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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 thirty largest terrestrial mobile phone network operators measured by number of subscriptions.
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 /><small>(in [[million]]s)</small> !! Ownership<br /><small>(100% ownership unless stated otherwise)</small>
! Rank !! Company !! Main markets !! Technology !! data-sort-type=number|Total<br />subscriptions<br />(in [[million]]s) !! Ownership<br />(100% ownership unless stated otherwise)
|-
|-
| align="right" |'''1'''
| style="text-align:right" | 1
|| {{Flagicon|China}} [[China Mobile|China Mobile<br />Communications Corporation]]
|| {{flagicon|China}} [[China Mobile|China Mobile<br />Communications Corporation]]
|| {{Collapsible list | titlestyle = font-weight:normal; background:transparent; text-align:left;
|| {{Flagu|China}} ([[China Mobile]])<br />{{Flagu|Hong Kong}} ([[CMHK]])<br />{{Flagu|Pakistan}} ([[Zong Pakistan|Zong]])
| title =
|| {{Collapsible list | titlestyle=font-weight:normal; background:transparent; text-align:left;
| {{Flagu|China}} (China Mobile)
| {{Flagu|Hong Kong}} ([[CMHK]])
| {{Flagu|Pakistan}} ([[Zong Pakistan|Zong]])
| {{Flagu|Thailand}} ([[TrueMove H]])
| {{Flagu|United Kingdom}} (CMLink)}}
|| {{Collapsible list | titlestyle = font-weight:normal; background:transparent; text-align:left;
| title =  
| title =  
| [[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]] <small>(Hong Kong only)</small>}}
|| 945.50 <ref name="China Mobile">{{cite web |url = https://www.chinamobileltd.com/en/ir/operation_m.php |title = Monthly Customer Data |publisher = China Mobile |date = 2020-07-07}}</ref><br /><small>(June 2021)</small>
| [[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%)
|-
|-
| align="right" |'''2'''
| style="text-align:right" | 2
|| {{Flagicon|India}} [[Bharti Airtel|Bharti Airtel Limited]]
|| {{flagicon|India}} [[Bharti Airtel|Bharti Airtel Limited]]
|| {{Collapsible list
|| {{Collapsible list
| titlestyle = font-weight:normal; background:transparent; text-align:left;
| titlestyle = font-weight:normal; background:transparent; text-align:left;
| title = |{{Flagu|Chad}} ([[Airtel Africa|Airtel]])|{{Flagu|Bangladesh}} ([[Robi (company)|Robi]]) (28.18%)|{{Flagu|Democratic Republic of the Congo|name=DR Congo}} (Airtel)|{{Flagu|Gabon}} (Airtel)|{{Flagu|Guernsey}} ([[Airtel-Vodafone]])|{{Flag|India}} ([[Airtel India|Airtel]])|{{Flagu|Jersey}} ([[Airtel-Vodafone]])|{{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|Sri Lanka}} ([[Airtel Sri Lanka]])|{{Flagu|Tanzania}} ([[Airtel Tanzania]])|{{Flagu|Uganda}} ([[Airtel Uganda]])|{{Flagu|Zambia}} (Airtel)
| 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)
}}
}}
|| {{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]],|[[High Speed Packet Access|HSPA]], [[UMTS]], [[HSPA+]],|[[3GPP Long Term Evolution|LTE]], [[TD-LTE]], [[LTE (telecommunication)|FD-LTE]], [[LTE Advanced]] <small></small>
| 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]]
}}
}}
|480 <ref name="Bharti-Airtel">{{cite web|url=https://assets.airtel.in/teams/simplycms/web/docs/Quarterl_IR_Pack_Bharti_Airtel_Consolidated-030221.pdf|title=Quarterly IR Pack Bharti Airtel Consolidated|date=31 December 2020|website=bharti airtel|page=3|access-date=3 February 2021}}</ref> <br /> <small>(September-2021)</small>
|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>[[SingTel]] (32.15%)<br>[[Google]] (1.28%)
||[[Bharti Enterprises]] (66.57%)<br>[[Singtel]] (32.15%)<br>[[Google]] (1.28%)
|-
|-
| align="right" | '''3'''
| style="text-align:right" | 3
|{{Flagicon|India}} [[Jio|Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited]]
|{{flagicon|India}} [[Jio|Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited]]
|{{Collapsible list
|{{Flagu|India}}
| titlestyle = font-weight:normal; background:transparent; text-align:left;
|| {{Collapsible list
| title = ||{{Flag|India}} ([[Jio]])
}}
|{{Collapsible list
| titlestyle = font-weight:normal; background:transparent; text-align:left;
| titlestyle = font-weight:normal; background:transparent; text-align:left;
| 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]]
}}
}}
|406.39 <ref name="TRAI">{{cite web|date=January 2022|title=TRAI subscription data|url=https://www.trai.gov.in/sites/default/files/PR_No.17of2022.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> <br /> <small>(January 2022)</small>
|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]]
|-
|-
| align="right" | '''4'''
| style="text-align:right" | 4
|| {{Flagicon|China}} [[China Telecom|China Telecom Corp., Ltd]]
|| {{flagicon|China}} [[China Telecom|China Telecom Corp., Ltd]]
|| {{Flagu|China}}<br />{{Flagu|Macau}}
|| {{Collapsible list
|| {{Collapsible list
| titlestyle = font-weight:normal; background:transparent; text-align:left;
| titlestyle = font-weight:normal; background:transparent; text-align:left;
| title = |{{Flagicon|China}} China|{{Flagu|Macau}}
| title = |[[CDMA]], [[EV-DO]]|[[TD-LTE]], [[3GPP Long Term Evolution|LTE]], [[LTE Advanced|4G+]], [[5G]]
}}
}}
|| {{Collapsible list
|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)
| titlestyle = font-weight:normal; background:transparent; text-align:left;
| title = |[[CDMA]], [[EV-DO]]|[[TD-LTE]], [[3GPP Long Term Evolution|LTE]], [[LTE Advanced]]
}}
|| 362.49<ref>{{cite web |title=China Telecom Corporation |url=http://www.chinatelecom-h.com/en/ir/kpi.php |publisher=China Telecom|date=2020-07-07}}</ref><br /><small>(June 2021)</small>
||[[China Telecommunications Corporation]] (State Owned) (70.89%)
||[[China Telecommunications Corporation]] (State Owned) (70.89%)
|-
|-
| align="right" | 5
| style="text-align:right" | 5
|| {{Flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[Vodafone|Vodafone Group plc]]
|| {{flagicon|China}} [[China Unicom|China Unicom Limited]]
|| {{Collapsible list
|| {{Flagu|China}}
| titlestyle = font-weight:normal; background:transparent; text-align:left;
