# List of mobile network operators

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

## Terrestrial

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 Mobile Communications Corporation | China (China Mobile) Hong Kong (CMHK) Pakistan (Zong) | List GSM, GPRS, EDGE, TD-SCDMA, TD-HSDPA, TD-LTE, FD-LTE (Hong Kong only), 4G+, 5G | 1003.9 (September 2024) | Government of the People's Republic of China (74.25%) Public stock (25.75%) |
| 2 | Bharti Airtel Limited | List  Chad (Airtel) DR Congo (Airtel) Gabon (Airtel) India (Airtel) Kenya (Airtel Kenya) Madagascar (Airtel) Malawi (Airtel) Niger (Airtel) Nigeria (Airtel) Republic of the Congo (Airtel) Rwanda (Airtel) Seychelles (Airtel) Tanzania (Airtel Tanzania) Uganda (Airtel Uganda) Zambia (Airtel) | List GSM, GPRS, EDGE,HSPA, UMTS, HSPA+,LTE, TD-LTE, FD-LTE, LTE Advanced, 5G | 563.2 (September 2024) | Bharti Enterprises (66.57%) Singtel (32.15%) Google (1.28%) |
| 3 | Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited | India | List LTE, TD-LTE, FD-LTE, LTE Advanced, 5G | 461.2 (November 2024) | Jio Platforms |
| 4 | China Telecom Corp., Ltd | China Macau | List CDMA, EV-DOTD-LTE, LTE, 4G+, 5G | 423.4 (September 2024) | China Telecommunications Corporation (State Owned) (70.89%) |
| 5 | China Unicom Limited | China | List GSM, GPRS, EDGE,UMTS, ,TD-LTE, LTE, 4G+, 5G | 345.0 (September 2024) | China Unicom Limited (40.92%) China Netcom Group (29.49%) Telefónica (0.6%) |
| 6 | Vodafone Group plc | List Albania (Vodafone) Australia (Vodafone) Czech Republic (Vodafone) Egypt (Vodafone) Germany (Vodafone) Greece (Vodafone) Ireland (Vodafone) Italy (Vodafone) Netherlands (Vodafone) Northern Cyprus (Vodafone) Portugal (Vodafone) Romania (Vodafone) South Africa (Vodacom) Spain (Vodafone) Tanzania (Vodacom) Turkey (Vodafone) United Kingdom (Vodafone) | List GSM, GPRS, EDGE,HSPA, HSPA+,LTE, LTE Advanced, 5G | 323.0 (December 2023) | |
| 7 | América Móvil, S.A.B. de C.V | List Argentina (Claro) Austria (Telekom Austria) Belarus (A1) Brazil (Claro) Bulgaria (A1) Chile (Claro) Colombia (Claro) Costa Rica (Claro) Croatia (A1) Dominican Republic (Claro) Ecuador (Claro) El Salvador (Claro) Guatemala (Claro) Honduras (Claro) Mexico (Telcel) Nicaragua (Claro) North Macedonia (A1) Paraguay (Claro) Peru (Claro) Puerto Rico (Claro) Serbia (A1) Slovenia (A1 Slovenija) Uruguay (Claro) | List D-AMPS, cdmaOne, CDMA2000 1x, EV-DO,GSM, GPRS, EDGE,UMTS, HSPA+,LTE | 315.8 (September 2024) | Helu Slim (36.50%) Carlos Slim (6.84%) Public stock (56.66%) |
