As of March 2025, SK Telecom had approximately ***** million 5G subscribers in South Korea. KT had about ***** million, and LGU+ around **** million. Relatively few people relied on MVNOs (Mobile Virtual Network Operator) for 5G subscriptions, in contrast to the millions who used MVNO subscriptions for 3G and 4G networks. In total, the country had around ***** million 5G subscribers.
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Ministry of Science and ICT (South Korea). (July 18, 2025). Quarterly number of 5G subscriptions in South Korea from April 2019 to March 2025, by operator (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 21, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1108041/south-korea-monthly-number-5g-subscribers-by-operator/
Ministry of Science and ICT (South Korea). "Quarterly number of 5G subscriptions in South Korea from April 2019 to March 2025, by operator (in millions)." Chart. July 18, 2025. Statista. Accessed October 21, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1108041/south-korea-monthly-number-5g-subscribers-by-operator/
Ministry of Science and ICT (South Korea). (2025). Quarterly number of 5G subscriptions in South Korea from April 2019 to March 2025, by operator (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 21, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1108041/south-korea-monthly-number-5g-subscribers-by-operator/
Ministry of Science and ICT (South Korea). "Quarterly Number of 5g Subscriptions in South Korea from April 2019 to March 2025, by Operator (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Jul 2025, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1108041/south-korea-monthly-number-5g-subscribers-by-operator/
Ministry of Science and ICT (South Korea), Quarterly number of 5G subscriptions in South Korea from April 2019 to March 2025, by operator (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1108041/south-korea-monthly-number-5g-subscribers-by-operator/ (last visited October 21, 2025)
Quarterly number of 5G subscriptions in South Korea from April 2019 to March 2025, by operator (in millions) [Graph], Ministry of Science and ICT (South Korea), July 18, 2025. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1108041/south-korea-monthly-number-5g-subscribers-by-operator/
