2020