| title = |{{Flagicon|Albania}} Albania ([[Vodafone Albania|Vodafone]])|{{Flagicon|Australia}} Australia ([[Vodafone Australia|Vodafone]])|{{Flagicon|Brazil}} Brazil (Vodafone)|{{Flagicon|Czech Republic}} Czech Republic ([[Vodafone Czech Republic|Vodafone]])|{{Flagicon|Egypt}} Egypt ([[Vodafone Egypt|Vodafone]])|{{Flagicon|Fiji}} Fiji ([[Vodafone fiji|Vodafone]])|{{Flagicon|Germany}} Germany ([[Vodafone Germany|Vodafone]])|{{Flagicon|Ghana}} Ghana ([[Vodafone Ghana|Vodafone]])|{{Flagicon|Greece}} Greece ([[Vodafone Greece|Vodafone]])|{{Flagicon|Hungary}} Hungary ([[Vodafone Hungary|Vodafone]])|{{Flagicon|Iceland}} Iceland ([[Vodafone Iceland|Vodafone]])|{{Flagicon|Ireland}} Ireland ([[Vodafone Ireland|Vodafone]])|{{Flagicon|Italy}} Italy ([[Vodafone Italy|Vodafone]])|{{Flagicon|Iraq}} Iraq (Vodafone)|{{Flagicon|Jordan}} Jordan (Vodafone)|{{Flagicon|Netherlands}} Netherlands ([[Vodafone Netherlands|Vodafone]])|{{Flagicon|Cyprus}} Cyprus ([[CYTA]])|{{Flagicon|New Zealand}} New Zealand ([[Vodafone New Zealand|Vodafone]])|{{Flagicon|Portugal}} Portugal ([[Vodafone Portugal|Vodafone]])|{{Flagicon|Qatar}} Qatar ([[Vodafone Qatar|Vodafone]])|{{Flagicon|Romania}} Romania ([[Vodafone Romania|Vodafone]])|{{Flagicon|South Africa}} South Africa ([[Vodacom]])|{{Flagicon|Spain}} Spain ([[Vodafone España|Vodafone]])|{{Flagicon|Turkey}} Turkey ([[Vodafone Turkey|Vodafone]])|{{Flagicon|Ukraine}} Ukraine ([[Vodafone Ukraine|Vodafone]])|{{Flagicon|United Kingdom}} United Kingdom ([[Vodafone UK|Vodafone]])
}}
|| {{Collapsible list
| titlestyle = font-weight:normal; background:transparent; text-align:left;
| title = |[[GSM]], [[GPRS]], [[EDGE]],|[[High Speed Packet Access|HSPA]], [[HSPA+]],|[[3GPP Long Term Evolution|LTE]], [[LTE Advanced]]
}}
|| 315<ref name="Vodafone">{{cite web |url=https://investors.vodafone.com/sites/vodafone-ir/files/result_document/vodafone-fy21-h1-results-announcement.pdf
|title=Quarterly Results |page=7|website=Vodafone Group plc |date=3 February 2021}}</ref><ref group="Note">{{cite web |url=https://investors.vodafone.com/sites/vodafone-ir/files/result_document/q3-fy21/vodafone-q3-fy21-additional-information.xlsx |format=xlsx |title=3 FY21 additional information |website=investors.vodafone.com |publisher=Vodafone Group Plc}}</ref><br /><small>(FY 2021)</small> ||<ref group="Note">[[Vodafone Australia]] does not offer [[GSM]], [[GPRS]] and [[EDGE]].</ref>
|-
| align="right" | 6
|| {{Flagicon|China}} [[China Unicom|China Unicom Limited]]
|| {{Collapsible list
| titlestyle = font-weight:normal; background:transparent; text-align:left;
| title = |{{Flagicon|China}} China Unicom|{{Flagicon|Hong Kong}} CUniq HK|{{Flagicon|United States}} CUniq US|{{Flagicon|United Kingdom}} CUniq UK
}}
|| {{Collapsible list
| titlestyle = font-weight:normal; background:transparent; text-align:left;
| title = |[[GSM]], [[GPRS]], [[EDGE]],|[[UMTS]], ,|[[TD-LTE]], [[3GPP Long Term Evolution|LTE]], [[LTE Advanced]]
}}
|| 310.45<ref name="China Unicom">{{cite web |url=https://www.chinaunicom.com.hk/en/ir/operating.php?type=quarterly |title = Operation Data |publisher=China Unicom |date=2020-09-07}}</ref><br /><small>(June 2021)</small>
||China Unicom Limited (40.92%)<br />China Netcom Group (29.49%)<br />[[Telefonica]] (0.6%)
|-
| align="right" | 7
|| {{Flagicon|Mexico}} [[América Móvil|América Móvil, S.A.B. de C.V]]
|| {{Collapsible list
|| {{Collapsible list
| titlestyle = font-weight:normal; background:transparent; text-align:left;
| titlestyle = font-weight:normal; background:transparent; text-align:left;
| 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|Liechtenstein}} Liechtenstein (A1)|{{Flagicon|Mexico}} Mexico ([[Telcel]])|{{Flagicon|Nicaragua}} Nicaragua (Claro)|{{flagicon|North Macedonia}} North Macedonia (A1)|{{Flagicon|Panama}} Panama (Claro)|{{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)
| title = |[[GSM]], [[GPRS]], [[EDGE (telecommunication)|EDGE]],|[[UMTS]], |[[TD-LTE]], [[3GPP Long Term Evolution|LTE]], [[LTE Advanced|4G+]], [[5G]]
}}
}}
|| {{Collapsible list
||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)
| titlestyle = font-weight:normal; background:transparent; text-align:left;
||China Unicom Limited (40.92%)<br />China Netcom Group (29.49%)<br />
| title = |[[D-AMPS]], [[cdmaOne]], [[CDMA2000|CDMA2000 1x]], [[EV-DO]],|[[GSM]], [[GPRS]], [[EDGE]],|[[UMTS]], [[HSPA+]],|[[LTE (telecommunication)|LTE]]
}}
|| 297.73<ref name="América Móvil">{{cite web |url=https://s22.q4cdn.com/604986553/files/doc_financials/2020/q3/3Q20.pdf |title=3Q 2020 Reports |publisher=América Móvil |date=2020-10-20 }}</ref><br /><small>(June 2021)</small>
||Helu Slim (36.50%)<br />[[Carlos Slim]] (6.84%)<br />Public stock (56.66%)
|-
|-
| align="right" | 8
| style="text-align:right" | 6
|| {{Flagicon|South Africa}} [[MTN Group|MTN Group Limited]]
|| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[Vodafone|Vodafone Group plc]]
|| {{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|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|Guinea-Bissau}} Guinea-Bissau|{{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|Syria}} Syria|{{Flagicon|Uganda}} Uganda|{{Flagicon|Yemen}} Yemen|{{Flagicon|Zambia}} Zambia
| 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]])
}}
}}
|| {{Collapsible list
|| {{Collapsible list
| titlestyle = font-weight:normal; background:transparent; text-align:left;
| titlestyle = font-weight:normal; background:transparent; text-align:left;
| title = |[[GSM]],  
| title = |[[GSM]], [[GPRS]], [[EDGE (telecommunication)|EDGE]],|[[High Speed Packet Access|HSPA]], [[HSPA+]],|[[3GPP Long Term Evolution|LTE]], [[LTE Advanced]], [[5G]]
 
}}
}}
|| 280<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.mtn.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/MTN-Group-Q3-results.pdf|title= Q3 Report September 2020 |publisher=MTN Group |date=6 September 2020}}</ref><br /><small>(Dec 2020)</small>
|| 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)
|| Public stock (60.02%)<br />Government Employees Pension Fund (25.33%)<br /> [[M1 Group|M1]] (10.05%)
|
|-  
|-  
| align="right" | 9
| style="text-align:right" | 7
|| {{Flagicon|Spain}} [[Telefónica|Telefónica S.A.]]
