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For a more comprehensive list of mobile phone operators, see [[Mobile country code]]s. | For a more comprehensive list of mobile phone operators, see [[Mobile country code]]s. | ||
== Terrestrial == | == Terrestrial == | ||
This is a list of the world's | This is a list of the world's 25 largest terrestrial mobile phone network operators measured by number of subscriptions. | ||
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! Rank !! Company !! Main markets !! Technology !! data-sort-type=number|Total<br />subscriptions<br / | ! Rank !! Company !! Main markets !! Technology !! data-sort-type=number|Total<br />subscriptions<br />(in [[million]]s) !! Ownership<br />(100% ownership unless stated otherwise) | ||
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|| {{ | || {{flagicon|China}} [[China Mobile|China Mobile<br />Communications Corporation]] | ||
| | || {{Flagu|China}} ([[China Mobile]])<br />{{Flagu|Hong Kong}} ([[CMHK]])<br />{{Flagu|Pakistan}} ([[Zong Pakistan|Zong]]) | ||
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| {{Flagu|China}} (China Mobile) | |||
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| [[GSM]], [[GPRS]], [[EDGE]], [[TD-SCDMA]], | |||
| [[GSM]], [[GPRS]], [[EDGE (telecommunication)|EDGE]], [[TD-SCDMA]], | |||
| [[UMTS-TDD|TD-HSDPA]], | | [[UMTS-TDD|TD-HSDPA]], | ||
| [[TD-LTE]], [[LTE (telecommunication)|FD-LTE]] | |||
|| | | [[TD-LTE]], [[LTE (telecommunication)|FD-LTE]] (Hong Kong only), [[LTE Advanced|4G+]], [[5G]]}} | ||
|| 1003.9<ref name="China Mobile">{{cite web |url=https://www.chinamobileltd.com/en/ir/operation_m.php |title=Monthly Customer Data |date=30 September 2024}}</ref><br />(September 2024) | |||
|| [[Government of the People's Republic of China]] (74.25%)<br />Public stock (25.75%) | || [[Government of the People's Republic of China]] (74.25%)<br />Public stock (25.75%) | ||
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|| {{ | || {{flagicon|India}} [[Bharti Airtel|Bharti Airtel Limited]] | ||
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| title = |{{Flagu| | | title = |{{Flagu|India}} ([[Airtel India|Airtel]])|{{Flagu|Chad}} ([[Airtel Africa|Airtel]])|{{Flagu|Democratic Republic of the Congo|name=DR Congo}} (Airtel)|{{Flagu|Gabon}} (Airtel)|{{Flagu|Kenya}} ([[Airtel Kenya]])|{{Flagu|Madagascar}} (Airtel)|{{Flagu|Malawi}} (Airtel)|{{Flagu|Niger}} (Airtel)|{{Flagu|Nigeria}} (Airtel)|{{Flagu|Republic of the Congo}} (Airtel)|{{Flagu|Rwanda}} (Airtel)|{{Flagu|Seychelles}} (Airtel)|{{Flagu|Tanzania}} ([[Airtel Tanzania]])|{{Flagu|Uganda}} ([[Airtel Uganda]])|{{Flagu|Zambia}} (Airtel) | ||
}} | }} | ||
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| title = |[[GSM]] , [[GPRS]], [[EDGE]],|[[High Speed Packet Access|HSPA]], [[UMTS]], [[HSPA+]],|[[3GPP Long Term Evolution|LTE]], [[TD-LTE]], [[LTE (telecommunication)|FD-LTE]], [[LTE Advanced]] | | title = |[[GSM]], [[GPRS]], [[EDGE (telecommunication)|EDGE]],|[[High Speed Packet Access|HSPA]], [[UMTS]], [[HSPA+]],|[[3GPP Long Term Evolution|LTE]], [[TD-LTE]], [[LTE (telecommunication)|FD-LTE]], [[LTE Advanced]], [[5G]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
| | |600<ref>{{Cite web |title=Airtel partners with Google to establish India’s first mega AI hub and data center in Visakhapatnam |url=https://www.airtel.in/press-release/10-2025/airtel-partners-with-google-to-establish-indias-first-mega-ai-hub-and-data-center-in-visakhapatnam/ |website=Airtel}}</ref><br /> (September 2025) | ||
||[[Bharti Enterprises]] (66.57%)<br>[[ | ||[[Bharti Enterprises]] (66.57%)<br>[[Singtel]] (32.15%)<br>[[Google]] (1.28%) | ||
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|{{ | |{{flagicon|India}} [[Jio|Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited]] | ||
|{{ | |{{Flagu|India}} | ||
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| title = |[[3GPP Long Term Evolution|LTE]], [[TD-LTE]], [[LTE (telecommunication)|FD-LTE]], [[LTE Advanced]] | | title = |[[3GPP Long Term Evolution|LTE]], [[TD-LTE]], [[LTE (telecommunication)|FD-LTE]], [[LTE Advanced]], [[5G]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
| | |517.56<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-10-17 |title=Reliance Jio Q2 Results: ARPU rises to ₹211.40, subscriber base tops 500 million - CNBC TV18 |url=https://www.cnbctv18.com/market/reliance-jio-infocomm-q2-results-arpu-rises-total-subscribers-cross-506-million-telecom-growth-india-19720724.htm |access-date=2025-10-20 |website=CNBCTV18 |language=en}}</ref><br /> (March 2026) | ||
| | |[[Jio Platforms]] | ||
[[Jio Platforms]] | |||
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|| {{ | || {{flagicon|China}} [[China Telecom|China Telecom Corp., Ltd]] | ||
|| {{Flagu|China}}<br />{{Flagu|Macau}} | |||
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| title = | | | title = |[[CDMA]], [[EV-DO]]|[[TD-LTE]], [[3GPP Long Term Evolution|LTE]], [[LTE Advanced|4G+]], [[5G]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
| | |423.4<ref>{{cite web |publisher=China Telecom Corporation |url=https://www.chinatelecom-h.com/en/ir/kpi.php |title=China Telecom Monthly Reports |date=30 September 2024}}</ref><br />(September 2024) | ||
||[[China Telecommunications Corporation]] (State Owned) (70.89%) | ||[[China Telecommunications Corporation]] (State Owned) (70.89%) | ||
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|| {{flagicon|China}} [[China Unicom|China Unicom Limited]] | |||
|| {{Flagu|China}} | |||
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| title = | | | title = |[[GSM]], [[GPRS]], [[EDGE (telecommunication)|EDGE]],|[[UMTS]], |[[TD-LTE]], [[3GPP Long Term Evolution|LTE]], [[LTE Advanced|4G+]], [[5G]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
