NUMBER OF REGISTERED CHINESE MOBILE USERS DROPPED BY 21 MILLION. WHERE ARE THEY?

Not so comforting news.

Where are they now?

Heaven?

Or is it the shutdown leading to many not registering coz they can't afford it?

This statistic cannot be taken alone: What is/was the registration rate before?

I did find that flatline of new cases in China very curious though.

Is China lying?

Although 21 million sounds a lot, it's about 5% of the Chinese population who could have a mobile. And some could have >1 mobile, but not all.

But still, even a 3% such drop in any country would be curious...

And with a global death rate from Covid-19 of about 3% then perhaps this is to be expected.

Wait for similar figures worldwide.

The number of Chinese cellphone users dropped by 21 million in the past three months amid #COVID19. Cell phones are mandatory for Chinese people: bank accounts and social security accounts are bundled with their cellphone plans. It makes you think...https://t.co/VJtKx0Pyri

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