There were 624.05 million subscribers of mobile communication services in China as of the end of September 2008, growing by 1.3% on month and 19.25% on year, according to statistics published by China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT).

The number of subscribers at the end of September accounted for 47.3% of the country's population (user density).

Also at the end of September 2008 there were 353.15 million subscribers of fixed telecommunication networks in China, translating into a user density of 26.8%.

In September 2008, mobile phone subscribers in China sent 62.38 billion text messages, averaging 3.35 messages per subscription a day.

Source:DIGITIMES