|| | ||345.0<ref name="China Unicom">{{cite web |url=https://doc.irasia.com/listco/hk/chinaunicom/interim/2024/int3q.pdf |title=Key Financial and Performance Indicators for the First Three Quarters of 2024 |date=30 September 2024}}</ref><br />(September 2024) | ||
||China Unicom Limited (40.92%)<br />China Netcom Group (29.49%)<br /> | |||
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|| {{ | || {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[Vodafone|Vodafone Group plc]] | ||
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| title = |{{Flagicon| | | title = |{{Flagicon|Albania}} Albania ([[Vodafone Albania|Vodafone]])|{{Flagicon|Australia}} Australia ([[Vodafone Australia|Vodafone]])|{{Flagicon|Czech Republic}} Czech Republic ([[Vodafone Czech Republic|Vodafone]])|{{Flagicon|Democratic Republic of the Congo}}|(Democratic Republic of Congo|[[Vodacom]])|{{Flagicon|Egypt}} Egypt ([[Vodafone Egypt|Vodafone]])|{{Flagicon|Ethiopia}} Ethiopia ([[Safaricom]])|{{Flagicon|Germany}} Germany ([[Vodafone Germany|Vodafone]])|{{Flagicon|Greece}} Greece ([[Vodafone Greece|Vodafone]])|{{Flagicon|Ireland}} Ireland ([[Vodafone Ireland|Vodafone]])|{{Flagicon|Lesotho}} Lesotho ([[Vodacom]])||{{Flagicon|Mozambique}} Mozambique ([[Vodacom]])|{{Flagicon|Kenya}} Kenya ([[Safaricom]])|{{Flagicon|Netherlands}} Netherlands ([[Vodafone Netherlands|Vodafone]])|{{Flagicon|TRNC}} Northern Cyprus ([[KKTC Telsim|Vodafone]])|{{Flagicon|Portugal}} Portugal ([[Vodafone Portugal|Vodafone]])|{{Flagicon|Romania}} Romania ([[Vodafone Romania|Vodafone]])|{{Flagicon|South Africa}} South Africa ([[Vodacom]])|{{Flagicon|Tanzania}} Tanzania ([[Vodacom Tanzania|Vodacom]])|{{Flagicon|Turkey}} Turkey ([[Vodafone Turkey|Vodafone]])|{{Flagicon|United Kingdom}} United Kingdom ([[Vodafone UK|Vodafone]]) | ||
}} | }} | ||
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| title = |[[GSM]], | | title = |[[GSM]], [[GPRS]], [[EDGE (telecommunication)|EDGE]],|[[High Speed Packet Access|HSPA]], [[HSPA+]],|[[3GPP Long Term Evolution|LTE]], [[LTE Advanced]], [[5G]] | ||
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|| | || 310.0<ref name="Vodafone">{{cite web |title=Annual Report 2024 |url=https://reports.investors.vodafone.com/view/197179846/ |date=24 May 2024}}</ref><br />(May 2024) | ||
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|| {{ | || {{flagicon|Mexico}} [[América Móvil|América Móvil, S.A.B. de C.V]] | ||
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| title = |{{Flagicon|Argentina}} Argentina ([[ | | title = |{{Flagicon|Argentina}} Argentina ([[Claro (mobile phone network)|Claro]])|{{Flagicon|Austria}} Austria ([[Telekom Austria]])|{{Flagicon|Belarus}} Belarus ([[A1 Belarus|A1]])|{{Flagicon|Brazil}} Brazil ([[Claro Brasil|Claro]])|{{Flagicon|Bulgaria}} Bulgaria (A1)|{{Flagicon|Chile}} Chile (Claro)|{{Flagicon|Colombia}} Colombia ([[Claro Colombia|Claro]])|{{Flagicon|Costa Rica}} Costa Rica (Claro)|{{Flagicon|Croatia}} Croatia (A1)|{{Flagicon|Dominican Republic}} Dominican Republic ([[Claro (Dominican Republic)|Claro]])|{{Flagicon|Ecuador}} Ecuador (Claro)|{{Flagicon|El Salvador}} El Salvador (Claro)|{{Flagicon|Guatemala}} Guatemala (Claro)|{{Flagicon|Honduras}} Honduras (Claro)|{{Flagicon|Mexico}} Mexico ([[Telcel]])|{{Flagicon|Nicaragua}} Nicaragua (Claro)|{{flagicon|North Macedonia}} North Macedonia (A1)|{{Flagicon|Paraguay}} Paraguay (Claro)|{{Flagicon|Peru}} Peru (Claro)|{{Flagicon|Puerto Rico}} [[Puerto Rico]] ([[Claro Puerto Rico|Claro]])|{{flagicon|Serbia}} Serbia (A1)|{{Flagicon|Slovenia}} Slovenia ([[A1 Slovenija]])|{{Flagicon|Uruguay}} Uruguay (Claro) | ||
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| title = |[[D-AMPS]], [[cdmaOne]], [[CDMA2000]],|[[GSM]], [[GPRS]], [[EDGE]],|[[UMTS]], [[ | | title = |[[D-AMPS]], [[cdmaOne]], [[CDMA2000|CDMA2000 1x]], [[EV-DO]],|[[GSM]], [[GPRS]], [[EDGE (telecommunication)|EDGE]],|[[UMTS]], [[HSPA+]],|[[LTE (telecommunication)|LTE]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
|| | || 315.8<ref name="América Móvil">{{cite web |url=https://s22.q4cdn.com/604986553/files/doc_financials/2024/q3/3Q24.pdf |title=3Q 2024 Reports |date=30 September 2024}}</ref><br />(September 2024) | ||
||Helu Slim (36.50%)<br />[[Carlos Slim]] (6.84%)<br />Public stock (56.66%) | |||
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|| {{ | || {{flagicon|France}} [[Orange Group|Orange S.A.]] | ||
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| title = |{{Flagicon|Belgium}} Belgium ([[Orange Belgium|Orange]])|{{Flagicon|Botswana}} Botswana ([[Orange Botswana|Orange]])|{{Flagicon|Cameroon}} Cameroon ([[Orange Cameroon|Orange]])|{{Flagicon|Central African Republic}} Central African Republic (Orange)|{{Flagicon|Democratic Republic of the Congo}} Democratic Republic of the Congo (Orange)|{{Flagicon|Dominican Republic}} Dominican Republic (Orange)|{{Flagicon|Egypt}} Egypt ([[Orange Egypt|Orange]])|{{Flagicon|Equatorial Guinea}} Equatorial Guinea (Orange)|{{Flagicon|France}} France ([[Orange France|Orange]])|{{Flagicon|Guinea}} Guinea (Sonatel)|{{Flagicon|Guinea-Bissau}} Guinea-Bissau (Sonatel) | | title = |{{Flagicon|Belgium}} Belgium ([[Orange Belgium|Orange]])|{{Flagicon|Botswana}} Botswana ([[Orange Botswana|Orange]])|{{Flagicon|Cameroon}} Cameroon ([[Orange Cameroon|Orange]])|{{Flagicon|Central African Republic}} Central African Republic (Orange)|{{Flagicon|Democratic Republic of the Congo}} Democratic Republic of the Congo (Orange)|{{Flagicon|Dominican Republic}} Dominican Republic (Orange)|{{Flagicon|Egypt}} Egypt ([[Orange Egypt|Orange]])|{{Flagicon|Equatorial Guinea}} Equatorial Guinea (Orange)|{{Flagicon|France}} France ([[Orange France|Orange]])|{{Flagicon|Guinea}} Guinea (Sonatel)|{{Flagicon|Guinea-Bissau}} Guinea-Bissau (Sonatel)|{{Flagicon|Ivory Coast}} Ivory Coast|{{Flagicon|Jordan}} Jordan ([[Orange Jordan|Orange]])|{{Flagicon|Kenya}} Kenya ([[Orange Kenya|Orange]])|{{Flagicon|Luxembourg}} Luxembourg|{{Flagicon|Madagascar}} Madagascar ([[Orange Madagascar|Orange]])|{{Flagicon|Mali}} Mali ([[Orange Mali|Orange]])|{{Flagicon|Moldova}} Moldova (Orange)|{{Flagicon|Morocco}} Morocco ([[Orange Morocco|Orange]])|{{Flagicon|Niger}} Niger ([[Orange Niger|Orange]])|{{Flagicon|Poland}} Poland ([[Orange Polska|Orange]])|{{Flagicon|Romania}} Romania ([[Orange Romania|Orange]])|{{Flagicon|Senegal}} Senegal ([[Orange Senegal|Orange]]) (50%)|{{Flagicon|Slovakia}} Slovakia ([[Orange Slovensko|Orange]])|{{Flagicon|Spain}} Spain ([[Orange España|Orange]])|{{Flagicon|Tunisia}} Tunisia ([[Orange Tunisia|Orange]]) | ||
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| title = |[[GSM]], [[GPRS]], [[EDGE]],|[[UMTS]], [[HSDPA]], [[HSPA+]],|[[3GPP Long Term Evolution|LTE]] | | title = |[[GSM]], [[GPRS]], [[EDGE (telecommunication)|EDGE]],|[[UMTS]], [[HSDPA]], [[HSPA+]],|[[3GPP Long Term Evolution|LTE]] | ||
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|| | || 256.4<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.orange.com/assets/document/387974/download |title= Strategic Plan 2026 |date= 18 February 2026}}</ref><br />(February 2026) | ||
|| Public stock ( | || Public stock (68.1%)<br />[[Government of France]] (13.4%) | ||
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|| {{ | || {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Telefónica|Telefónica S.A.]] | ||
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| title = |{{Flagicon| | | title = |{{Flagicon|Brazil}} Brazil ([[Vivo S.A.|Vivo]])|{{Flagicon|Germany}} Germany ([[Telefónica Germany|O<sub>2</sub>]])|{{Flagicon|Mexico}} Mexico (Movistar)|{{Flagicon|Spain}} Spain ([[Movistar]])|{{Flagicon|United Kingdom}} United Kingdom ([[O2 UK|O<sub>2</sub>]])|{{Flagicon|Venezuela}} Venezuela (Movistar) | ||
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| title = |[[ | | title = |[[D-AMPS]], [[cdmaOne]], [[CDMA2000]],|[[GSM]], [[GPRS]], [[EDGE (telecommunication)|EDGE]],|[[UMTS]], [[HSDPA]],|[[3GPP Long Term Evolution|LTE]] | ||
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|| | || 249.3<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.telefonica.com/en/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2026/01/rdos25t4-data.xlsx |title=Q4 Results 2025 |date=24 February 2026}}</ref><br />(February 2025) | ||
|| Public stock (62.2%)<br />[[Government of Spain]] (10%)<br />[[Saudi Telecom]] (5%)<br />[[BBVA]] (5%) | |||
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|| {{ | || {{flagicon|South Africa}} [[MTN Group|MTN Group Limited]] | ||
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| title = |{{Flagicon| | | title = |{{Flagicon|Benin}} Benin|{{Flagicon|Botswana}} Botswana|{{Flagicon|Cameroon}} Cameroon|{{Flagicon|Republic of the Congo}} Republic of the Congo|{{Flagicon|Eswatini}} Eswatini (30%)|{{Flagicon|Ghana}} Ghana|{{Flagicon|Guinea}} Guinea|{{Flagicon|Iran}} Iran (49%)|{{Flagicon|Ivory Coast}} Ivory Coast|{{Flagicon|Liberia}} Liberia|{{Flagicon|Nigeria}} Nigeria|{{Flagicon|Rwanda}} Rwanda|{{Flagicon|South Africa}} South Africa|{{Flagicon|South Sudan}} South Sudan|{{Flagicon|Sudan}} Sudan|{{Flagicon|Uganda}} Uganda|{{Flagicon|Zambia}} Zambia | ||
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| title = |[[GSM]], | | title = |[[GSM]], | ||
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|| | || 288.0<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.mtn.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/MTN-Group-Q3-24-trading-update.pdf |title=Q3 Results 2024 |date=30 September 2024}}</ref><br />(September 2024) | ||
|| | || Public stock (60.02%)<br />Government Employees Pension Fund (25.33%)<br /> [[M1 Group|M1]] (10.05%) | ||
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|| {{ | || {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Deutsche Telekom|Deutsche Telekom AG]] | ||
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| title = ||{{Flagicon|USA}} United States([[ | | title = |{{Flagicon|Austria}} Austria ([[Magenta Telekom]])|{{Flagicon|Croatia}} Croatia ([[Hrvatski Telekom]])|{{Flagicon|Czech Republic}} Czech Republic ([[T-Mobile Czech Republic|T-Mobile CZ]])|{{Flagicon|Germany}} Germany ([[Deutsche Telekom]])|{{Flagicon|Greece}} Greece ([[Cosmote]])|{{Flagicon|Hungary}} Hungary ([[Magyar Telekom]])|{{Flagicon|Montenegro}} Montenegro ([[Crnogorski Telekom]])|{{Flagicon|North Macedonia}} North Macedonia ([[Makedonski Telekom]])|{{Flagicon|Poland}} Poland ([[T-Mobile Polska|T-Mobile PL]])|{{Flagicon|Puerto Rico}} Puerto Rico ([[T-Mobile US]])|{{Flagicon|Slovakia}} Slovakia ([[Slovak Telekom]])|{{Flagicon|USA}} United States ([[T-Mobile US]])|{{Flagicon|United States Virgin Islands}} United States Virgin Islands ([[T-Mobile US]]) | ||
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| title = | | title = |[[GSM]], [[GPRS]], [[EDGE (telecommunication)|EDGE]],|[[UMTS]], [[High Speed Packet Access|HSPA]], [[HSPA+]], [[Dual-Cell HSDPA#Dual-Cell|DC-HSPA+]],|[[3GPP Long Term Evolution|LTE]], [[LTE-A]], [[LTE-A Pro]], [[5G NR]] | ||
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|| | || 258.8<ref>{{cite web |url=https://report.telekom.com/interim-report-q3-2024/_assets/downloads/entire-dtag-ir324.pdf |title=Interim Group Report 3Q 2024 |date=30 September 2024}}</ref><br />(September 2024) | ||
|| | ||[[Public float|Free float]] (62.3%)<br />[[Federal Republic of Germany]] (27.5%) | ||
