Follow @globaldatalab on Twitter
Blue numbers are estimated
% households with a TV
| 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| China (Asia/Pacific) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 93.3 | 93.4 | 93.5 | 93.6 | 93.7 | 93.8 | 94.0 | 94.1 | 94.2 | 94.3 | 94.4 | 94.5 | 94.7 | 94.5 | 94.4 | 94.8 | 95.3 | 95.8 | 96.3 | 96.8 | ||||||||
| Urban | 94.5 | 94.5 | 94.5 | 94.5 | 94.4 | 94.4 | 94.4 | 94.4 | 94.4 | 94.4 | 94.4 | 94.4 | 94.4 | 94.4 | 94.5 | 94.9 | 95.3 | 95.7 | 96.1 | 96.5 | ||||||||
| Rural | 92.1 | 92.3 | 92.5 | 92.8 | 93.0 | 93.3 | 93.5 | 93.8 | 94.0 | 94.2 | 94.5 | 94.7 | 95.0 | 94.6 | 94.2 | 94.8 | 95.4 | 96.0 | 96.6 | 97.2 | ||||||||
| Poor | 80.4 | 80.7 | 81.0 | 81.3 | 81.6 | 81.9 | 82.2 | 82.5 | 82.8 | 83.1 | 83.4 | 83.7 | 84.0 | 76.5 | 68.9 | 67.3 | 65.6 | 63.9 | 62.2 | 60.6 | ||||||||
| Nonpoor | 99.4 | 99.3 | 99.1 | 99.0 | 98.9 | 98.8 | 98.7 | 98.6 | 98.4 | 98.3 | 98.2 | 98.1 | 98.0 | 97.6 | 97.3 | 97.4 | 97.5 | 97.6 | 97.7 | 97.8 | ||||||||
| Lowest 25% | 75.8 | 76.4 | 77.1 | 77.7 | 78.3 | 79.0 | 79.6 | 80.2 | 80.9 | 81.5 | 82.1 | 82.8 | 83.4 | 83.0 | 82.7 | 83.9 | 85.1 | 86.3 | 87.5 | 88.7 | ||||||||
| Second 25% | 98.1 | 98.0 | 97.9 | 97.9 | 97.8 | 97.7 | 97.7 | 97.6 | 97.6 | 97.5 | 97.4 | 97.4 | 97.3 | 96.6 | 95.9 | 97.0 | 98.1 | 98.7 | 99.3 | 99.9 | ||||||||
| Third 25% | 99.1 | 99.0 | 99.0 | 98.9 | 98.8 | 98.7 | 98.7 | 98.6 | 98.5 | 98.4 | 98.3 | 98.3 | 98.2 | 98.9 | 99.6 | 99.4 | 99.1 | 98.9 | 98.7 | 98.5 | ||||||||
| Highest 25% | 100.0 | 99.9 | 99.9 | 99.9 | 99.8 | 99.8 | 99.8 | 99.7 | 99.7 | 99.7 | 99.6 | 99.6 | 99.6 | 99.7 | 99.8 | 99.7 | 99.6 | 99.5 | 99.4 | 99.3 | ||||||||
| Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei, Shandong | 99.9 | 99.4 | 98.9 | 98.4 | 97.7 | 97.0 | 96.4 | 95.7 | 95.0 | 94.3 | 93.7 | 93.0 | 92.3 | 94.0 | 95.6 | 96.2 | 96.7 | 97.3 | 97.8 | 98.3 | ||||||||
| Chongqing, Sichuan, Guizhou, Yunnan, Tibet | 89.3 | 89.7 | 90.1 | 90.4 | 90.8 | 91.2 | 91.6 | 91.9 | 92.3 | 92.7 | 93.0 | 93.4 | 93.8 | 93.1 | 92.5 | 93.0 | 93.6 | 94.2 | 94.8 | 95.3 | ||||||||
| Fujian, Guangdong, Hainan | 96.6 | 96.3 | 96.1 | 95.8 | 95.6 | 95.3 | 95.0 | 94.8 | 94.5 | 94.3 | 94.0 | 93.8 | 93.5 | 93.8 | 94.0 | 93.1 | 92.2 | 91.3 | 90.4 | 89.5 | ||||||||
| Gansu, Qinghai, Ningxia, Xinjiang | 90.4 | 91.0 | 91.6 | 92.3 | 92.9 | 93.5 | 94.1 | 94.7 | 95.3 | 95.9 | 96.5 | 97.1 | 97.7 | 94.5 | 91.3 | 93.1 | 94.8 | 96.5 | 98.2 | 99.9 | ||||||||
| Henan, Shanxi, Shaanxi, Inner Mongolia | 88.6 | 89.3 | 90.0 | 90.7 | 91.4 | 92.1 | 92.8 | 93.5 | 94.2 | 95.0 | 95.7 | 96.4 | 97.1 | 96.0 | 94.9 | 95.1 | 95.2 | 95.3 | 95.4 | 95.5 | ||||||||
