List of mobile network operators
This is a list of mobile phone network and satellite phone network operators measured by number of subscribers.
For a more comprehensive list of mobile phone operators, see Mobile country codes.
Terrestrial
This is a list of the world's largest terrestrial mobile phone network operators measured by number of subscribers (and by proportionate subscribers, if the company has holdings in other operators).
| Rank | Company | Main markets (100% ownership unless stated otherwise) | Technology | Proportionate subscribers (in millions) | Total subscribers (in millions) | Ownership |
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| 1 |  China Mobile |
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833.85[1] (March 2016) |
Government of the PRC (74.25%) Public Stock (25.75%) | ||
| 2 |  Vodafone |
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445.80[2] (December 2015) |
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| 3 |  Airtel |
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357.43[3] (March 2016) |
Bharti Enterprises (67.5%)
Singtel (32.5%) | ||
| 4 | China Unicom |
China |
286.66[4] (December 2015) |
China Unicom Limited (40.92%) China Netcom Group (29.49%) Telefonica (9.7%) | ||
| 5 |  América Móvil |
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284.00[5] (March 2016) |
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| 6 |  Axiata |
275[6] (December 2015) |
Government of Malaysia (45.09%) Public Stock (54.91%) | |||
| 7 |  Telefónica |
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246.90[7] (March 2016) |
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| 8 |  MTN Group |
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229.34[8] (March 2016) |
Public Stock (68.02%) Government Employees Pension Fund (17.23%) M1(7.72%) | ||
| 9 |  VimpelCom |
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217.40[9] (December 2015) |
Letterone Investment Holdings S.A. (47.9%) Telenor (33%) Public Stock (10.8%) Stichting Administratiekantoor Mobile Telecommunications Investor (8.3%) | ||
| 10 |  Telenor |
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208.40[10] (March 2016) |
Government of Norway (53,97%) The Government Pension Fund of Norway (4,79%) Public stock (41,74%) | ||
| 11 | China Telecom |
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202.64[11] (March 2016) |
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| 12 |  Orange |
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191.05[12] (March 2016) |
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| 13 |  Etisalat |
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173[13] (December 2013) |
Emirates Investment Authority (60.03%) | ||
| 14 | Idea Cellular |
India |
163.9[14] (September 2014) |
Aditya Birla Group (49.05%) Axiata Group Berhad (19.1%) Providence Equity (10.6%) | ||
| 15 |  STC |
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161[15] (December 2013) |
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| 16 |  T-Mobile |
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152.40[16] (March 2015) |
Deutsche Telekom | ||
| 17 |  Verizon Wireless |
United States |
140.1[17] (January 2016) |
Verizon Communications | ||
| 18 | AT&T Mobility |
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130.4[18] (April 2016) |
AT&T Inc. | ||
| 19 | Reliance |
India |
110[19] (September 2014) |
Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group | ||
| 20 |  TIM |
105.2[20] (September 2014) |
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| 21 | MTS |
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103.3[21] (March 2014) |
Sistema (50.8%) | ||
| 22 |  Ooredoo |
96.7[22] (Q1 2014) |
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| 23 | BSNL |
India |
96.28[23] (October 2012) |
Government of India | ||
| 24 | Aircel |
India |
79.6[24](Jan 2015) | Maxis (74%) Apollo Hospitals (26%) | ||
| 25 | Tata DoCoMo |
India |
77.4[24](Jan 2015) | Tata Teleservices (74%) NTT DoCoMo (26%) | ||
| 26 |  PLDT |
72.8[25] (March 2012) |
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| 26 |  Turkcell |
70.7[26] (Q3 2013) |
TeliaSonera (38%) Cukurova Group (26.12%) M.V.Holding (1.18%) Public Stock (34.7%) | |||
| 27 |  Vivo | |||||
| 28 | MegaFon |
Russia |
68[27] (Q2 2014) |
TeliaSonera (35.6%) Altimo (25.1%) AF Telecom (8%) | ||
| 30 |   Telia Company |
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65.56[28] (December 2014) |
37.3% Government of Sweden, 11.7% Government of Finland | ||
| 31 | Maxis |
63.71[29][30] (December 2010) |
Ananda Krishnan (75%) Saudi Telecom Company (25%) |
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Satellite based
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 |
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| 1 | Iridium | Proprietary TDMA | 0.748 (March 2015)[31] | |
| 2 | Globalstar | Proprietary CDMA | 0.638 (March 2015)[32] | |
| 3 | Thuraya | Proprietary FDMA/GSM | 0.260 (December 2007)[33] | Etisalat (28%) |
| 4 | Inmarsat | Proprietary GSM | 0.254 (September 2009)[34] | |
| 5 |  ACeS | Dual-mode Satellite/GSM | 0.020 (December 2007) |
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
- Comparison of mobile phone standards
- List of cable Internet providers
- List of countries 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 telephone operating companies
References
- ↑ "Operation Data". China Mobile. 2016-03-31.