| 8 | Orange S.A. | List Belgium (Orange) Botswana (Orange) Cameroon (Orange) Central African Republic (Orange) Democratic Republic of the Congo (Orange) Dominican Republic (Orange) Egypt (Orange) Equatorial Guinea (Orange) France (Orange) Guinea (Sonatel) Guinea-Bissau (Sonatel) Ivory Coast Jordan (Orange) Kenya (Orange) Luxembourg Madagascar (Orange) Mali (Orange) Moldova (Orange) Morocco (Orange) Niger (Orange) Poland (Orange) Romania (Orange) Senegal (Orange) (50%) Slovakia (Orange) Spain (Orange) Tunisia (Orange) | List GSM, GPRS, EDGE,UMTS, HSDPA, HSPA+,LTE | 305.3 (December 2024) | Public stock (77%) Government of France (23%) |
| 9 | Telefónica S.A. | List Argentina (Movistar) Brazil (Vivo) Chile (Movistar) Colombia (Movistar) Ecuador (Movistar) Germany (O$_2$) Mexico (Movistar) Peru (Movistar) Spain (Movistar) United Kingdom (O$_2$) Uruguay (Movistar) Venezuela (Movistar) | List D-AMPS, cdmaOne, CDMA2000,GSM, GPRS, EDGE,UMTS, HSDPA,LTE | 303.2 (September 2024) | |
| 10 | MTN Group Limited | List Benin Botswana Cameroon Republic of the Congo Eswatini (30%) Ghana Guinea Iran (49%) Ivory Coast Liberia Nigeria Rwanda South Africa South Sudan Sudan Uganda Zambia | List GSM, | 288.0 (September 2024) | Public stock (60.02%) Government Employees Pension Fund (25.33%) M1 (10.05%) |
| 11 | Deutsche Telekom AG | List Austria (Magenta Telekom) Croatia (Hrvatski Telekom) Czech Republic (T-Mobile CZ) Germany (Deutsche Telekom) Greece (Cosmote) Hungary (Magyar Telekom) Montenegro (Crnogorski Telekom) North Macedonia (Makedonski Telekom) Poland (T-Mobile PL) Puerto Rico (T-Mobile US) Romania (Telekom Romania) Slovakia (Slovak Telekom) United States (T-Mobile US) United States Virgin Islands (T-Mobile US) | List GSM, GPRS, EDGE,UMTS, HSPA, HSPA+, DC-HSPA+,LTE, LTE-A, LTE-A Pro, 5G NR | 258.8 (September 2024) | Free float (68.1%) Federal Republic of Germany (31.9%) |
| 12 | Vodafone Idea Ltd | India | List GSM, GPRS, EDGE,UMTS, HSPA, HSPA+,LTE, TD-LTE, FD-LTE, LTE Advanced, 5G | 209.0 (November 2024) | Government of India (23.8%) Vodafone Group Plc (23.2%) Aditya Birla Group (15%) |
| 13 | Axiata Group Berhad | List Bangladesh (Robi) Cambodia (Smart) Indonesia (XL) Malaysia (CelcomDigi) Sri Lanka (Dialog) | List GSM, GPRS, EDGE,UMTS, HSDPA, HSPA+,LTE, LTE-A,5G NR | 162.5 (December 2023) | Public stock (54.91%) Government of Malaysia (45.09%) |
| 14 | PT Telekomunikasi Selular (Telkomsel) | Indonesia East Timor | List GSM, GPRS, EDGE,UMTS, HSDPA, HSPA+,LTE, 5G | 159.3 (December 2023) | Telkom Indonesia (65%) Singtel (35%) |
| 15 | Emirates Telecommunication Group Company PJSC (Etisalat) | List Afghanistan (etisalat) Benin (Moov) Burkina Faso (Moov) Central African Republic (Moov) Chad (Moov) Egypt (e& Egypt) Gabon (Moov) Côte d'Ivoire (Moov) Mali (Sotelma) Mauritania (Mauritel) Morocco (Maroc Telecom) Niger (Moov) Pakistan (Ufone) Saudi Arabia (Mobily) Togo (Moov) United Arab Emirates (e&) | List GSM, GPRS, EDGE,UMTS, HSDPA,LTE | 159 (2021) | Emirates Investment Authority (60.03%) Public stock (39.97%) |
