China Mobile Ltd, the mainland's largest telecom service provider, said on Tuesday it had 510 million fourth-generation (4G) network customers in 2016, representing more than 30% of the world's total 4G users.
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In October, China Mobile said it added 168 million 4G customers in the first three quarters of the year, bringing its 4G subscribers to 481 million.
Chief executive Li Yue, speaking at a conference in the southern city of Guangzhou on Tuesday, also said China Mobile's wireless business accounted for 46 percent of revenue.
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The firm brushed off any concerns about a slowdown in growth and said it targeted sales of 400 million 4G phones next year.
"We have nearly 400 million 2G/3G customers so the potential demand for 4G is still huge," said vice president Sha Yuejia.
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