|| {{flagicon|Mexico}} [[América Móvil|América Móvil, S.A.B. de C.V]]
|| {{Collapsible list
|| {{Collapsible list
| titlestyle = font-weight:normal; background:transparent; text-align:left;
| titlestyle = font-weight:normal; background:transparent; text-align:left;
| title = |{{Flagicon|Argentina}} Argentina ([[Movistar]])|{{Flagicon|Brazil}} Brazil ([[Vivo S.A.|Vivo]])|{{Flagicon|Chile}} Chile (Movistar)|{{Flagicon|Colombia}} Colombia (Movistar)|{{Flagicon|Ecuador}} Ecuador (Movistar)|{{Flagicon|Germany}} Germany ([[O2 (Germany)|O<sub>2</sub>]])|{{Flagicon|Mexico}} Mexico (Movistar)|{{Flagicon|Peru}} Peru (Movistar)|{{Flagicon|Spain}} Spain (Movistar)|{{Flagicon|Sudan}} Sudan (Sudan Unicom)|{{Flagicon|United Kingdom}} United Kingdom ([[O2 UK|O<sub>2</sub>]])|{{Flagicon|Uruguay}} Uruguay (Movistar)|{{Flagicon|Venezuela}} Venezuela (Movistar)
| 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)
}}
}}
|| {{Collapsible list
|| {{Collapsible list
| titlestyle = font-weight:normal; background:transparent; text-align:left;
| titlestyle = font-weight:normal; background:transparent; text-align:left;
| title = |[[D-AMPS]], [[cdmaOne]], [[CDMA2000]],|[[GSM]], [[GPRS]], [[EDGE]],|[[UMTS]], [[HSDPA]],|[[3GPP Long Term Evolution|LTE]]
| title = |[[D-AMPS]], [[cdmaOne]], [[CDMA2000|CDMA2000 1x]], [[EV-DO]],|[[GSM]], [[GPRS]], [[EDGE (telecommunication)|EDGE]],|[[UMTS]], [[HSPA+]],|[[LTE (telecommunication)|LTE]]
}}
}}
|| 274.91<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.telefonica.com/documents/162467/145816197/rdos20t4-eng.pdf/0ddef4a5-551a-4f66-4d35-013f343cc740|title=January–December FY 2020 Report|date=December 2020|page=8}}</ref><br /><small>(June 2021)</small>
|| 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%)
|-
 
| align="right" | 10
|{{Flagicon|India}} [[Vodafone Idea Limited|Vodafone Idea]]
|{{Collapsible list
| titlestyle = font-weight:normal; background:transparent; text-align:left;
| title = ||{{Flag|India}} ([[Vodafone Idea|Vi]])
}}
|{{Collapsible list
| titlestyle = font-weight:normal; background:transparent; text-align:left;
| title = |[[GSM]] , [[GPRS]], [[EDGE]],|[[UMTS]], [[High Speed Packet Access|HSPA]], [[HSPA+]],|[[3GPP Long Term Evolution|LTE]], [[TD-LTE]], [[LTE (telecommunication)|FD-LTE]], [[LTE Advanced]] <small></small>
}}
|265.13<ref name="TRAI">{{cite web|date=January 2022|title=TRAI subscription data|url=https://www.trai.gov.in/sites/default/files/PR_No.17of2022.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> <br /> <small>(January 2022)</small>
|[[Government of India]] (35.8%)<br />[[Vodafone|Vodafone Group]] (28.5%)<br />[[Aditya Birla Group]] (17.8%)<br />[[private-equity firm|Private equity]] (17.9%)
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| align="right" | 11
| style="text-align:right" | 8
|| {{Flagicon|France}} [[Orange S.A.]]
|| {{flagicon|France}} [[Orange Group|Orange S.A.]]
|| {{Collapsible list
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| titlestyle = font-weight:normal; background:transparent; text-align:left;
| 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|Iraq}} Iraq ([[Korek Telecom|Korek]]) (20%)<ref>{{cite web |title=Non-controlling equity interest: Iraq |url=https://www.orange.com/en/Group/Orange-in-the-world/countries/Non-controlling-equity-interest-Iraq |website=Orange |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200225030234/https://www.orange.com/en/Group/Orange-in-the-world/countries/Non-controlling-equity-interest-Iraq |archive-date=February 25, 2020}}</ref>|{{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 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|Saudi Arabia}}Saudi Arabia (Orange)|{{Flagicon|Senegal}} Senegal ([[Orange Senegal|Orange]]) (50%)|{{Flagicon|Spain}} Spain ([[Orange España|Orange]])|{{Flagicon|Tunisia}} Tunisia ([[Orange Tunisia|Orange]])
| 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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| titlestyle = font-weight:normal; background:transparent; text-align:left;
| 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]]
}}
}}
|| 259<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.orange.com/sites/orangecom/files/2020-10/PR_Orange_3Q_2020_EN_291020_2.pdf |title= Press Report 3Q 2020|date=29 October 2020|page=15}}</ref><br /><small>(2020)</small>
|| 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 (77%)<br />[[Government of France]] (23%)
|| Public stock (68.1%)<br />[[Government of France]] (13.4%)
|-
|-
| align="right" | 12
| style="text-align:right" | 9
|| {{Flagicon|Germany}} [[Deutsche Telekom|Deutsche Telekom AG]]
|| {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Telefónica|Telefónica S.A.]]
|| {{Collapsible list
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| titlestyle = font-weight:normal; background:transparent; text-align:left;
| titlestyle = font-weight:normal; background:transparent; text-align:left;
| title = |{{Flagicon|Albania}} Albania ([[Telekom Albania]])|{{Flagicon|Austria}} Austria ([[Magenta Telekom]])|{{Flagicon|Bosnia and Herzegovina}} Bosnia and Herzegovina ([[HT Mostar]])|{{Flagicon|Croatia}} Croatia ([[Hrvatski Telekom]])|{{Flagicon|Czech Republic}} Czech Republic ([[T-Mobile Czech Republic|T-Mobile CZ]])|{{Flagicon|Egypt}} Egypt (T-Mobile Egypt)|{{Flagicon|Germany}} Germany ([[Deutsche Telekom]])|{{Flagicon|Greece}} Greece ([[OTE]])|{{Flagicon|Hungary}} Hungary ([[Magyar Telekom]])|{{Flagicon|Montenegro}} Montenegro ([[Crnogorski Telekom]])|{{Flagicon|Netherlands}} Netherlands ([[T-Mobile Netherlands|T-Mobile NL]])|{{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|Romania}} Romania ([[Telekom Romania]])|{{Flagicon|Slovakia}} Slovakia ([[Slovak Telekom]])|{{Flagicon|USA}} United States ([[T-Mobile US]]) (43%)|{{Flagicon|United States Virgin Islands}} United States Virgin Islands ([[T-Mobile US]]) (43%)
| 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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| titlestyle = font-weight:normal; background:transparent; text-align:left;
| title = |[[GSM]], [[GPRS]], [[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|NR]]
| title = |[[D-AMPS]], [[cdmaOne]], [[CDMA2000]],|[[GSM]], [[GPRS]], [[EDGE (telecommunication)|EDGE]],|[[UMTS]], [[HSDPA]],|[[3GPP Long Term Evolution|LTE]]
}}
}}
|| 246.6<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.telekom.com/en/media/media-information/archive/third-quarter-report-2020-611952 |title=3Q 2020 Report |date=12 November 2020|page=2}}</ref><br /><small>(June 2021)</small>
|| 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 float|Free float]] (68.1%)<br />[[Federal Republic of Germany]] (31.9%)
|| Public stock (62.2%)<br />[[Government of Spain]] (10%)<br />[[Saudi Telecom]] (5%)<br />[[BBVA]] (5%)
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| align="right" | 13
| style="text-align:right" | 10
|| {{Flagicon|Netherlands}} [[VEON|VEON Ltd.]]
