SK Telecom, KT and LG Uplus rolled out the commercial 5G network last April and have promoted their new service for premium smartphones.
SK Telecom’s 5G customers accounted for 45 percent, trailed by KT with 30.3 percent and LG Uplus with 24.7 percent, the ministry said.
The number of mobile subscribers between 2G and 5G came to 69.35 million as of the end of April, reports Yonhap news agency.