| Hubei, Jiangxi, Hunan, Guangxi | 90.5 | 91.0 | 91.4 | 91.9 | 92.3 | 92.8 | 93.2 | 93.7 | 94.1 | 94.6 | 95.0 | 95.5 | 95.9 | 95.2 | 94.5 | 95.2 | 95.9 | 96.6 | 97.4 | 98.1 | ||||||||
| Liaoning, Jilin, Heilongjiang | 96.7 | 96.7 | 96.7 | 96.7 | 96.7 | 96.7 | 96.7 | 96.7 | 96.7 | 96.6 | 96.6 | 96.6 | 96.6 | 96.5 | 96.4 | 96.3 | 96.2 | 96.0 | 95.9 | 95.8 | ||||||||
| Shanghai, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Anhui | 97.2 | 97.0 | 96.7 | 96.5 | 96.3 | 96.0 | 95.8 | 95.5 | 95.3 | 95.1 | 94.8 | 94.6 | 94.3 | 94.4 | 94.5 | 95.5 | 96.5 | 97.5 | 98.5 | 99.5 | ||||||||
| Anhui | 99.0 | 98.6 | 98.3 | 98.0 | 97.7 | 97.3 | 97.0 | 96.7 | 96.4 | 96.0 | 95.7 | 95.4 | 95.1 | 93.9 | 92.7 | 94.4 | 96.0 | 97.3 | 98.6 | 99.9 | ||||||||
| Beijing | 99.9 | 99.5 | 99.2 | 98.8 | 97.7 | 96.7 | 95.6 | 94.5 | 93.4 | 92.3 | 91.2 | 90.1 | 89.0 | 91.5 | 94.0 | 95.0 | 96.0 | 96.9 | 97.9 | 98.9 | ||||||||
| Chongqing | 99.6 | 99.5 | 99.3 | 99.1 | 98.9 | 98.7 | 98.5 | 98.3 | 98.1 | 98.0 | 97.8 | 97.6 | 97.4 | 94.7 | 92.0 | 92.9 | 93.9 | 94.8 | 95.7 | 96.6 | ||||||||
| Fujian | 93.3 | 93.7 | 94.2 | 94.6 | 95.0 | 95.5 | 95.9 | 96.3 | 96.8 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Gansu | 92.7 | 93.2 | 93.7 | 94.1 | 94.6 | 95.1 | 95.6 | 96.1 | 96.5 | 97.0 | 97.5 | 98.0 | 98.5 | 96.1 | 93.6 | 94.3 | 95.0 | 95.6 | 96.3 | 96.9 | ||||||||
| Guangdong | 97.5 | 97.1 | 96.7 | 96.3 | 95.9 | 95.5 | 95.1 | 94.7 | 94.3 | 93.9 | 93.5 | 93.1 | 92.7 | 93.2 | 93.7 | 93.3 | 92.9 | 92.5 | 92.1 | 91.7 | ||||||||
| Guangxi Zhuang | 75.8 | 77.0 | 78.2 | 79.4 | 80.6 | 81.7 | 82.9 | 84.1 | 85.3 | 86.5 | 87.6 | 88.8 | 90.0 | 91.0 | 92.1 | 93.3 | 94.6 | 95.8 | 97.1 | 98.4 | ||||||||
| Guizhou | 53.9 | 57.4 | 61.0 | 64.5 | 68.0 | 71.6 | 75.1 | 78.6 | 82.1 | 85.7 | 89.2 | 92.7 | 96.3 | 93.9 | 91.5 | 92.7 | 93.9 | 95.1 | 96.3 | 97.5 | ||||||||
| Hainan | 84.3 | 86.5 | 88.8 | 91.1 | 93.3 | 95.6 | 97.0 | 98.5 | 99.9 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Hebei | 99.3 | 99.0 | 98.7 | 98.4 | 98.1 | 97.8 | 97.5 | 97.2 | 96.9 | 96.5 | 96.2 | 95.9 | 95.6 | 96.3 | 97.0 | 97.2 | 97.4 | 97.6 | 97.8 | 98.0 | ||||||||
| Heilongjiang | 95.4 | 95.6 | 95.9 | 96.2 | 96.4 | 96.7 | 96.5 | 96.3 | 96.1 | 95.9 | 95.7 | |||||||||||||||||
| Henan | 97.2 | 97.0 | 96.8 | 96.5 | 96.3 | 96.1 | 95.8 | 95.6 | 95.4 | 95.2 | 94.9 | 94.7 | 94.5 | 94.0 | 93.4 | 94.1 | 94.7 | 95.3 | 96.0 | 96.6 | ||||||||
