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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
1 China China Mobile
List
List
816.34[1]
(May 2015)
Government of the PRC (74.25%)
Public (25.75%)
2 United Kingdom Vodafone
List
List
445.83[2]
(March 2015)
3 India Airtel
List
  • Bangladesh Bangladesh (Airtel Bangladesh)
  • Burkina Faso Burkina Faso
  • Chad Chad
  • Democratic Republic of the Congo Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • Gabon Gabon
  • Ghana Ghana
  • Guernsey Guernsey
  • India India
  • Jersey Jersey
  • Kenya Kenya
  • Madagascar Madagascar
  • Malawi Malawi
  • Niger Niger
  • Nigeria Nigeria
  • Republic of the Congo Republic of the Congo
  • Rwanda Rwanda
  • Seychelles Seychelles
  • Sierra Leone Sierra Leone
  • Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (Airtel Sri Lanka)
  • Tanzania Tanzania
  • Uganda Uganda
  • Zambia Zambia
List
324.37[3]
(March 2015)
Bharti Enterprises (52.7%)

Singtel (30.8%)[4][5]

4 China China Unicom
List
  • China China
  • Hong Kong Hong Kong
  • Macau Macau
List
290.31[6]
(May 2015)
China Unicom Limited (40.92%)
China Netcom Group (29.49%)
Telefonica (9.7%)
5 Mexico América Móvil
List
289.65[7]
(March 2015)
6 Malaysia Axiata
List
260.0[8]
(March 2015)
Government of Malaysia (45.09%)
Public Stock (54.91%)
7 Spain Telefónica
List
252.75[9]
(March 2015)
8 South Africa MTN Group
List
  • South Africa South Africa
  • Afghanistan Afghanistan (91%)
  • Benin Benin (75%)
  • Botswana Botswana (53%)
  • Cameroon Cameroon (70%)
  • Republic of the Congo Republic of the Congo
  • Ivory Coast Cote d'Ivoire (65%)
  • Cyprus Cyprus
  • Ghana Ghana (98%)
  • Guinea Guinea (75%)
  • Guinea-Bissau Guinea-Bissau
  • Iran Iran (49%)
  • Liberia Liberia (60%)
  • Nigeria Nigeria (78.7%)
  • Rwanda Rwanda (80%)
  • Sudan Sudan (85%)
  • Eswatini Swaziland (30%)
  • Syria Syria (75%)
  • Uganda Uganda (96%)
  • Yemen Yemen (85%)
  • Zambia Zambia (86%)
227.50[10]
(March 2015)
Public Stock (68.02%)
Government Employees Pension Fund (17.23%)
M1(7.72%)
9 RussiaNorway VimpelCom
List
  • Russia Russia (Beeline Russia, GT)
  • Armenia Armenia (Beeline Armenia)
  • Cambodia Cambodia (Beeline Cambodia) (sold)
  • Georgia (country) Georgia (Beeline Georgia)
  • Kazakhstan Kazakhstan (Beeline Kazakhstan)
  • Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan (Beeline Kyrgyzstan)
  • Laos Laos (Beeline Laos) (sold)
  • Tajikistan Tajikistan (Beeline Tajikistan)
  • Ukraine Ukraine (Kyivstar)
  • Uzbekistan Uzbekistan (Beeline Uzbekistan)
  • Algeria Algeria (Djezzy)
  • Bangladesh Bangladesh (Banglalink)
  • Burundi Burundi (Leo) (sold)
  • Canada Canada (WIND) (less than 100%)
  • Central African Republic Central African Republic (Telecel) (sold)
  • Greece Greece (WIND)
  • Italy Italy (WIND)
  • Pakistan Pakistan (Mobilink)
  • Zimbabwe Zimbabwe (Telecel) (sold)
218.10[11]
(March 2015)
Telenor (42.95%)
Altimo (47.8517%)
Public (9.1983%)
10 Norway Telenor
List
192.0[12]
(March 2015)
Government of Norway (53,97%)
The Government Pension Fund of Norway (4,79%)
Public stock (41,74%)
11 China China Telecom
List
List
188.82[13]
(March 2015)
12 France Orange
List
  • France France (Orange France)
  • Armenia Armenia (Orange Armenia)
  • Austria Austria (Orange Austria (35%))
  • Belgium Belgium (Mobistar (52.91%))
  • Botswana Botswana (Orange Botswana)
  • Cameroon Cameroon (Orange Cameroon)
  • Dominica Dominica
  • Dominican Republic Dominican Republic (Orange Dominicana)
  • Egypt Egypt (Mobinil)
  • Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea (Orange Equatorial Guinea)
  • French Guiana French Guiana
  • Israel Israel
  • Ivory Coast Ivory Coast
  • Jordan Jordan (Orange Jordan)
  • Kenya Kenya (Orange Kenya)
  • Liechtenstein Liechtenstein
  • Madagascar Madagascar (Orange Madagascar)
  • Mali Mali (Orange Mali)
  • Martinique Martinique
  • Mauritius Mauritius
  • Moldova Moldova (Orange Moldova (94.3%))
  • Niger Niger (Orange Niger)
  • Poland Poland (Orange Polska)
  • Réunion Réunion (Orange Réunion)
  • Romania Romania (Orange Romania (96.8%))
  • Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Kitts and Nevis
