In 2021, the number of mobile prepaid subscribers in Malaysia amounted to around 33 million, compared to around 30 million prepaid subscribers in the previous year. The number of active prepaid card subscribers in the country has been increasing in the past year.
Number of mobile prepaid subscribers in Malaysia from 2015 to 2021 (in millions)
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Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission. (August 25, 2022). Number of mobile prepaid subscribers in Malaysia from 2015 to 2021 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 30, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/943054/malaysia-active-prepaid-phone-cards/
Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission. "Number of mobile prepaid subscribers in Malaysia from 2015 to 2021 (in millions)." Chart. August 25, 2022. Statista. Accessed January 30, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/943054/malaysia-active-prepaid-phone-cards/
Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission. (2022). Number of mobile prepaid subscribers in Malaysia from 2015 to 2021 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 30, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/943054/malaysia-active-prepaid-phone-cards/
Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission. "Number of Mobile Prepaid Subscribers in Malaysia from 2015 to 2021 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Aug 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/943054/malaysia-active-prepaid-phone-cards/
Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission, Number of mobile prepaid subscribers in Malaysia from 2015 to 2021 (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/943054/malaysia-active-prepaid-phone-cards/ (last visited January 30, 2023)
Number of mobile prepaid subscribers in Malaysia from 2015 to 2021 (in millions) [Graph], Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission, August 25, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/943054/malaysia-active-prepaid-phone-cards/