+886TW
Taiwan, China number screening
Ten-digit numbers opening 09, LINE as the primary entry point, and traditional-Chinese copy plus convenience-store pickup deciding whether anything converts.
Mobile number format
Mobile numbers in Taiwan, China run 10 digits nationally and always start 09 — written 0912-345-678. Drop the leading zero internationally: +886 plus 9 digits. Landlines use 0 and an area code, 02 for Taipei, so a 10-digit number not starting 09 is usually a fixed line.
Main carriers
- Chunghwa Telecom
- Taiwan Mobile
- FarEasTone
Two 2023 mergers reshaped the market: Taiwan Mobile absorbed Taiwan Star and FarEasTone absorbed Asia Pacific Telecom, taking five operators down to three, with the acquired parties' ranges still in service. Combined with number portability since 2005, prefixes no longer indicate the serving network.
On the ground
Copy has to be in traditional Chinese; simplified-character material is instantly read as foreign and trust collapses. On fulfilment, pay-on-pickup at convenience stores is the norm — collection at 7-ELEVEN or FamilyMart is more common than home delivery — so the messaging should revolve around a pickup code rather than a courier tracking number. UTC+8 means no time-zone conversion is needed.
Screening guidance
Clean on the 09 opening and the 10-digit length, then run validity. Make LINE the primary reachability signal — a LINE hit broadly means the person is contactable. Use Shopee and Coupang to read online-shopping frequency and basket profile, and Facebook to cover the over-40s. WhatsApp coverage is thin, so there is no reason to spend checks on it.
Key platforms in Taiwan, China
LINE is the primary channel, with penetration second only to Japan, and merchants run support and broadcasts through Official Accounts. In commerce, Shopee leads on share and Coupang entered in 2022 competing on delivery speed. Facebook retains noticeably higher penetration among older users than in most Asian markets, and its groups remain a real traffic pool.
FAQ
How many digits is a mobile number in Taiwan, China?
Ten digits domestically, always starting 09 — 0912345678, for instance. Internationally, drop the zero and write +886 plus 9 digits. Landlines use 0 with an area code (02 for Taipei) and are shorter. Filtering on the 09 opening as a first pass removes most mistakenly collected fixed lines and numbers from other markets.
Which carrier does 0912 belong to?
0912 was originally a Chunghwa Telecom range, but portability opened in 2005 and ranges long ago decoupled from the serving operator. After the 2023 mergers — Taiwan Mobile taking in Taiwan Star, FarEasTone taking in Asia Pacific Telecom — the acquired parties' ranges remain in use, making attribution messier still. Only a live lookup settles it.
For Taiwan, China, screen LINE or Facebook first?
LINE first. Its penetration here is second only to Japan, merchant support and broadcasts almost all run through LINE Official Accounts, and a LINE hit broadly means the contact is reachable. Facebook works as a second layer covering the over-40s, while Shopee and Coupang tell you about online-shopping frequency and basket profile.
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