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Mobile Telecommunications in China Industry Data and Analysis
The Mobile Telecommunications industry in China has developed rapidly over the past decades. Industry revenue is expected to increase at an annualized 3.7% over the five years through 2024. This trend includes the increase of 3.6% in the current year. The industry has a high level of concentration. The three major players in the industry are China Mobile, China Telecom and China Unicom, with a joint market share of 97.7% in 2024.In 2019, due to the continued policy impact of network speed increase and fee reduction, intensified competition, and increased costs on 5G, the industry revenue fell by 7.5%. In June 2019, China Mobile, China Telecom, China Unicom and China Broadnet was issued 5G license together. And China Broadnet’s 5G network services was officially launched in June 2022.Over the past five years to 2024, the number of mobile phone users has increased by an annualized rate of 2.1% to 1.8 billion. Due to the increasingly saturated mobile market in China, growth in subscribers is anticipated to slow over the next five years. More value-added and 5G mobile network services are projected to be developed over the period to meet individualized requirements and increase average revenue per user (ARPU). Industry revenue is forecast to increase at an annualized 6.1% over the five years through 2029. In 2024, the number of establishments and enterprises are 4,618 and 4, respectively. The number of establishments will increase by annualized 4.5% over the five years through 2029, while the number of enterprises will remain unchanged.
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What's included in this industry analysis
IBISWorld's research coverage on the Mobile Telecommunications industry in China includes market sizing, forecasting, data and analysis from 2014-2029. The most recent publication was released November 2024.
About this industry
What's this industry report about?
The Mobile Telecommunications industry in China operates under the industry code 6012. The Mobile Telecommunications industry in China provides mobile telecommunication services, including mobile voice services and value-added services, such as short message service (SMS), multimedia messaging services (MMS), interactive voice response, Java-based mobile value-added services, binary runtime environment for wireless (BREW), and color ring-back tone services. Related terms covered in the Mobile Telecommunications industry in China include code-division multiple access (cdma), time-division synchronous cdma (td-scdma), global system for mobile communications (gsm) and smart phone.
What's included in this industry?
Products and services covered in Mobile Telecommunications industry in China include Mobile internet services, Voice services and SMS services.
What companies are included in this industry?
Companies covered in the Mobile Telecommunications industry in China include China Mobile Limited, China Telecom Corporation Limited and China United Network Communications Limited.
Performance
What's included in the Performance chapter?
The Performance chapter covers detailed analysis, datasets, detailed current performance, sources of volatility and an outlook with forecasts for the Mobile Telecommunications industry in China.
Questions answered in this chapter include what's driving current industry performance, what influences industry volatility, how do successful businesses overcome volatility, what's driving the industry outlook. This analysis is supported with data and statistics on industry revenues, costs, profits, businesses and employees.
Products & Markets
What's included in the Products and Markets chapter?
The Products and Markets chapter covers detailed products and service segmentation and analysis of major markets for the for the Mobile Telecommunications industry in China.
Questions answered in this chapter include how are the industry's products and services performing, what are innovations in industry products and services, what products or services do successful businesses offer and what's influencing demand from the industry's markets. This includes data and statistics on industry revenues by product and service segmentation and major markets.
Geographic Breakdown
What's included in the Geographic Breakdown chapter?
The Geographic Breakdown chapter covers detailed analysis and datasets on regional performance of the Mobile Telecommunications industry in China.
Questions answered in this chapter include where are industry businesses located and how do businesses use location to their advantage. This includes data and statistics on industry revenues by location.
Competitive Forces
What's included in the Competitive Forces chapter?
The Competitive Forces chapter covers the concentration, barriers to entry and supplier and buyer profiles in the Mobile Telecommunications industry in China. This includes data and statistics on industry market share concentration, barriers to entry, substitute products and buyer & supplier power.
Questions answered in this chapter include what impacts the industry's market share concentration, how do successful businesses handle concentration, what challenges do potential industry entrants face, how can potential entrants overcome barriers to entry, what are substitutes for industry services, how do successful businesses compete with substitutes and what power do buyers and suppliers have over the industry and how do successful businesses manage buyer & supplier power.
Companies
What's included in the Companies chapter?
The Companies chapter covers Key Takeaways, Market Share and Companies in the Mobile Telecommunications industry in China. This includes data and analysis on companies operating in the industry that hold a market share greater than 5%.
Questions answered in this chapter include what companies have a meaningful market share and how each company is performing.
External Environment
What's included in the External Environment chapter?
The External Environment chapter covers Key Takeaways, External Drivers, Regulation & Policy and Assistance in the Mobile Telecommunications industry in China. This includes data and statistics on factors impacting industry revenue such as economic indicators, regulation, policy and assistance programs.
Questions answered in this chapter include what demographic and macroeconomic factors impact the industry, what regulations impact the industry, what assistance is available to this industry.
Financial Benchmarks
What's included in the Financial Benchmarks chapter?
The Financial Benchmarks chapter covers Key Takeaways, Cost Structure, Financial Ratios, Valuation Multiples and Key Ratios in the Mobile Telecommunications industry in China. This includes financial data and statistics on industry performance including key cost inputs, profitability, key financial ratios and enterprise value multiples.
Questions answered in this chapter include what trends impact industry costs and how financial ratios have changed overtime.
Industry Data
What's included in the Industry Data chapter?
The Industry Data chapter includes 10 years of historical data with 5 years of forecast data covering statistics like revenue, industry value add, establishments, enterprises, employment and wages in the Mobile Telecommunications industry in China.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the market size of the Mobile Telecommunications industry in China in 2026?
The market size of the Mobile Telecommunications industry in China is $168.2bn in 2026.
How many businesses are there in the Mobile Telecommunications industry in China in 2024?
There are 4 businesses in the Mobile Telecommunications industry in China, which has declined at a CAGR of 0.0 % between 2019 and 2024.
How may import tariffs affect the Mobile Telecommunications industry in China?
The Mobile Telecommunications industry in China is unlikely to be materially impacted by import tariffs with imports accounting for a low share of industry revenue.
How may export tariffs affect the Mobile Telecommunications industry in China?
The Mobile Telecommunications industry in China is unlikely to be materially impacted by export tariffs with exports accounting for a low share of industry revenue.
Has the Mobile Telecommunications industry in China grown or declined over the past 5 years?
The market size of the Mobile Telecommunications industry in China has been growing at a CAGR of 3.7 % between 2019 and 2024.
What is the forecast growth of the Mobile Telecommunications industry in China over the next 5 years?
Over the next five years, the Mobile Telecommunications industry in China is expected to grow.
What are the biggest companies in the Mobile Telecommunications industry in China?
The biggest companies operating in the Mobile Telecommunications industry in China are China Mobile Limited, China Telecom Corporation Limited and China United Network Communications Limited
What does the Mobile Telecommunications industry in China include?
Mobile internet services and Voice services are part of the Mobile Telecommunications industry in China.
Which companies have the highest market share in the Mobile Telecommunications industry in China?
The company holding the most market share in the Mobile Telecommunications industry in China is China Mobile Limited.
How competitive is the Mobile Telecommunications industry in China?
The level of competition is high and increasing in the Mobile Telecommunications industry in China.
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