There were 795.92 million subscribers of mobile communication services in China as of the end of May 2010, representing growth of 1.20% on month and 15.86% on year, according to statistics published by China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT).

The number of subscribers at the end of May accounted for 56.3% of the country's population (user density).

Also at the end of May 2010 were there 305.92 million subscribers of fixed telecommunication networks in China, translating into a user density of 23.6%.

In May 2010, mobile phone subscribers in China sent 66.31 billion short messages, averaging 2.70 short messages per phone number a day.