|| {{flagicon|South Africa}} [[MTN Group|MTN Group Limited]]
|| {{Collapsible list
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| titlestyle = font-weight:normal; background:transparent; text-align:left;
| title = |{{Flagicon|Algeria}} Algeria ([[Djezzy]])|{{Flagicon|Bangladesh}} Bangladesh ([[Banglalink]])|{{Flagicon|Georgia (country)}} Georgia (Beeline)|{{Flagicon|Kazakhstan}} Kazakhstan (Beeline)|{{Flagicon|Kyrgyzstan}} Kyrgyzstan (Beeline)|{{Flagicon|Pakistan}} Pakistan ([[Jazz (mobile network operator)|Jazz]])|{{Flagicon|Russian Federation}} Russia ([[Beeline Russia|Beeline]])|{{Flagicon|Ukraine}} Ukraine ([[Kyivstar]])|{{Flagicon|Uzbekistan}} Uzbekistan (Beeline)
| 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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| titlestyle = font-weight:normal; background:transparent; text-align:left;
| title = |[[GSM]], [[GPRS]], [[EDGE]],|[[UMTS]], [[HSDPA]], [[HSPA+]],|[[3GPP Long Term Evolution|LTE]]
| title = |[[GSM]],  
}}
}}
|| 212.7<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.veon.com/media/2882/veon-3q20_full-announcement.pdf |title=Report 3Q 2020 |publisher=Veon |date=29 October 2020}}</ref><br /><small>(Q1 2021)</small>
|| 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)
||[[Letterone Investment Holdings S.A.]] (47.9%)<br />Public stock (43.8%)<br />Stichting Administratiekantoor Mobile Telecommunications Investor (8.3%)
|| Public stock (60.02%)<br />Government Employees Pension Fund (25.33%)<br /> [[M1 Group|M1]] (10.05%)
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| align="right" | 14
| style="text-align:right" | 11
|| {{Flagicon|USA}} [[AT&T Inc.]]
|| {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Deutsche Telekom|Deutsche Telekom AG]]
|| {{Collapsible list
|| {{Collapsible list
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| titlestyle = font-weight:normal; background:transparent; text-align:left;
| title = ||{{Flagicon|USA}} United States([[AT&T Mobility|AT&T Mobility LLC]])|{{Flagicon|Mexico}} Mexico ([[AT&T Mexico]])
| 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]]
| 2 = [[UMTS]], [[HSDPA]], [[HSPA+]]
| 3 = [[3GPP Long Term Evolution|LTE]]
}}
}}
|| 191.64<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://investors.att.com/~/media/Files/A/ATT-IR/financial-reports/quarterly-earnings/2020/q3-2020/3Q20_Trending_Schedule.pdf|title=AT&T 3Q Financial Report|website=investors.att.com|language=en|access-date=2020-10-22|page=7}}</ref><br /><small>(June 2021)</small>
|| 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)
|| Institutional Shares (59.28%)<br />[[The Vanguard Group|Vanguard Group Inc]] (14.12%)<br />[[BlackRock|Blackrock Inc]] (11.49%)<br />[[State Street Corporation|State Street Corp]] (7.53%)<br />[[Newport Trust|Newport Trust Co]] (5.07%)<br />[[Geode Capital Management|Geode Captital Management, LLC]] (2.52%) <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nasdaq.com/symbol/t/ownership-summary|title=AT&T INC. Ownership summary{{!}} NASDAQ|website=www.nasdaq.com|language=en|access-date=2019-05-27}}</ref>
||[[Public float|Free float]] (62.3%)<br />[[Federal Republic of Germany]] (27.5%)
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| align="right" | 15
| style="text-align:right" | 12
|| {{Flagicon|Norway}} [[Telenor|Telenor ASA]]
|| {{flagicon|India}} [[Vodafone Idea Ltd]]
|| {{Collapsible list
|{{Flagu|India}}
|{{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]], [[High Speed Packet Access|HSPA]], [[HSPA+]],|[[3GPP Long Term Evolution|LTE]], [[TD-LTE]], [[LTE (telecommunication)|FD-LTE]], [[LTE Advanced]], [[5G]]  
| 1 ={{Flagicon|Bangladesh}} Bangladesh ([[Grameenphone]])
| 2 ={{Flagicon|Denmark}} Denmark ([[Telenor Denmark|Telenor]])
| 3 = {{Flagicon|Finland}} Finland ([[DNA Oyj|DNA PLC]])
| 4 = {{Flagicon|Malaysia}} Malaysia ([[DiGi Telecommunications|DiGi]])
| 5 = {{Flagicon|Norway}} Norway ([[Telenor]])
| 6 = {{Flagicon|Pakistan}} Pakistan ([[Telenor Pakistan|Telenor]])
| 7 = {{Flagicon|Sweden}} Sweden ([[Telenor Sverige|Telenor]])
| 8 = {{Flagicon|Thailand}} Thailand ([[dtac]])
}}
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| title = |[[GSM]], [[GPRS]], [[EDGE]],|[[UMTS]], [[HSDPA]],|[[3GPP Long Term Evolution|LTE]]
}}
}}
|| 170.28<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.telenor.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Telenor-Group-Q3-2020-report-1b35e5acbde19d34245a2a9b00422040.pdf |title=3Q 2020 Telenor ASA Group Report |date=21 October 2020|page=1}}</ref><br /><small>(Q2 2021)</small>
|| 192.9<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.myvi.in/content/dam/microsite/pdfs/Results/FY2025-26/Q3-2026/VIL-QR-Q3FY26.pdf
||[[Government of Norway]] (53.97%)<br />Public stock (41.74%)<br />[[The Government Pension Fund of Norway]] (4.79%)
|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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| align="right" | 16
| style="text-align:right" | 13
|| {{Flagicon|Indonesia}} [[Telkomsel|PT Telekomunikasi Selular]] ([[Telkomsel]])
||{{flagicon|Malaysia}} [[Axiata|Axiata Group Berhad]]
|| {{Collapsible list
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| titlestyle = font-weight:normal; background:transparent; text-align:left;
| title = |{{Flagicon|Indonesia}} Indonesia (Telkomsel)<br />{{flagicon|Timor-Leste}} East Timor ([[Telkomcel]])
| 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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| titlestyle = font-weight:normal; background:transparent; text-align:left;
| title = |[[GSM]], [[GPRS]], [[EDGE]],|[[UMTS]], [[HSDPA]], [[HSPA+]],|[[3GPP Long Term Evolution|LTE]]
| title = |[[GSM]], [[GPRS]], [[EDGE (telecommunication)|EDGE]],|[[UMTS]], [[HSDPA]], [[HSPA+]],|[[LTE (telecommunication)|LTE]], [[LTE Advanced|LTE-A]],|[[5G NR]]
}}
}}