| Hubei | 98.4 | 98.1 | 97.8 | 97.5 | 97.2 | 96.9 | 96.6 | 96.3 | 96.0 | 95.7 | 95.4 | 95.1 | 94.8 | 95.1 | 95.4 | 95.9 | 96.4 | 96.9 | 97.4 | 97.9 | ||||||||
| Hunan | 86.5 | 87.3 | 88.1 | 88.9 | 89.7 | 90.5 | 91.2 | 92.0 | 92.8 | 93.6 | 94.4 | 95.1 | 95.9 | 94.6 | 93.3 | 94.2 | 95.1 | 96.1 | 97.0 | 98.0 | ||||||||
| Inner Mongolia | 93.7 | 94.4 | 95.0 | 95.7 | 96.4 | 97.0 | 97.7 | 98.4 | 99.0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Jiangsu | 97.4 | 97.2 | 96.9 | 96.7 | 96.4 | 96.2 | 95.9 | 95.7 | 95.5 | 95.2 | 95.0 | 94.7 | 94.5 | 94.8 | 95.1 | 96.1 | 97.2 | 98.1 | 99.0 | 99.9 | ||||||||
| Jiangxi | 89.5 | 90.0 | 90.5 | 90.9 | 91.4 | 91.9 | 92.3 | 92.8 | 93.2 | 93.7 | 94.2 | 94.6 | 95.1 | 95.1 | 95.2 | 95.9 | 96.6 | 97.3 | 98.0 | 98.8 | ||||||||
| Jilin | 97.9 | 97.8 | 97.8 | 97.7 | 97.6 | 97.6 | 97.5 | 97.4 | 97.4 | 97.3 | 97.3 | 97.2 | 97.1 | 96.6 | 96.2 | 96.9 | 97.6 | 98.3 | 99.0 | 99.7 | ||||||||
| Liaoning | 97.6 | 97.6 | 97.6 | 97.6 | 97.6 | 97.7 | 97.7 | 97.7 | 97.7 | 97.8 | 97.8 | 97.8 | 97.8 | 97.4 | 96.9 | 96.7 | 96.5 | 96.3 | 96.1 | 95.9 | ||||||||
| Ningxia | 91.0 | 92.5 | 94.0 | 95.5 | 96.9 | 98.4 | 98.9 | 99.4 | 99.9 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Qinghai | 99.9 | 98.3 | 96.6 | 95.0 | 91.9 | 88.8 | 91.9 | 95.0 | 96.7 | 98.3 | 99.9 | |||||||||||||||||
| Shaanxi | 88.1 | 89.1 | 90.1 | 91.1 | 92.1 | 93.1 | 94.1 | 95.0 | 96.0 | 97.0 | 98.0 | 99.0 | 100 | 97.6 | 95.2 | 95.5 | 95.9 | 96.2 | 96.6 | 96.9 | ||||||||
| Shandong | 98.9 | 98.6 | 98.4 | 98.1 | 97.8 | 97.6 | 97.3 | 97.1 | 96.8 | 96.6 | 96.3 | 96.0 | 95.8 | 96.1 | 96.4 | 96.7 | 96.9 | 97.2 | 97.4 | 97.7 | ||||||||
| Shanghai | 93.4 | 93.8 | 94.3 | 94.8 | 95.2 | 95.7 | 96.5 | 97.3 | 98.1 | 98.9 | 99.7 | |||||||||||||||||
| Shanxi | 87.4 | 88.5 | 89.5 | 90.6 | 91.6 | 92.7 | 93.7 | 94.8 | 95.8 | 96.9 | 97.9 | 99.0 | 100 | 97.9 | 95.8 | 95.9 | 96.1 | 96.3 | 96.5 | 96.7 | ||||||||
| Sichuan | 96.2 | 96.1 | 96.0 | 95.9 | 95.7 | 95.6 | 95.5 | 95.4 | 95.2 | 95.1 | 95.0 | 94.9 | 94.8 | 93.7 | 92.6 | 92.8 | 93.0 | 93.3 | 93.5 | 93.7 | ||||||||
| Tianjin | 91.2 | 92.1 | 93.1 | 94.0 | 94.9 | 95.9 | 96.8 | 97.6 | 98.4 | 99.1 | 99.9 | |||||||||||||||||
| Xinjiang | 93.0 | 93.0 | 93.0 | 93.0 | 93.0 | 93.0 | 93.0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Yunnan | 80.8 | 81.6 | 82.4 | 83.2 | 84.0 | 84.8 | 85.6 | 86.4 | 87.2 | 88.0 | 88.8 | 89.6 | 90.4 | 92.4 | 94.5 | 94.9 | 95.3 | 95.6 | 96.0 | 96.4 | ||||||||
| Zhejiang | 98.0 | 97.8 | 97.6 | 97.3 | 97.1 | 96.8 | 96.6 | 96.3 | 96.1 | 95.9 | 95.6 | 95.4 | 95.1 | 94.7 | 94.3 | 94.7 | 95.0 | 95.4 | 95.7 | 96.1 | ||||||||