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|| {{ | || {{flagicon|India}} [[Vodafone Idea Ltd]] | ||
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|| | || 192.9<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.myvi.in/content/dam/microsite/pdfs/Results/FY2025-26/Q3-2026/VIL-QR-Q3FY26.pdf | ||
|title= Vi FY Results 2025 |date=December 2025}}</ref><br />(December 2025) | |||
|[[Government of India]] (49%)<br />[[Vodafone|Vodafone Group Plc]] (15.4%)<br />[[Aditya Birla Group]] (9.85%) | |||
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|| {{ | ||{{flagicon|Malaysia}} [[Axiata|Axiata Group Berhad]] | ||
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| title = |{{Flagicon|Indonesia}} Indonesia ( | | title = |{{Flagicon|Bangladesh}} Bangladesh ([[Robi (company)|Robi]])|{{Flagicon|Cambodia}} Cambodia ([[Smart Axiata|Smart]])|{{Flagicon|Indonesia}} Indonesia ([[XL Axiata|XLSmart]])| {{Flagicon|Malaysia}} Malaysia ([[CelcomDigi]])|{{Flagicon|Sri Lanka}} Sri Lanka ([[Dialog Axiata|Dialog]]) | ||
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| title = |[[GSM]], [[GPRS]], [[EDGE]],|[[UMTS]], [[HSDPA]], [[HSPA+]],|[[ | | title = |[[GSM]], [[GPRS]], [[EDGE (telecommunication)|EDGE]],|[[UMTS]], [[HSDPA]], [[HSPA+]],|[[LTE (telecommunication)|LTE]], [[LTE Advanced|LTE-A]],|[[5G NR]] | ||
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|| | || 162.5<ref name="Axiata">{{cite web|url=https://axiata.listedcompany.com/misc/Axiata_Integrated_Annual_Report_2023.pdf |title=Axiata Integrated 2019 Annual Report 2023}}</ref> <br />(December 2023) | ||
|| | || Public stock (54.91%)<br />[[Government of Malaysia]] (45.09%) | ||
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| | | style="text-align:right" | 14 | ||
|| {{ | || {{flagicon|Indonesia}} [[Telkomsel|PT Telekomunikasi Selular]] ([[Telkomsel]]) | ||
|| {{Flagicon|Indonesia}} Indonesia<br />{{flagicon|Timor-Leste}} East Timor | |||
|| {{Collapsible list | || {{Collapsible list | ||
| titlestyle = font-weight:normal; background:transparent; text-align:left; | | titlestyle = font-weight:normal; background:transparent; text-align:left; | ||
| title = | | | title = |[[GSM]], [[GPRS]], [[EDGE (telecommunication)|EDGE]],|[[UMTS]], [[HSDPA]], [[HSPA+]],|[[3GPP Long Term Evolution|LTE]], [[5G]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
|| | || 159.3<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.telkom.co.id/minio/show/data/lampiran/1712209383262_original_Annual%20Report%20Telkom%202023_website.pdf |title=Annual Report 2023 |date=December 2023}}</ref><br />(December 2023) | ||
||[[Telkom Indonesia]] (65%)<br />[[Singtel]] (35%) | |||
|| | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | | style="text-align:right" |15 | ||
|| {{ | || {{flagicon|UAE}} [[Etisalat|Emirates Telecommunication<br />Group Company PJSC]] ([[Etisalat]]) | ||
|| {{Collapsible list | || {{Collapsible list | ||
| titlestyle = font-weight:normal; background:transparent; text-align:left; | | titlestyle = font-weight:normal; background:transparent; text-align:left; | ||
| title = |{{Flagicon|Afghanistan}} Afghanistan|{{Flagicon|Benin}} Benin|{{Flagicon|Burkina Faso}} Burkina Faso|{{Flagicon|Central African Republic}} Central African Republic|{{Flagicon|Chad}} Chad|{{Flagicon|Egypt}} Egypt|{{Flagicon|Gabon}} Gabon|{{Flagicon|Ivory Coast}} Côte d'Ivoire|{{Flagicon|Mali}} Mali|{{Flagicon|Mauritania}} Mauritania|{{Flagicon|Morocco}} Morocco|{{Flagicon|Niger}} Niger|{{Flagicon|Pakistan}} Pakistan ( | | title = |{{Flagicon|Afghanistan}} Afghanistan (Etisalat)|{{Flagicon|Benin}} Benin (Moov)|{{Flagicon|Burkina Faso}} Burkina Faso (Moov)|{{Flagicon|Central African Republic}} Central African Republic (Moov)|{{Flagicon|Chad}} Chad (Moov)|{{Flagicon|Egypt}} Egypt ([[e& Egypt]])|{{Flagicon|Gabon}} Gabon (Moov)|{{Flagicon|Ivory Coast}} Côte d'Ivoire (Moov)|{{Flagicon|Mali}} Mali ([[Sotelma]])|{{Flagicon|Mauritania}} Mauritania ([[Mauritel]])|{{Flagicon|Morocco}} Morocco ([[Maroc Telecom]])|{{Flagicon|Niger}} Niger (Moov)|{{Flagicon|Pakistan}} Pakistan ([[Ufone]])|{{Flagicon|Saudi Arabia}} Saudi Arabia ([[Mobily]])|{{Flagicon|Togo}} Togo (Moov)|{{Flagicon|UAE}} United Arab Emirates (e&) | ||
}} | }} | ||
|| {{Collapsible list | || {{Collapsible list | ||
| titlestyle = font-weight:normal; background:transparent; text-align:left; | | titlestyle = font-weight:normal; background:transparent; text-align:left; | ||
| title = |[[GSM]], [[GPRS]], [[EDGE]],|[[UMTS]], [[HSDPA]],|[[3GPP Long Term Evolution|LTE]] | | title = |[[GSM]], [[GPRS]], [[EDGE (telecommunication)|EDGE]],|[[UMTS]], [[HSDPA]],|[[3GPP Long Term Evolution|LTE]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
|| | || 159<ref>{{cite web |url=https://etisalat.com/en/system/docs/2020/Etisalat-Group-Q2-2020-Earnings-Release-English.pdf|title=Etisalat 2Q Report 2020 |access-date=2020-07-21|page=4}}</ref><br />(2021) | ||
|| [[Emirates Investment Authority]] (60.03%)<br />Public stock (39.97%) | || [[Emirates Investment Authority]] (60.03%)<br />Public stock (39.97%) | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | | style="text-align:right" | 16 | ||
|| {{ | || {{flagicon|UAE}} [[VEON|VEON Ltd.]] | ||
|| {{Collapsible list | || {{Collapsible list | ||
| titlestyle = font-weight:normal; background:transparent; text-align:left; | | titlestyle = font-weight:normal; background:transparent; text-align:left; | ||
| title = | | title = |{{Flagicon|Bangladesh}} Bangladesh ([[Banglalink]])|{{Flagicon|Kazakhstan}} Kazakhstan (Beeline)|{{Flagicon|Kyrgyzstan}} Kyrgyzstan (Beeline)|{{Flagicon|Pakistan}} Pakistan ([[Jazz (mobile network operator)|Jazz]])|{{Flagicon|Ukraine}} Ukraine ([[Kyivstar]])|{{Flagicon|Uzbekistan}} Uzbekistan (Beeline) | ||