|| 164.69<ref>{{cite web|date=June 2021|title=Telkom Indonesia Q1 2021 financial results|url=https://www.telkom.co.id/data/lampiran/1624883685344_TLKM%201Q21%20Info%20Memo.pdf|url-status=live|page=12}}</ref><br /><small>(Q1 2021)</small>
|| 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)
||[[Telkom Indonesia]] (65%)<br />[[Singtel]] (35%)
|| Public stock (54.91%)<br />[[Government of Malaysia]] (45.09%)
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| style="text-align:right" | 14
|| {{Flagicon|Malaysia}} [[Axiata|Axiata Group Berhad]]
|| {{flagicon|Indonesia}} [[Telkomsel|PT Telekomunikasi Selular]] ([[Telkomsel]])
|| {{Flagicon|Indonesia}} Indonesia<br />{{flagicon|Timor-Leste}} East Timor
|| {{Collapsible list
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| titlestyle = font-weight:normal; background:transparent; text-align:left;
| title = |{{Flagicon|Bangladesh}} Bangladesh ([[Robi (company)|Robi Axiata Ltd]])(61.82%)|{{Flagicon|Cambodia}} Cambodia ([[Smart Axiata|Smart]])|{{Flagicon|Indonesia}} Indonesia ([[XL Axiata|XL]])|{{Flagicon|Malaysia}} Malaysia ([[Celcom]])|{{Flagicon|Nepal}} Nepal ([[Ncell]])|{{Flagicon|Sri Lanka}} Sri Lanka ([[Dialog Axiata|Dialog]])
| title = |[[GSM]], [[GPRS]], [[EDGE (telecommunication)|EDGE]],|[[UMTS]], [[HSDPA]], [[HSPA+]],|[[3GPP Long Term Evolution|LTE]], [[5G]]
}}
}}
|| {{Collapsible list
|| 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)
| titlestyle = font-weight:normal; background:transparent; text-align:left;
||[[Telkom Indonesia]] (65%)<br />[[Singtel]] (35%)
| title = |[[GSM]], [[GPRS]], [[EDGE]],|[[UMTS]], [[HSDPA]], [[HSPA+]],|[[LTE (telecommunication)|LTE]], [[LTE Advanced|LTE-A]]
}}
|| 157<ref name="Axiata">{{cite web|url=https://axiata.listedcompany.com/misc/quarterly_report_20191231.pdf|title=Axiata 4th Quarter 2019 Financials}}</ref><ref name="Axiata-Group-Financial-report-4Q2019">{{cite web|url=https://axiata.listedcompany.com/misc/Axiata_Data_Financials_4Q19.xlsx|title=Axiata 4Q19 Data Financials}}</ref> <br /><small>(2020)</small>
|| Public stock (54.91%)<br />[[Government of Malaysia]] (45.09%)
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| align="right" |18
| style="text-align:right" |15
|| {{Flagicon|UAE}} [[Etisalat|Emirates Telecommunication<br />Group Company PJSC]] ([[Etisalat]])
|| {{flagicon|UAE}} [[Etisalat|Emirates Telecommunication<br />Group Company PJSC]] ([[Etisalat]])
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| 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 (26%)|{{Flagicon|Saudi Arabia}} Saudi Arabia (27%)|{{Flagicon|Togo}} Togo|{{Flagicon|UAE}} United Arab Emirates
| 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&)
}}
}}
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| title = |[[GSM]], [[GPRS]], [[EDGE]],|[[UMTS]], [[HSDPA]],|[[3GPP Long Term Evolution|LTE]]
| title = |[[GSM]], [[GPRS]], [[EDGE (telecommunication)|EDGE]],|[[UMTS]], [[HSDPA]],|[[3GPP Long Term Evolution|LTE]]
}}
}}
|| 154<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 /><small>(2020)</small>
|| 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%)
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| align="right" | 19
| style="text-align:right" | 16
|| {{Flagicon|USA}} [[Verizon Wireless]]
|| {{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 = ||{{Flagicon|USA}} United States (Verizon Wireless, [[Visible (wireless service)|Visible]], [[TracFone Wireless|TracFone, Net10, Straight Talk, SafeLink, Simple Mobile]])||{{Flagicon|United States Virgin Islands}} ([[TracFone Wireless|TracFone, Net10, Straight Talk, SafeLink, Simple Mobile]])||{{Flagicon|Puerto Rico}} ([[TracFone Wireless|TracFone, Net10, Straight Talk, SafeLink, Simple Mobile]])
| 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 = |[[CDMA]], [[EV-DO]],|[[3GPP Long Term Evolution|LTE]]
| title = |[[GSM]], [[GPRS]], [[EDGE (telecommunication)|EDGE]],|[[UMTS]], [[HSDPA]], [[HSPA+]],|[[3GPP Long Term Evolution|LTE]]
}}
}}
|| 120.85<ref>{{Cite web|title=Verizon Q1 2021|url=https://www.verizon.com/about/file/54715/download?token=JrrRfdt3|url-status=live|access-date=2021-07-01|website=www.verizon.com|language=en}}</ref><br /><small>(April 2021)</small>
|| 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)
||[[Verizon Communications]]
||[[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>
|-
|-
| align="right" | 20
| style="text-align:right" | 17
|{{Flagicon|India}} [[Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited]]
| {{flagicon|Qatar}} [[Ooredoo|Ooredoo QSC]]
|{{Collapsible list
| titlestyle = font-weight:normal; background:transparent; text-align:left;
| title = ||{{Flag|India}} ([[BSNL Mobile]] & [[Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited|MTNL]])|  <ref group="Note">[[BSNL]] and [[MTNL]] merger approved by [[Government of India]].</ref><ref name="BSNL-MTNL MERGER">{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/business/Industry/bsnl-mtnl-to-be-merged/article29777424.ece|title=MTNL to be act as BSNL subsidiary Till Merger Complete|date=2019-06-29|work=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://economictimes.com/news/economy/policy/bsnl-mtnl-to-be-merged-cabinet-approves-four-way-revival-plan-for-the-two/articleshow/71721833.cms|title=Government approves Revival package for BSNL, MTNL|date=2019-10-23|publisher=[[The Economic Times|Economic Times]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/business/story/bsnl-mtnl-merge-1612281-2019-10-23|title=BSNL, MTNL to be merged, along with special package|date=2019-10-23|publisher=[[India Today]]}}</ref>
}}
|{{Collapsible list
| titlestyle = font-weight:normal; background:transparent; text-align:left;
| title = |[[GSM]], [[GPRS]], [[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]]
}}
