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	Template:Flagicon China Mobile Communications Corporation	Template:Flagu (China Mobile) Template:Flagu (CMHK) Template:Flagu (Zong)	Template:Collapsible list	1003.9<ref name="China Mobile">Template:Cite web</ref> (September 2024)	Government of the People's Republic of China (74.25%) Public stock (25.75%)
2	Template:Flagicon Bharti Airtel Limited	Template:Collapsible list	Template:Collapsible list	600<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> (September 2025)	Bharti Enterprises (66.57%) Singtel (32.15%) Google (1.28%)
3	Template:Flagicon Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited	Template:Flagu	Template:Collapsible list	506<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> (September 2025)	Jio Platforms
4	Template:Flagicon China Telecom Corp., Ltd	Template:Flagu Template:Flagu	Template:Collapsible list	423.4<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> (September 2024)	China Telecommunications Corporation (State Owned) (70.89%)
5	Template:Flagicon China Unicom Limited	Template:Flagu	Template:Collapsible list	345.0<ref name="China Unicom">Template:Cite web</ref> (September 2024)	China Unicom Limited (40.92%) China Netcom Group (29.49%) Telefónica (0.6%)
6	Template:Flagicon Vodafone Group plc	Template:Collapsible list	Template:Collapsible list	310.0<ref name="Vodafone">Template:Cite web</ref> (May 2024)
7	Template:Flagicon América Móvil, S.A.B. de C.V	Template:Collapsible list	Template:Collapsible list	315.8<ref name="América Móvil">Template:Cite web</ref> (September 2024)	Helu Slim (36.50%) Carlos Slim (6.84%) Public stock (56.66%)
8	Template:Flagicon Orange S.A.	Template:Collapsible list	Template:Collapsible list	305.3<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> (December 2024)	Public stock (77%) Government of France (23%)
9	Template:Flagicon Telefónica S.A.	Template:Collapsible list	Template:Collapsible list	270.5<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> (May 2025)
10	Template:Flagicon MTN Group Limited	Template:Collapsible list	Template:Collapsible list	288.0<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> (September 2024)	Public stock (60.02%) Government Employees Pension Fund (25.33%) M1 (10.05%)
11	Template:Flagicon Deutsche Telekom AG	Template:Collapsible list	Template:Collapsible list	258.8<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> (September 2024)	Free float (68.1%) Federal Republic of Germany (31.9%)
12	Template:Flagicon Vodafone Idea Ltd	Template:Flagu	Template:Collapsible list	203.86<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> (July 2025)	Government of India (49.8%) Vodafone Group Plc (23.2%) Aditya Birla Group (9.85%)
13	Template:Flagicon Axiata Group Berhad	Template:Collapsible list	Template:Collapsible list	162.5<ref name="Axiata">Template:Cite web</ref> (December 2023)	Public stock (54.91%) Government of Malaysia (45.09%)
14	Template:Flagicon PT Telekomunikasi Selular (Telkomsel)	Template:Flagicon Indonesia Template:Flagicon East Timor	Template:Collapsible list	159.3<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> (December 2023)	Telkom Indonesia (65%) Singtel (35%)
15	Template:Flagicon Emirates Telecommunication Group Company PJSC (Etisalat)	Template:Collapsible list	Template:Collapsible list	159<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> (2021)	Emirates Investment Authority (60.03%) Public stock (39.97%)
16	Template:Flagicon VEON Ltd.	Template:Collapsible list	Template:Collapsible list	153.9<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> (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%)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
17	Template:Flagicon Ooredoo QSC	Template:Collapsible list	Template:Collapsible list	149.4<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> (Q3 2024)	Government of Qatar
18	Template:Flagicon Verizon Communications	Template:Flagicon United States Template:Flagicon United States Virgin Islands Template:Flagicon Puerto Rico	Template:Collapsible list	146<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> (December 2024)	Verizon Communications
19	Template:Flagicon AT&T Inc.	Template:Flagicon United States (AT&T Mobility LLC) Template:Flagicon Mexico (AT&T Mexico)	Template:Collapsible list	139.0<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> (September 2024)	Institutional Shares (59.28%) Vanguard Group Inc (14.12%) Blackrock Inc (11.49%)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
20	Template:Flagicon Telenor ASA	Template:Collapsible list	Template:Collapsible list	138.31<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> (Q3 2024)	Government of Norway (53.97%) Public stock (41.74%) The Government Pension Fund of Norway (4.79%)
21	Template:Flagicon Viettel Group	Template:Collapsible list	Template:Collapsible list	110.0<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> (Q1 2022)	Government of Vietnam
22	Template:Flagicon BSNL Mobile	Template:Flagu	Template:Collapsible list	91.74<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	Government of India
23	Template:Flagicon NTT Docomo Inc.	Template:Flagicon Japan	Template:Collapsible list	91.4<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> (Q3 2025)	Nippon Telegraph and Telephone
24	Template:Flagicon Mobile TeleSystems (MTS)	Template:Flagicon Russia Template:Flagicon Belarus	Template:Collapsible list	87.60<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> (Q3 2024)	Sistema (50.8%)
25	Template:Flagicon MegaFon	Template:Flagicon Russia Template:Flagicon Tajikistan	Template:Collapsible list	77.26<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> (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)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2	Globalstar	Proprietary CDMA	0.638 (March 2015)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
3	Thuraya	Proprietary FDMA/GSM	0.260 (December 2007)<ref>Template:Cite press release</ref>	Etisalat (28%)
4	Inmarsat	Proprietary GSM	0.254 (September 2009)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
5	ACeS	Dual-mode Satellite/GSM	0.020 (December 2007)

See also

• General
  • Comparison of mobile phone standards
• Operators
  • List of mobile network operators in Europe
  • List of mobile network operators in Asia and Oceania
  • List of mobile network operators in the Middle East and Africa
  • List of mobile network operators of the Americas
• Country lists
  • List of sovereign states by number of broadband Internet subscriptions
  • List of countries by number of Internet users
  • List of countries by number of telephone lines in use
  • List of countries by smartphone penetration
  • List of multiple-system operators
• List of telecommunications companies
  • List of telecommunications companies in the Americas
  • List of telecommunications companies in Asia and Oceania
  • List of telecommunications companies in Europe
  • List of telecommunications companies in the Middle East and Africa

External links

• 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/

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