}} | }} | ||
|| {{Collapsible list | || {{Collapsible list | ||
| titlestyle = font-weight:normal; background:transparent; text-align:left; | | titlestyle = font-weight:normal; background:transparent; text-align:left; | ||
| title = |[[ | | title = |[[GSM]], [[GPRS]], [[EDGE (telecommunication)|EDGE]],|[[UMTS]], [[HSDPA]], [[HSPA+]],|[[3GPP Long Term Evolution|LTE]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
|| | || 153.9<ref>{{cite web|date=May 2025|title=Q1 2025 Results|url=https://www.veon.com/fileadmin/user_upload/investors/tradingupdate/1Q25_Factbook..xlsx|publisher=VEON}}</ref><br />(December 2024) | ||
|| | ||[[Letterone Investment Holdings S.A.]] (45.5%)<br />The Stichting Administratiekantoor Mobile Telecommunications Investor (7.9%)<br />Lingotto Investment Management LLP (7.8%) <br />Shah Capital Management Inc. (6.7%)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.veon.com/investors/equity-investors#tab-item-17 |title=VEON Ltd. Ownership Structure, as of 31 December 2024 (after completing delisting from Euronext Amsterdam on 25 November 2024) |access-date=2025-05-20}}</ref> | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | | style="text-align:right" | 17 | ||
| {{flagicon|Qatar}} [[Ooredoo|Ooredoo QSC]] | |||
|| {{Collapsible list | || {{Collapsible list | ||
| titlestyle = font-weight:normal; background:transparent; text-align:left; | | titlestyle = font-weight:normal; background:transparent; text-align:left; | ||
| title = |{{Flagicon|Algeria}} Algeria ([[Ooredoo Algeria|Ooredoo]] | | title = |{{Flagicon|Algeria}} Algeria ([[Ooredoo Algeria|Ooredoo]])|{{Flagicon|Indonesia}} Indonesia ([[Indosat]])|{{Flagicon|Iraq}} Iraq ([[Asiacell]])|{{Flagicon|Kuwait}} Kuwait ([[Ooredoo Kuwait|Ooredoo]])|{{Flagicon|Maldives}} Maldives [[Ooredoo Maldives|Ooredoo]]|{{Flagicon|Oman}} Oman ([[Ooredoo Oman|Ooredoo]])|{{Flagicon|State of Palestine}} Palestine ([[Ooredoo Palestine|Ooredoo]])|{{Flagicon|Qatar}} Qatar (Ooredoo)|{{Flagicon|Tunisia}} Tunisia ([[Ooredoo Tunisia|Ooredoo]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
|| {{Collapsible list | || {{Collapsible list | ||
| titlestyle = font-weight:normal; background:transparent; text-align:left; | | titlestyle = font-weight:normal; background:transparent; text-align:left; | ||
| title = |[[CDMA]], [[EV-DO]],|[[GSM]], [[GPRS]], [[EDGE]],|[[UMTS]], [[HSDPA]], [[HSPA+]],|[[3GPP Long Term Evolution|LTE]] | | title = |[[CDMA]], [[EV-DO]],|[[GSM]], [[GPRS]], [[EDGE (telecommunication)|EDGE]],|[[UMTS]], [[HSDPA]], [[HSPA+]],|[[3GPP Long Term Evolution|LTE]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
|| | || 149.4<ref>{{cite web|date=October 2024|title=Q3 2024 Results|url=https://www.ooredoo.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/ORDS_ER_Q3-2024-FINAL.pdf|publisher=Ooredoo|page=12}}</ref><br />(Q3 2024) | ||
|| [[Government of Qatar]] | || [[Government of Qatar]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|- | | style="text-align:right" | 18 | ||
|| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Verizon|Verizon Communications]] | |||
|| {{ | || {{Flagicon|USA}} United States<br />{{Flagicon|United States Virgin Islands}} United States Virgin Islands<br />{{Flagicon|Puerto Rico}} Puerto Rico | ||
|| {{Collapsible list | || {{Collapsible list | ||
| titlestyle = font-weight:normal; background:transparent; text-align:left; | | titlestyle = font-weight:normal; background:transparent; text-align:left; | ||
| title = | | | title = |[[HSDPA]], [[HSPA+]], [[3GPP Long Term Evolution|LTE]], [[LTE-Advanced]], [[LTE-A Pro]], [[5G NR]]| | ||
}} | }} | ||
|| {{ | || 146<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.verizon.com/about/file/74377/download?token=aFR5AvZZ|title=Financial and Operating Information|website=Verizon|date=January 24, 2025|archive-date=January 24, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250124153521/https://www.verizon.com/about/file/74377/download?token=aFR5AvZZ|url-status=live}}</ref><br />(December 2024) | ||
| | ||[[Verizon Communications]] | ||
| title = | | |||
|| [[ | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | | style="text-align:right" | 19 | ||
|{{ | || {{flagicon|USA}} [[AT&T|AT&T Inc.]] | ||
| | || {{Flagicon|USA}} United States ([[AT&T Mobility|AT&T Mobility LLC]])<br />{{Flagicon|Mexico}} Mexico ([[AT&T Mexico]]) | ||
|| {{Collapsible list|[[HSDPA]], [[HSPA+]], [[3GPP Long Term Evolution|LTE]], [[LTE-Advanced]], [[LTE-A Pro]], [[5G NR]] | |||
| | |||
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| title = | | | title = | ||
| 2 = | |||
| 3 = | |||
}} | }} | ||
| | || 139.0<ref>{{Cite web |title=AT&T Financial and Operational Schedules 3Q 2024 |url=https://investors.att.com/~/media/Files/A/ATT-IR-V2/financial-reports/quarterly-earnings/2024/3Q24/3Q24_ATT_Financial_and_Operational_Schedules_and_Non_GAAP_Reconciliations.pdf |access-date=2024-09-30}}</ref><br />(September 2024) | ||
|[[ | || Institutional Shares (59.28%)<br />[[The Vanguard Group|Vanguard Group Inc]] (14.12%)<br />[[BlackRock|Blackrock Inc]] (11.49%)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nasdaq.com/symbol/t/ownership-summary|title=AT&T INC. Ownership summary |publisher=NASDAQ |language=en|access-date=2019-05-27}}</ref> | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | | style="text-align:right" | 20 | ||
|| {{ | || {{flagicon|Norway}} [[Telenor|Telenor ASA]] | ||
|| {{Collapsible list | || {{Collapsible list | ||
| titlestyle = font-weight:normal; background:transparent; text-align:left; | | titlestyle = font-weight:normal; background:transparent; text-align:left; | ||
| title = ||{{Flagicon| | | title = | ||