|113.98 <ref name="TRAI" /><br /><small>(January 2022)</small><ref group="Note">After adding subscribers of [[Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited|MTNL]] to BSNL, because MTNL will merge with [[Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited|BSNL]].</ref><ref name="BSNL-MTNL MERGER" />
|[[Government of India]]
|-
|-
| align="right" | 21
|| {{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]]) (46.4%)|{{Flagicon|Indonesia}} Indonesia ([[Indosat|Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison]])|{{Flagicon|Iraq}} Iraq ([[Asia Cell]]) (30%)|{{Flagicon|Kuwait}} Kuwait|{{Flagicon|Maldives}} Maldives|{{Flagicon|Myanmar}} Myanmar ([[Ooredoo Myanmar|Ooredoo]])|{{Flagicon|Oman}} Oman ([[Ooredoo Oman|Ooredoo]])|{{Flagicon|Qatar}} Qatar|{{Flagicon|Tunisia}} Tunisia
| 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]]
}}
}}
|| 117.6<ref>{{cite web|date=April 2021|title=Q1 2021 Results|url=https://www.ooredoo.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Q1-2021-IR-presentation-final.pdf|url-status=live|publisher=Ooredoo|page=12}}</ref><br /><small>(April 2021)</small>
|| 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
| align="right" | 22
|| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Verizon|Verizon Communications]]  
|| {{Flagicon|Vietnam}} [[Viettel|Viettel Group]]
|| {{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 = |{{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 |
| title = |[[HSDPA]], [[HSPA+]], [[3GPP Long Term Evolution|LTE]], [[LTE-Advanced]], [[LTE-A Pro]], [[5G NR]]|
}}
}}
|| {{Collapsible list
|| 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)
| titlestyle = font-weight:normal; background:transparent; text-align:left;
||[[Verizon Communications]]
| title = |[[CDMA]],|[[GSM]], [[GPRS]], [[EDGE]],|[[UMTS]], [[HSDPA]], [[HSPA+]], [[3GPP Long Term Evolution|LTE]]
}}
|| 110.0<ref>{{cite web |url=http://international.viettel.vn/news-detail/viettel-to-become-a-digital-service-provider-this-year|title=Viettel to become a digital service provider this year |publisher=Viettel Group |date=14 December 2019}}</ref><br /><small>(December 2018)</small>
|| [[Government of Vietnam]]  
|-
|-
| align="right" | 23
| style="text-align:right" | 19
|{{Flagicon|HKG}} [[CK Hutchison Holdings|CKH Group Telecom]]
|| {{flagicon|USA}} [[AT&T|AT&T Inc.]]
|| {{Collapsible list
|| {{Flagicon|USA}} United States ([[AT&T Mobility|AT&T Mobility LLC]])<br />{{Flagicon|Mexico}} Mexico ([[AT&T Mexico]])
| titlestyle = font-weight:normal; background:transparent; text-align:left;|{{Flagicon|HKG}} Hong Kong|{{Flagicon|Macau}} Macau
|| {{Collapsible list|[[HSDPA]], [[HSPA+]], [[3GPP Long Term Evolution|LTE]], [[LTE-Advanced]], [[LTE-A Pro]], [[5G NR]]
| 4 = {{Flagicon|GBR}} United Kingdom ([[Three UK|Three]])
| 5 = {{Flagicon|Austria}} Austria
| 6 = {{Flagicon|Sweden}} Sweden
| 7 = {{Flagicon|Denmark}} Denmark
| 8 = {{Flagicon|Indonesia}} Indonesia ([[Indosat|Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison]])
| 9 = {{Flagicon|Sri Lanka}} Sri Lanka ([[Hutch (Sri Lanka)|Hutch]])
| 10 = {{Flagicon|Italy}} Italy ([[Wind Tre]])
| 11 = {{Flagicon|Vietnam}} Vietnam ([[Vietnamobile]])
| 13 = {{Flagicon|Ireland}} Ireland ([[3 Ireland|3]])
}}
|{{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]],|[[3GPP Long Term Evolution|LTE]]
| title =  
| 2 =
| 3 =
}}
}}
|98.49<ref>{{cite web |url=https://doc.irasia.com/listco/hk/ckh/annual/2019/ar2019.pdf |title=Customer base, 2019 |publisher=CK Hutchison Holdings Limited|date=19 March 2020}}</ref><small>(2020)</small>
|| 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)
|[[CK Hutchison Holdings]]
|| 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>
|-
|-
| align="right" | 24
| style="text-align:right" | 20
|| {{Flagicon|Iran}} [[Mobile Telecommunication Company of Iran|MCI Hamrahe Aval]]
|| {{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|Iran}} Iran
| 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 = | [[GSM]] 900/1800&nbsp;MHz ([[GPRS]], [[Enhanced Data Rates for GSM Evolution|EDGE]]) <br />2100/900&nbsp;MHz ([[High Speed Packet Access|HSPA]], [[DC-HSPA+]])<br />1800/2600/2100/900&nbsp;MHz ([[LTE (telecommunication)|LTE]], [[LTE Advanced|LTE-A]]), ([[VoLTE]], [[VoWiFi]])
| title = |[[GSM]], [[GPRS]], [[EDGE (telecommunication)|EDGE]],|[[UMTS]], [[HSDPA]],|[[LTE (telecommunication)|LTE]], [[LTE Advanced|LTE-A]],|[[5G NR]]
}}
}}
|| 92.46<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rond.ir/News/2602/ |script-title=fa:سهم بازار اپراتورهای همراه در سه ماهه نخست سال جاری |trans-title=Mobile operators' market share in the first quarter of this year  |language=fa |website=rond.ir |access-date=2021-06-17}}</ref><br /><small>(April 2020)</small>
|| 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)
||[[Telecommunication Company of Iran|TCI]] (94.09%)<br />[[Sukuk]] (5.91%)
||[[Government of Norway]] (53.97%)<br />Public stock (41.74%)<br />[[The Government Pension Fund of Norway]] (4.79%)
|-
|-
| align="right" | 25
| style="text-align:right" | 21
|| {{Flagicon|Russia}} [[MTS (network provider)|Mobile TeleSystems (MTS)]]
|| {{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|Russia}} Russia (MTS)|{{Flagicon|Armenia}} Armenia (VivaCell-MTS)|{{Flagicon|Belarus}} Belarus (MTS)
| 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]],|[[3GPP Long Term Evolution|LTE]]
| title = |[[CDMA]],|[[GSM]], [[GPRS]], [[EDGE (telecommunication)|EDGE]],|[[UMTS]], [[HSDPA]], [[HSPA+]], [[3GPP Long Term Evolution|LTE]]|[[5G NR]]
}}
}}
|| 84.9<ref>{{cite web|date=18 May 2021|title=Q1 2021 Results|url=http://s22.q4cdn.com/722839827/files/doc_news/2021/05/MTS-Q1-2021-Results-Press-Release.pdf|url-status=live|publisher=MTS|page=2}}</ref><br /><small>(Q1 2021)</small>
|| 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)
|| [[Sistema]] (50.8%)
|| [[Government of Vietnam]]  
|-
|-
| align="right" | 26
| style="text-align:right" | 22
|{{Flagicon|Japan}} [[NTT Docomo|NTT Docomo Inc.]]
