Communist Youth League of China has over 73 million members

There were nearly 73.6 million Communist Youth League of China members from 4.09 million CYLC organizations including schools, companies, government bodies and social organizations by the end of last year, according to a report from the Central Committee of the CYLC released on Wednesday.

It states that over half — roughly 40.16 million — are students, 6.58 million are company employees and 4.45 million are associated with government bodies. 

According to the Constitution of the Central Committee of the CYLC, young people over 14 and under 28 can apply to join the league.