| 1 ={{Flagicon|Bangladesh}} Bangladesh ([[Grameenphone]]) | |||
| 2 ={{Flagicon|Denmark}} Denmark ([[Telenor Denmark|Telenor]]) | |||
| 3 = {{Flagicon|Finland}} Finland ([[DNA Oyj|DNA PLC]]) | |||
| 4 = {{Flagicon|Norway}} Norway ([[Telenor]]) | |||
| 5 = {{Flagicon|Pakistan}} Pakistan ([[Telenor Pakistan|Telenor]]) | |||
| 6 = {{Flagicon|Sweden}} Sweden ([[Telenor Sverige|Telenor]]) | |||
}} | }} | ||
|| {{Collapsible list | || {{Collapsible list | ||
| titlestyle = font-weight:normal; background:transparent; text-align:left; | | titlestyle = font-weight:normal; background:transparent; text-align:left; | ||
| title = | | | title = |[[GSM]], [[GPRS]], [[EDGE (telecommunication)|EDGE]],|[[UMTS]], [[HSDPA]],|[[LTE (telecommunication)|LTE]], [[LTE Advanced|LTE-A]],|[[5G NR]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
|| | || 138.31<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.telenor.com/binaries/investors/reports-and-information/quarterly/2024/Presentation-Q3-2024.pdf |title=Telenor Group's Results Q3 2024 |date =2024-10-30}}</ref><br />(Q3 2024) | ||
||[[ | ||[[Government of Norway]] (53.97%)<br />Public stock (41.74%)<br />[[The Government Pension Fund of Norway]] (4.79%) | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | | style="text-align:right" | 21 | ||
|| {{ | || {{flagicon|Vietnam}} [[Viettel|Viettel Group]] | ||
|| {{Collapsible list | || {{Collapsible list | ||
| titlestyle = font-weight:normal; background:transparent; text-align:left; | | titlestyle = font-weight:normal; background:transparent; text-align:left; | ||
| title = |{{Flagicon| | | title = |{{Flagicon|Burundi}} Burundi ([[Lumitel]])|{{Flagicon|Cambodia}} Cambodia (Metfone)|{{Flagicon|Cameroon}} Cameroon (Nexttel)|{{Flagicon|East Timor}} East Timor (Telemor)|{{Flagicon|Haiti}} Haiti (Natcom)|{{Flagicon|Laos}} Laos (Unitel)|{{Flagicon|Mozambique}} Mozambique ([[Movitel, SA|Movitel]])|{{Flagicon|Myanmar}} Myanmar ([[Mytel]])| {{Flagicon|Peru}} Peru (Bitel)|{{Flagicon|Tanzania}} Tanzania ([[Viettel Tanzania|Halotel]])| {{Flagicon|Vietnam}} Vietnam | | ||
}} | }} | ||
|| {{Collapsible list | || {{Collapsible list | ||
| titlestyle = font-weight:normal; background:transparent; text-align:left; | | titlestyle = font-weight:normal; background:transparent; text-align:left; | ||
| title = |[[CDMA]],|[[GSM]], [[GPRS]], [[EDGE]],|[[UMTS]], | | title = |[[CDMA]],|[[GSM]], [[GPRS]], [[EDGE (telecommunication)|EDGE]],|[[UMTS]], [[HSDPA]], [[HSPA+]], [[3GPP Long Term Evolution|LTE]]|[[5G NR]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
|| | || 110.0<ref>{{cite web |url=https://international.viettel.vn/about-detail/global-network|title=Viettel Global network Q1 2022 |publisher=Viettel Group |date=2022-03-29}}</ref><br />(Q1 2022) | ||
|| [[ | || [[Government of Vietnam]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | | style="text-align:right" | 22 | ||
|{{ | ||{{flagicon|India}} [[BSNL Mobile]] | ||
|{{Flagu|India}} | |||
}} | |||
|{{Collapsible list | |{{Collapsible list | ||
| titlestyle = font-weight:normal; background:transparent; text-align:left; | | titlestyle = font-weight:normal; background:transparent; text-align:left; | ||
| title = |[[UMTS]], [[High Speed Packet Access|HSPA]], [[HSPA+]], | | title = |[[GSM]], [[GPRS]], [[EDGE (telecommunication)|EDGE]],||[[UMTS]], [[High Speed Packet Access|HSPA]], [[HSDPA]], [[UMTS#UTRA-TDD|TD-HSDPA]], [[HSPA+]]||, [[3GPP Long Term Evolution|LTE]], [[TD-LTE]], [[LTE (telecommunication)#LTE-TDD and LTE-FDD|FD-LTE]], [[LTE Advanced]], [[5G]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
| | |91.74<ref>{{cite web |title=Telecom Subscriptions Reports {{!}} Telecom Regulatory Authority of India |url=https://trai.gov.in/release-publication/reports/telecom-subscriptions-reports |website=trai.gov.in |access-date=24 October 2025}}</ref> | ||
|[[Government of India]] | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | | style="text-align:right" | 23 | ||
|{{flagicon|Japan}} [[NTT Docomo|NTT Docomo Inc.]] | |||
|| {{Collapsible list | || {{Flagicon|Japan}} [[Japan]] | ||
|{{Collapsible list | |||
| titlestyle = font-weight:normal; background:transparent; text-align:left; | | titlestyle = font-weight:normal; background:transparent; text-align:left; | ||
| title = || | | title = |[[UMTS]], [[High Speed Packet Access|HSPA]], [[HSPA+]],|[[3GPP Long Term Evolution|LTE]], [[TD-LTE]], [[LTE (telecommunication)|FD-LTE]], [[LTE Advanced]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
|| | ||91.4<ref>{{cite web |title=Number of Subscribers |url=https://group.ntt/en/ir/fin/subscriber.html |website=group.ntt |access-date=24 October 2025 |language=en}}</ref><br />(Q3 2025) | ||
|| [[Nippon Telegraph and Telephone]] | |||
|| | |||
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| | | style="text-align:right" | 24 | ||
|| {{ | || {{flagicon|Russia}} [[MTS (network provider)|Mobile TeleSystems (MTS)]] | ||
|| {{Flagicon|Russia}} Russia<br />{{Flagicon|Belarus}} Belarus | |||
|| {{Collapsible list | || {{Collapsible list | ||
| titlestyle = font-weight:normal; background:transparent; text-align:left; | | titlestyle = font-weight:normal; background:transparent; text-align:left; | ||
| title = | | | title = ||[[GSM]], [[GPRS]], [[EDGE (telecommunication)|EDGE]],<br />[[UMTS]], [[LTE (telecommunication)|LTE]], [[5G NR]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
|| | || 87.60<ref>{{cite web |url=https://moskva.mts.ru/about/media-centr/soobshheniya-kompanii/finansovaya-otchetnost/2024-11-19/finansovye-i-operacionnye-rezultaty-gruppy-mts-za-3-kvartal-2024 |title=Финансовые и операционные результаты Группы МТС за 3 квартал 2024 |website=mts.ru|access-date=2025-01-30}}</ref><br />(Q3 2024) | ||