- ↑ "Vodafone Annual Report 2015" (PDF). 31 December 2015.
- ↑ "1Q 2016 Report Airtel". Airtel. 2016-03-31.
- ↑ "Operation Data". China Unicom. 2015-12-31.
- ↑ "1Q 2016 Reports" (PDF). América Móvil. 2016-03-31.
- ↑ "Axiata - Annual Report 2015" (PDF). 2016-02-16.
- ↑
- ↑ "1Q Results 2016" (PDF). MTN Group. 31 March 2016.
- ↑ "VimpelCom Reports 4Q 2015" (PDF). VimpelCom. 31 December 2016.
- ↑ "1Q 2016 Telenor Group Report" (PDF). 31 March 2016.
- ↑ "China Telecom Mobile subscribers". China Telecom. 31 March 2016.
- ↑ "Orange Press Release 1Q 2016" (PDF). 31 March 2016.
- ↑ "Etisalat Q1 2015 Results" (PDF). Etisalat. 19 April 2015. p. 6. Retrieved 16 Nov 2015.
- ↑ "Telecom Subsriber Data" (PDF). Telecom Regulatory Authority on India. 14 Oct 2015. Retrieved 16 Nov 2015.
- ↑ "STC Investor Factsheet" (PDF). STC. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
- ↑ "Report Q1 2015" (PDF). Deutsche Telekom. 31 March 2015.
- ↑ "How Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile, Sprint and more stacked up in Q4 2015: The top 8 carriers". FierceWireless. Retrieved March 2, 2016.
- ↑ "Form 8-K" (PDF). AT&T. April 26, 2016. Retrieved April 27, 2016.
- ↑ "Annual Report 2012-13" (PDF). Reliance. p. 3. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
- ↑ Telecom Italia. Telecom Italia (2014-09-30). Retrieved on 20 January 2015.
- ↑ "SUBSCRIBER NUMBERS FOR Q1 2014". MTS. 4 June 2014. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
- ↑ "Q1 2014 Results" (PDF). Ooredoo. p. 26. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
- ↑ Idea Cellular Quarterly Report. COAI
- 1 2 India Telecom Subscription Data. TRAI
- ↑ "Consolidated service revenues up 13% year-on-year to P42.8 billion" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 December 2012. Retrieved 26 July 2012.
- ↑ "TURKCELL-Key Financial and Operational Data". Turkcell.com.tr. Retrieved 2013-10-06.
- ↑ "Financial results for the second quarter 2014" (PDF). MegaFon. 31 July 2014. p. 12. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
- ↑ "TeliaSonera Annual Report" (PDF). 31 December 2014.
- ↑ Archived 18 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ Archived 2 February 2013 at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ "Iridium Announces Q1 2015 Results". Investor.iridium.com. 2015-03-31.
- ↑ "Globestar Announces Q1 2015 Results". Globalstar.com. 2015-03-31.
- ↑ Archived 3 January 2010 at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ Archived 6 November 2012 at the Wayback Machine.
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