| 16 | VEON Ltd. | List Bangladesh (Banglalink) Kazakhstan (Beeline) Kyrgyzstan (Beeline) Pakistan (Jazz) Ukraine (Kyivstar) Uzbekistan (Beeline) | List GSM, GPRS, EDGE,UMTS, HSDPA, HSPA+,LTE | 154.2 (November 2024) | Letterone Investment Holdings S.A. (47.9%) Public stock (43.8%) Stichting Administratiekantoor Mobile Telecommunications Investor (8.3%) |
| 17 | Ooredoo QSC | List Algeria (Ooredoo) Indonesia (Indosat) Iraq (Asiacell) Kuwait (Ooredoo) Maldives Ooredoo Oman (Ooredoo) Palestine (Ooredoo) Qatar (Ooredoo) Tunisia (Ooredoo | List CDMA, EV-DO,GSM, GPRS, EDGE,UMTS, HSDPA, HSPA+,LTE | 149.4 (Q3 2024) | Government of Qatar |
| 18 | Verizon Communications | United States United States Virgin Islands Puerto Rico | List HSDPA, HSPA+, LTE, LTE-Advanced, LTE-A Pro, 5G NR | 146 (December 2024) | Verizon Communications |
| 19 | AT&T Inc. | United States (AT&T Mobility LLC) Mexico (AT&T Mexico) | List HSDPA, HSPA+, LTE, LTE-Advanced, LTE-A Pro, 5G NR | 139.0 (September 2024) | Institutional Shares (59.28%) Vanguard Group Inc (14.12%) Blackrock Inc (11.49%) |
| 20 | Telenor ASA | List Bangladesh (Grameenphone) Denmark (Telenor) Finland (DNA PLC) Norway (Telenor) Pakistan (Telenor) Sweden (Telenor) | List GSM, GPRS, EDGE,UMTS, HSDPA,LTE, LTE-A,5G NR | 138.31 (Q3 2024) | Government of Norway (53.97%) Public stock (41.74%) The Government Pension Fund of Norway (4.79%) |
| 21 | Viettel Group | List Burundi (Lumitel) Cambodia (Metfone) Cameroon (Nexttel) East Timor (Telemor) Haiti (Natcom) Laos (Unitel) Mozambique (Movitel) Myanmar (Mytel) Peru (Bitel) Tanzania (Halotel) Vietnam | List CDMA,GSM, GPRS, EDGE,UMTS, HSDPA, HSPA+, LTE | 110.0 (Q1 2022) | Government of Vietnam |
| 22 | BSNL Mobile | India | List GSM, GPRS, EDGE,UMTS, HSPA, HSDPA, TD-HSDPA, HSPA+, LTE, TD-LTE, FD-LTE, LTE Advanced | 88.94 (April 2024) | Government of India |
| 23 | NTT Docomo Inc. | Japan | List UMTS, HSPA, HSPA+,LTE, TD-LTE, FD-LTE, LTE Advanced | 89.9 (Q1 2024) | Nippon Telegraph and Telephone |
| 24 | Mobile TeleSystems (MTS) | Russia Belarus | List GSM, GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, LTE, 5G NR | 87.60 (Q3 2024) | Sistema (50.8%) |
| 25 | MegaFon | Russia Tajikistan | List GSM,GPRS, EDGE,UMTS, HSDPALTE, LTE Advanced | 77.26 (Q2 2024) | AF Telecom Holding LLC (56.32%) USM Telecom LLC (43.68%) |

## 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 |
| 1 | Iridium | Proprietary TDMA | 0.824 (June 2016) | |
| 2 | Globalstar | Proprietary CDMA | 0.638 (March 2015) | |
| 3 | Thuraya | Proprietary FDMA/GSM | 0.260 (December 2007) | Etisalat (28%) |
| 4 | Inmarsat | Proprietary GSM | 0.254 (September 2009) | |
| 5 | ACeS | Dual-mode Satellite/GSM | 0.020 (December 2007) | |