|| [[Sistema]] (50.8%) | |||
|| | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | | style="text-align:right" | 25 | ||
|| {{ | || {{flagicon|Russia}} [[MegaFon]] | ||
| | || {{Flagicon|Russia}} Russia<br />{{Flagicon|Tajikistan}} Tajikistan | ||
|| {{Collapsible list | || {{Collapsible list | ||
| titlestyle = font-weight:normal; background:transparent; text-align:left;|[[GSM]],|[[GPRS]], [[EDGE]],|[[UMTS]], [[HSDPA]]|[[LTE (telecommunication)|LTE]], [[LTE Advanced]] | | titlestyle = font-weight:normal; background:transparent; text-align:left;|[[GSM]],|[[GPRS]], [[EDGE (telecommunication)|EDGE]],|[[UMTS]], [[HSDPA]]|[[LTE (telecommunication)|LTE]], [[LTE Advanced]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
|| | || 77.26<ref>{{cite web |url=https://corp.megafon.ru/press/news/federalnye_novosti/federal/20240816-1000.html |title=МегаФон подвёл финансовые итоги первого полугодия 2024 года | ||
|publisher=MegaFon |date=2024-08-16}}</ref><br />(Q2 2024) | |||
|| AF Telecom Holding LLC (56.32%)<br />USM Telecom LLC (43.68%) | || AF Telecom Holding LLC (56.32%)<br />USM Telecom LLC (43.68%) | ||
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|align | |style="text-align:right"| 1 || [[Iridium Satellite LLC|Iridium]] || [[Proprietary protocol|Proprietary]] [[Digital AMPS|TDMA]] || 0.824 (June 2016)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://files.shareholder.com/downloads/ABEA-3ERWFI/2965382186x0x902196/92E3D619-F773-46B8-AE00-5FCF6AEE53CE/IRDM-Transcript-2016-07-28T12_30.pdf |title=Iridium Q2 2016 Results |date=2016-06-30}}</ref>|| | ||
|- | |- | ||
|align | |style="text-align:right"| 2 || [[Globalstar]] || [[Proprietary protocol|Proprietary]] [[CDMA]] || 0.638 (March 2015)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://eu.globalstar.com/en/index.php?cid=7010&pressId=871 |title=Globestar Announces Q1 2015 Results |publisher=Globalstar.com |date=2015-03-31}}</ref>|| | ||
|- | |- | ||
|align | |style="text-align:right"| 3 || [[Thuraya]] || [[Proprietary protocol|Proprietary]] [[FDMA]]/[[GSM]] ||0.260 (December 2007)<ref>{{Cite press release|title=Thuraya Launches SMS Info Service with CNN|date=27 November 2007|publisher=Thuraya|url=http://www.thuraya.com/en/article/thuraya-launches-sms-info-service-with-cnn-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100103101754/http://www.thuraya.com/en/article/thuraya-launches-sms-info-service-with-cnn-1.html|archive-date=3 January 2010}}</ref>||[[Etisalat]] (28%) | ||
|- | |- | ||
|align | |style="text-align:right"| 4 || [[Inmarsat]] || [[Proprietary protocol|Proprietary]] [[GSM]] ||0.254 (September 2009)<ref>{{cite web|title=Inmarsat Holdings Limited Condensed Consolidated Financial Results For the three and nine months ended 30 September 2009 (unaudited)|url=http://www.inmarsat.com/Downloads/English/Investors/IHL_Q_3_2009.pdf?language=EN&textonly=False|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121106213550/http://www.inmarsat.com/Downloads/English/Investors/IHL_Q_3_2009.pdf?language=EN&textonly=False|archive-date=6 November 2012}}</ref>|| | ||
|- | |- | ||
|align | |style="text-align:right"| 5 || [[ACeS]] || Dual-mode [[Satellite]]/[[GSM]] || 0.020 (December 2007)|| | ||
|} | |} | ||
== See also == | == See also == | ||
{{Portal|Telephones}} | |||
* [[Comparison of mobile phone standards]] | * General | ||
* [[List of | ** [[Comparison of mobile phone standards]] | ||
* [[List of countries by number of Internet users]] | * Operators | ||
* [[List of countries by number of telephone lines in use]] | ** [[List of mobile network operators in Europe]] | ||
* [[List of countries by smartphone penetration]] | **[[List of mobile network operators in Asia and Oceania]] | ||
* [[List of multiple-system operators]] | **[[List of mobile network operators in the Middle East and Africa]] | ||
* [[List of | **[[List of mobile network operators of the Americas]] | ||
* [[ | * Country lists | ||
** [[List of sovereign states by number of broadband Internet subscriptions]] | |||
** [[List of countries by number of Internet users]] | |||
** [[List of countries by number of telephone lines in use]] | |||
** [[List of countries by smartphone penetration]] | |||
** [[List of multiple-system operators]] | |||
* [[List of telecommunications companies]] | |||
** [[List of telecommunications companies in the Americas]] | |||
** [[List of telecommunications companies in Asia and Oceania]] | |||
** [[List of telecommunications companies in Europe]] | |||
** [[List of telecommunications companies in the Middle East and Africa]] | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{Reflist | {{Reflist}} | ||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
* [https://travelem.com/en-us/list-of-all-mobile-operators-divided-by-country-for-travelers List of all mobile network operators in the World divided by country] | * [https://travelem.com/en-us/list-of-all-mobile-operators-divided-by-country-for-travelers List of all mobile network operators in the World divided by country] | ||
* correct link (via archive.org): https://web.archive.org/web/20190430054352/https://travelem.com/en-us/list-of-all-mobile-operators-divided-by-country-for-travelers/ | |||
{{Telecommunications}} | {{Telecommunications}} | ||
{{Mobile phones}} | {{Mobile phones}} | ||
{{DEFAULTSORT:List | For a more comprehensive list of mobile phone operators, see [[Mobile country code]]s. | ||
{{DEFAULTSORT:List of Mobile Network Operators}} | |||
[[Category:Lists of mobile phone companies| ]] | [[Category:Lists of mobile phone companies| ]] | ||
Latest revision as of 23:11, 19 March 2026
For a more comprehensive list of mobile phone operators, see Mobile country codes.
