HONG KONG - China, the world's largest mobile phone market, saw a 1.08 percent monthly increase in total number of mobile subscribers to 916.53 million in July, Reuters reported.

China Mobile, the country's largest mobile carrier, said its mobile subscribers in July increased to 621.85 million, including 37.60 million 3G subscribers.

China Unicom, the No 2 carrier, said mobile subscribers rose to 183.74 million, including 25.82 million 3G subscribers.

Mobile subscribers at China Telecom, the smallest of the three operators, increased to 110.94 million, including 23.56 million for 3G subscribers.