May 2022 operational statistics released by China Unicom on June 20, 2022 show that the carrier's 5G plan subscribers increased by 4.936 million this May, adding up to 179.7 million.
Up to May 2022, China Unicom yielded remarkable results. For "ubiquitous connectivity", it boasted 795 million "great connecting" users and 327.8 million IoT-based terminal connections up to May 2022; for innovation of application, it served 1,738 virtual private network customers; for innovation of technology, it was granted 716 patents.