Terrestrial[edit | edit source]
This is a list of the world's 25 largest terrestrial mobile phone network operators measured by number of subscriptions.
| Rank | Company | Main markets | Technology | Total subscriptions (in millions) |
Ownership (100% ownership unless stated otherwise) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Communications Corporation |
1003.9[1] (September 2024) |
Government of the People's Republic of China (74.25%) Public stock (25.75%) | ||
| 2 | List
|
600[2] (September 2025) |
Bharti Enterprises (66.57%) Singtel (32.15%) Google (1.28%) | ||
| 3 | List
|
517.56[3] (March 2026) |
Jio Platforms | ||
| 4 | 423.4[4] (September 2024) |
China Telecommunications Corporation (State Owned) (70.89%) | |||
| 5 | 345.0[5] (September 2024) |
China Unicom Limited (40.92%) China Netcom Group (29.49%) | |||
| 6 | United Kingdom Vodafone Group plc | List
|
310.0[6] (May 2024) |
||
| 7 | List
|
315.8[7] (September 2024) |
Helu Slim (36.50%) Carlos Slim (6.84%) Public stock (56.66%) | ||
| 8 | List
|
256.4[8] (February 2026) |
Public stock (68.1%) Government of France (13.4%) | ||
| 9 | List
|
249.3[9] (February 2025) |
Public stock (62.2%) Government of Spain (10%) Saudi Telecom (5%) BBVA (5%) | ||
| 10 | List
|
288.0[10] (September 2024) |
Public stock (60.02%) Government Employees Pension Fund (25.33%) M1 (10.05%) | ||
| 11 | List
|
258.8[11] (September 2024) |
Free float (62.3%) Federal Republic of Germany (27.5%) | ||
| 12 | 192.9[12] (December 2025) |
Government of India (49%) Vodafone Group Plc (15.4%) Aditya Birla Group (9.85%) | |||
| 13 | List
|
162.5[13] (December 2023) |
Public stock (54.91%) Government of Malaysia (45.09%) | ||
| 14 | 159.3[14] (December 2023) |
Telkom Indonesia (65%) Singtel (35%) | |||
| 15 | Group Company PJSC (Etisalat) |
List
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159[15] (2021) |
Emirates Investment Authority (60.03%) Public stock (39.97%) | |
| 16 | List
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153.9[16] (December 2024) |
Letterone Investment Holdings S.A. (45.5%) The Stichting Administratiekantoor Mobile Telecommunications Investor (7.9%) Lingotto Investment Management LLP (7.8%) Shah Capital Management Inc. (6.7%)[17] | ||
| 17 | 149.4[18] (Q3 2024) |
Government of Qatar | |||
| 18 | Template:Country data United States Virgin IslandsTemplate:Preview warning United States Virgin Islands |
146[19] (December 2024) |
Verizon Communications | ||
| 19 | 139.0[20] (September 2024) |
Institutional Shares (59.28%) Vanguard Group Inc (14.12%) Blackrock Inc (11.49%)[21] | |||
| 20 | 138.31[22] (Q3 2024) |
Government of Norway (53.97%) Public stock (41.74%) The Government Pension Fund of Norway (4.79%) | |||
| 21 | 110.0[23] (Q1 2022) |
Government of Vietnam | |||
| 22 | 91.74[24] | Government of India | |||
| 23 | 91.4[25] (Q3 2025) |
Nippon Telegraph and Telephone | |||
| 24 | 87.60[26] (Q3 2024) |
Sistema (50.8%) | |||
| 25 | 77.26[27] (Q2 2024) |
AF Telecom Holding LLC (56.32%) USM Telecom LLC (43.68%) |
Satellite based[edit | edit source]
This is a list of the world's five largest satellite phone network operators measured by number of subscribers.
| Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) |
Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iridium | Proprietary TDMA | 0.824 (June 2016)[28] | |
| 2 | Globalstar | Proprietary CDMA | 0.638 (March 2015)[29] | |
| 3 | Thuraya | Proprietary FDMA/GSM | 0.260 (December 2007)[30] | Etisalat (28%) |
| 4 | Inmarsat | Proprietary GSM | 0.254 (September 2009)[31] | |
| 5 | ACeS | Dual-mode Satellite/GSM | 0.020 (December 2007) |
See also[edit | edit source]
- General
- Operators
- Country lists
- List of telecommunications companies
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Monthly Customer Data". 30 September 2024.
- ↑ "Airtel partners with Google to establish India's first mega AI hub and data center in Visakhapatnam". Airtel.
- ↑ "Reliance Jio Q2 Results: ARPU rises to ₹211.40, subscriber base tops 500 million - CNBC TV18". CNBCTV18. 17 October 2025. Retrieved 20 October 2025.
- ↑ "China Telecom Monthly Reports". China Telecom Corporation. 30 September 2024.
- ↑ "Key Financial and Performance Indicators for the First Three Quarters of 2024" (PDF). 30 September 2024.
- ↑ "Annual Report 2024". 24 May 2024.
- ↑ "3Q 2024 Reports" (PDF). 30 September 2024.
- ↑ "Strategic Plan 2026". 18 February 2026.
- ↑ "Q4 Results 2025". 24 February 2026.
- ↑ "Q3 Results 2024" (PDF). 30 September 2024.
- ↑ "Interim Group Report 3Q 2024" (PDF). 30 September 2024.
- ↑ "Vi FY Results 2025" (PDF). December 2025.
- ↑ "Axiata Integrated 2019 Annual Report 2023" (PDF).
- ↑ "Annual Report 2023" (PDF). December 2023.
- ↑ "Etisalat 2Q Report 2020" (PDF). p. 4. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
- ↑ "Q1 2025 Results". VEON. May 2025.
- ↑ "VEON Ltd. Ownership Structure, as of 31 December 2024 (after completing delisting from Euronext Amsterdam on 25 November 2024)". Retrieved 20 May 2025.
- ↑ "Q3 2024 Results" (PDF). Ooredoo. October 2024. p. 12.
- ↑ "Financial and Operating Information". Verizon. 24 January 2025. Archived from the original on 24 January 2025.
- ↑ "AT&T Financial and Operational Schedules 3Q 2024" (PDF). Retrieved 30 September 2024.
- ↑ "AT&T INC. Ownership summary". NASDAQ. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
- ↑ "Telenor Group's Results Q3 2024" (PDF). 30 October 2024.
- ↑ "Viettel Global network Q1 2022". Viettel Group. 29 March 2022.
- ↑ "Telecom Subscriptions Reports | Telecom Regulatory Authority of India". trai.gov.in. Retrieved 24 October 2025.
- ↑ "Number of Subscribers". group.ntt. Retrieved 24 October 2025.
- ↑ "Финансовые и операционные результаты Группы МТС за 3 квартал 2024". mts.ru. Retrieved 30 January 2025.
- ↑ "МегаФон подвёл финансовые итоги первого полугодия 2024 года". MegaFon. 16 August 2024.
- ↑ "Iridium Q2 2016 Results" (PDF). 30 June 2016.
- ↑ "Globestar Announces Q1 2015 Results". Globalstar.com. 31 March 2015.
- ↑ "Thuraya Launches SMS Info Service with CNN" (Press release). Thuraya. 27 November 2007. Archived from the original on 3 January 2010.
- ↑ "Inmarsat Holdings Limited Condensed Consolidated Financial Results For the three and nine months ended 30 September 2009 (unaudited)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 November 2012.
External links[edit | edit source]
- List of all mobile network operators in the World divided by country
- correct link (via archive.org): https://web.archive.org/web/20190430054352/https://travelem.com/en-us/list-of-all-mobile-operators-divided-by-country-for-travelers/
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For a more comprehensive list of mobile phone operators, see Mobile country codes.