||{{flagicon|India}} [[BSNL Mobile]]
|| {{Collapsible list
|{{Flagu|India}}
| titlestyle = font-weight:normal; background:transparent; text-align:left;|{{Flagicon|Japan}} Japan
}}
|{{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+]],|[[3GPP Long Term Evolution|LTE]], [[TD-LTE]], [[LTE (telecommunication)|FD-LTE]], [[LTE Advanced]] <small></small>
| 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]]
}}
}}
||82.63<ref>{{cite web|date=12 May 2021|title=NTT FY2020|url=https://www.nttdocomo.co.jp/english/corporate/ir/binary/pdf/library/presentation/210512/presentation_fy2020_4q_e.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref><br /><small>(May 2021)</small>
|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>
|| [[Nippon Telegraph and Telephone]]
|[[Government of India]]
|-
|-
| align="right" | 27
| style="text-align:right" | 23
|| {{Flagicon|Philippines}} [[Globe Telecom|Globe Telecom Inc.]]
|{{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 = ||{{Flagicon|Philippines}} Philippines
| title = |[[UMTS]], [[High Speed Packet Access|HSPA]], [[HSPA+]],|[[3GPP Long Term Evolution|LTE]], [[TD-LTE]], [[LTE (telecommunication)|FD-LTE]], [[LTE Advanced]]
}}
}}
|| {{Collapsible list
||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)
| titlestyle = font-weight:normal; background:transparent; text-align:left;
|| [[Nippon Telegraph and Telephone]]
| title = |[[CDMA]], [[EV-DO]],|[[GSM]], [[GPRS]], [[EDGE]],|[[UMTS]], [[HSPA+]],|[[LTE (telecommunication)|LTE]], [[LTE Advanced]]
}}
|| 79.8<ref>{{cite web|date=7 May 2021|title=Report 1Q 2021|url=https://www.globe.com.ph/content/dam/globe/brie/About-us/investor-relations/documents/SEC-PSE-Disclosures/2021/Quarterly/Analysts-Briefing-Materials/1Q21-Analysts-Briefing-Materials-v2.pdf|url-status=live|page=4}}</ref><br /><small>(May 2021)</small>
||Asiacom (50.81%)<br />[[Singtel]] (20.08%)
Public stock (15.65%)<br />[[Ayala Corporation]] (13.19%)<br />Directors, Officers,Executive Stock Option Plan (0.26%)
|-
|-
| align="right" | 28
| style="text-align:right" | 24
|| {{Flagicon|Philippines}} [[PLDT#Wireless|PLDT Inc.]]
|| {{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 = |{{Flagicon|Philippines}} Philippines ([[Smart Communications|Smart]], [[TNT (cellular service)|TNT]], [[Sun Cellular]])
| title = ||[[GSM]], [[GPRS]], [[EDGE (telecommunication)|EDGE]],<br />[[UMTS]], [[LTE (telecommunication)|LTE]], [[5G NR]]
}}
}}
|| {{Collapsible list
|| 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)
| titlestyle = font-weight:normal; background:transparent; text-align:left;
|| [[Sistema]] (50.8%)
| title = |[[GSM]], [[GPRS]], [[EDGE]],|[[UMTS]], [[HSDPA]], [[High Speed Packet Access|HSPA]], [[HSPA+]],|[[3GPP Long Term Evolution|LTE]],|[[WiMAX]]
}}
|| 71.8<ref>{{cite web|date=6 May 2021|title=Financial highlights 1Q 2021|url=http://pldt.com/docs/default-source/financial-results/md-a/2021/1q-mda.pdf?sfvrsn=0|url-status=live}}</ref><br /><small>(May 2021)</small>
|| Public (41.55%)<br />[[NTT Docomo]] (14.5%)
Philippine Telecommunications Investment Corp. (12.05%)<br />[[JG Summit Holdings]] (11.27%)
 
Metro Pacific Resources, Inc. (9.98%)
 
[[NTT Communications Corp]] (5.85%)
 
[[First Pacific]] (3.54%)
|-
|-
| align="right" | 29
| style="text-align:right" | 25
|| {{Flagicon|Russia}} [[MegaFon]]
|| {{flagicon|Russia}} [[MegaFon]]
|| {{Collapsible list
|| {{Flagicon|Russia}} Russia<br />{{Flagicon|Tajikistan}} Tajikistan
| titlestyle = font-weight:normal; background:transparent; text-align:left;
| title = |{{Flagicon|Russia}} Russia|{{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]]
}}
}}
|| 70.5<ref>{{cite web |url=https://moscow.megafon.ru/download/~msk/~moscow/CORP/Q1_2020/MFON_Q1_2020.xlsx?_ga=2.188999919.554179078.1595596950-1176812767.1578462875 |title=KPI Q1 2020 |publisher=MegaFon |date=28 May 2020}}</ref><br /><small>(Q1 2021)</small>
|| 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%)
|-
| align="right" | 30
|{{Flagicon|Japan}} [[KDDI]]
|| {{Collapsible list
| titlestyle = font-weight:normal; background:transparent; text-align:left;|{{Flagicon|Japan}} Japan ([[au (mobile phone company)|Au]])
}}
|{{Collapsible list
| titlestyle = font-weight:normal; background:transparent; text-align:left;
| title =||[[UMTS]], [[High Speed Packet Access|HSPA]], [[HSPA+]],|[[3GPP Long Term Evolution|LTE]], [[TD-LTE]], [[LTE (telecommunication)|FD-LTE]], [[LTE Advanced]] <small></small>
}}
||60.56<ref>{{cite web|date=12 September 2021|title=KDDI FY2021|url=https://www.kddi.com/english/corporate/ir/finance/mobile-subscription/|url-status=live}}</ref><br /><small>(June 2021)</small>
|| [[KDDI|KDDI Corporation]]
|}
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! Rank !! Operator !! Technology !! data-sort-type=number|Subscribers<br /><small>(in millions)</small> !! Ownership
! Rank !! Operator !! Technology !! data-sort-type=number|Subscribers<br />(in millions) !! Ownership
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|align=right| 1 || {{Flagicon|USA}} [[Iridium Satellite LLC|Iridium]] || [[Proprietary protocol|Proprietary]] [[Digital AMPS|TDMA]] || 0.824 <small>(June 2016)</small><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>||
|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>||
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|align=right| 2 || {{Flagicon|USA}} [[Globalstar]] || [[Proprietary protocol|Proprietary]] [[CDMA]] || 0.638 <small>(March 2015)</small><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>||
|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>||
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|align=right| 3 || {{Flagicon|UAE}} [[Thuraya]] || [[Proprietary protocol|Proprietary]] [[FDMA]]/[[GSM]] ||0.260 <small>(December 2007)</small><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%)
|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%)
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|align=right| 4 || {{Flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[Inmarsat]] || [[Proprietary protocol|Proprietary]] [[GSM]] ||0.254 <small>(September 2009)</small><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>||
|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>||
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|align=right| 5 || {{Flagicon|Indonesia}} [[ACeS]] || Dual-mode [[Satellite]]/[[GSM]] || 0.020 <small>(December 2007)</small>||
|style="text-align:right"| 5 || [[ACeS]] || Dual-mode [[Satellite]]/[[GSM]] || 0.020 (December 2007)||
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== By region ==
* [[List of mobile network operators of the Americas]]
* [[List of mobile network operators of the Asia Pacific region]]
* [[List of mobile network operators of Europe]]
* [[List of mobile network operators of the Middle East and Africa]]


== See also ==
== See also ==
{{Portal|Telephones}}


* [[Comparison of mobile phone standards]]
* General
* [[List of countries by number of broadband Internet subscriptions]]
** [[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 telephone operating companies]]
**[[List of mobile network operators of the Americas]]
* [[Mobile country code]] (List of MCC/MNC assigned to mobile networks)
* Country lists
 
** [[List of sovereign states by number of broadband Internet subscriptions]]
==Footnotes==
** [[List of countries by number of Internet users]]
{{reflist|group=Note}}
** [[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|30em}}
{{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/


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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 China China Mobile
Communications Corporation
 China (China Mobile)
 Hong Kong (CMHK)
 Pakistan (Zong)
1003.9[1]
(September 2024)
Government of the People's Republic of China (74.25%)
Public stock (25.75%)
2 India Bharti Airtel Limited 600[2]
(September 2025)
Bharti Enterprises (66.57%)
Singtel (32.15%)
Google (1.28%)
3 India Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited  India 517.56[3]
(March 2026)
Jio Platforms
4 China China Telecom Corp., Ltd  China
 Macau
423.4[4]
(September 2024)
China Telecommunications Corporation (State Owned) (70.89%)
5 China China Unicom Limited  China 345.0[5]
(September 2024)
China Unicom Limited (40.92%)
China Netcom Group (29.49%)
6 United Kingdom Vodafone Group plc 310.0[6]
(May 2024)
7 Mexico América Móvil, S.A.B. de C.V 315.8[7]
(September 2024)
Helu Slim (36.50%)
Carlos Slim (6.84%)
Public stock (56.66%)
8 France Orange S.A. 256.4[8]
(February 2026)
Public stock (68.1%)
Government of France (13.4%)
9 Spain Telefónica S.A. 249.3[9]
(February 2025)
Public stock (62.2%)
Government of Spain (10%)
Saudi Telecom (5%)
BBVA (5%)
10 South Africa MTN Group Limited 288.0[10]
(September 2024)
Public stock (60.02%)
Government Employees Pension Fund (25.33%)
M1 (10.05%)
11 Germany Deutsche Telekom AG 258.8[11]
(September 2024)
Free float (62.3%)
Federal Republic of Germany (27.5%)
12 India Vodafone Idea Ltd  India 192.9[12]
(December 2025)
Government of India (49%)
Vodafone Group Plc (15.4%)
Aditya Birla Group (9.85%)
13 Malaysia Axiata Group Berhad 162.5[13]
(December 2023)
Public stock (54.91%)
Government of Malaysia (45.09%)
14 Indonesia PT Telekomunikasi Selular (Telkomsel) Indonesia Indonesia
East Timor East Timor
159.3[14]
(December 2023)
Telkom Indonesia (65%)
Singtel (35%)
15 United Arab Emirates Emirates Telecommunication
Group Company PJSC
(Etisalat)
159[15]
(2021)
Emirates Investment Authority (60.03%)
Public stock (39.97%)
16 United Arab Emirates VEON Ltd. 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 Qatar Ooredoo QSC 149.4[18]
(Q3 2024)
Government of Qatar
18 United States Verizon Communications United States United States
Template:Country data United States Virgin IslandsTemplate:Preview warning United States Virgin Islands
Puerto Rico Puerto Rico
146[19]
(December 2024)
Verizon Communications
19 United States AT&T Inc. United States United States (AT&T Mobility LLC)
Mexico Mexico (AT&T Mexico)
139.0[20]
(September 2024)
Institutional Shares (59.28%)
Vanguard Group Inc (14.12%)
Blackrock Inc (11.49%)[21]
20 Norway Telenor ASA 138.31[22]
(Q3 2024)
Government of Norway (53.97%)
Public stock (41.74%)
The Government Pension Fund of Norway (4.79%)
21 Vietnam Viettel Group 110.0[23]
(Q1 2022)
Government of Vietnam
22 India BSNL Mobile  India 91.74[24] Government of India
23 Japan NTT Docomo Inc. Japan Japan 91.4[25]
(Q3 2025)
Nippon Telegraph and Telephone
24 Russia Mobile TeleSystems (MTS) Russia Russia
Belarus Belarus
87.60[26]
(Q3 2024)
Sistema (50.8%)
25 Russia MegaFon Russia Russia
Tajikistan Tajikistan
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]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. "Monthly Customer Data". 30 September 2024.
  2. "Airtel partners with Google to establish India's first mega AI hub and data center in Visakhapatnam". Airtel.
  3. "Reliance Jio Q2 Results: ARPU rises to ₹211.40, subscriber base tops 500 million - CNBC TV18". CNBCTV18. 17 October 2025. Retrieved 20 October 2025.
  4. "China Telecom Monthly Reports". China Telecom Corporation. 30 September 2024.
  5. "Key Financial and Performance Indicators for the First Three Quarters of 2024" (PDF). 30 September 2024.
  6. "Annual Report 2024". 24 May 2024.
  7. "3Q 2024 Reports" (PDF). 30 September 2024.
  8. "Strategic Plan 2026". 18 February 2026.
  9. "Q4 Results 2025". 24 February 2026.
  10. "Q3 Results 2024" (PDF). 30 September 2024.
  11. "Interim Group Report 3Q 2024" (PDF). 30 September 2024.
  12. "Vi FY Results 2025" (PDF). December 2025.
  13. "Axiata Integrated 2019 Annual Report 2023" (PDF).
  14. "Annual Report 2023" (PDF). December 2023.
  15. "Etisalat 2Q Report 2020" (PDF). p. 4. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
  16. "Q1 2025 Results". VEON. May 2025.
  17. "VEON Ltd. Ownership Structure, as of 31 December 2024 (after completing delisting from Euronext Amsterdam on 25 November 2024)". Retrieved 20 May 2025.
  18. "Q3 2024 Results" (PDF). Ooredoo. October 2024. p. 12.
  19. "Financial and Operating Information". Verizon. 24 January 2025. Archived from the original on 24 January 2025.
  20. "AT&T Financial and Operational Schedules 3Q 2024" (PDF). Retrieved 30 September 2024.
  21. "AT&T INC. Ownership summary". NASDAQ. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  22. "Telenor Group's Results Q3 2024" (PDF). 30 October 2024.
  23. "Viettel Global network Q1 2022". Viettel Group. 29 March 2022.
  24. "Telecom Subscriptions Reports | Telecom Regulatory Authority of India". trai.gov.in. Retrieved 24 October 2025.
  25. "Number of Subscribers". group.ntt. Retrieved 24 October 2025.
  26. "Финансовые и операционные результаты Группы МТС за 3 квартал 2024". mts.ru. Retrieved 30 January 2025.
  27. "МегаФон подвёл финансовые итоги первого полугодия 2024 года". MegaFon. 16 August 2024.
  28. "Iridium Q2 2016 Results" (PDF). 30 June 2016.
  29. "Globestar Announces Q1 2015 Results". Globalstar.com. 31 March 2015.
  30. "Thuraya Launches SMS Info Service with CNN" (Press release). Thuraya. 27 November 2007. Archived from the original on 3 January 2010.
  31. "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]

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For a more comprehensive list of mobile phone operators, see Mobile country codes.