  • Senegal Senegal (Orange Senegal)
  • Slovakia Slovakia (Orange Slovensko)
  • Spain Spain (Orange España)
  • Togo Togo
  • Tunisia Tunisia
  • Uganda Uganda (Orange Uganda)
  • United Kingdom United Kingdom (EE (50%))
188.18[14]
(March 2015)
13 SwedenFinland TeliaSonera
List
163.9[15]
(December 2013)
37.3% Government of Sweden, 11.7% Government of Finland
14 Saudi Arabia STC
List
  • Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia
  • Malaysia Malaysia (Maxis (25%))
  • Indonesia Indonesia
  • Kuwait Kuwait (VIVA)
  • Bahrain Bahrain (VIVA)
  • Jordan Jordan
  • India India
  • South Africa South Africa
  • Lebanon Lebanon
161[16]
(December 2013)
15 Germany T-Mobile
List
152.40[17]
(March 2015)
Deutsche Telekom
16 United Arab Emirates Etisalat
List
  • United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates
  • Afghanistan Afghanistan
  • Benin Benin
  • Central African Republic Central African Republic
  • Egypt Egypt (66%)
  • Gabon Gabon
  • Indonesia Indonesia (XL Axiata (13.3%))
  • Ivory Coast Ivory Coast
  • Niger Niger
  • Nigeria Nigeria (40%)
  • Pakistan Pakistan (26%)
  • Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia (27%)
  • Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (Etisalat Lanka)
  • Sudan Sudan (89%)
  • Tanzania Tanzania (65%)
  • Togo Togo
148[18]
(December 2013)
Emirates Investment Authority (60.03%)
17 India Idea Cellular India India
List
143.5[19]
(September 2014)
Aditya Birla Group (49.05%)
Axiata Group Berhad (19.1%)
Providence Equity (10.6%)
18 United States Verizon Wireless United States United States
List
131.9[20]
(December 2014)
Verizon Communications (100%)
19 United States AT&T Mobility 121.8[21]
(April 2015)
AT&T Inc.
20 India Reliance India India 110[22]
(September 2014)
Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group
21 Italy TIM
List
  • Italy Italy (TIM)
  • Brazil Brazil (TIM)
  • San Marino San Marino (TIM)
  • Vatican City Vatican City (TIM)
105.2[23]
(September 2014)
22 Russia MTS
List
  • Russia Russia (MTS Russia)
  • Armenia Armenia (VivaCell-MTS)
  • Belarus Belarus (MTS Belarus)
  • India India (MTS India)
  • Turkmenistan Turkmenistan (MTS Turkmenistan)
  • Ukraine Ukraine (MTS Ukraine)
  • Uzbekistan Uzbekistan (MTS Uzbekistan)
103.3[24]
(March 2014)
Sistema (50.8%)
23 Qatar Ooredoo
List
96.7[25]
(Q1 2014)
24 India BSNL India India 96.28[26]
(October 2012)
Government of India
25 India Aircel India India 79.6[27](Jan 2015) Maxis (74%)
Apollo Hospitals (26%)
26 Philippines Smart Philippines Philippines 72.5[28]
(September 2013)
27 Turkey Turkcell
List
70.7[29]
(Q3 2013)
TeliaSonera (38%)
Cukurova Group (26.12%)
M.V.Holding (1.18%)
Public Stock (34.7%)
28 Russia MegaFon Russia Russia
List
68[30]
(Q2 2014)
TeliaSonera (35.6%)
Altimo (25.1%)
AF Telecom (8%)
29 India Tata DoCoMo India India 77.4[27](Jan 2015) Tata Teleservices (74%)
NTT DoCoMo (26%)
30 Malaysia Maxis
List
63.71[31][32]
(December 2010)
Ananda Krishnan (75%)
Saudi Telecom Company (25%)

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 United States Iridium Proprietary TDMA 0.748 (March 2015)[33]
2 United States Globalstar Proprietary CDMA 0.638 (March 2015)[34]
3 United Arab Emirates Thuraya Proprietary FDMA/GSM 0.260 (December 2007)[35] Etisalat(28%)
4 United Kingdom Inmarsat Proprietary GSM 0.254 (September 2009)[36]
5 Indonesia ACeS Dual-mode Satellite/GSM 0.020 (December 2007)

By region

See also

References

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  2. ^ Vodafone announces results 31 March 2015
  3. ^ "1Q Report Airtel" (PDF). Airtel. 31 March 2015.
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  5. ^ "Shareholding Pattern as of Dec 2011| Bharti Airtel" (PDF). Retrieved 28 June 2012.
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  7. ^ "1Q 2015 Reports" (PDF). América Móvil. 31 March 2015.
  8. ^ "1Q 2015 Axiata Reports" (PDF). 31 March 2015.
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  11. ^ "VimpelCom Reports 1Q 2015" (PDF). VimpelCom. 31 March 2015.
  12. ^ "Telenor Group 1Q Report" (PDF). 31 March 2015.
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  14. ^ "Orange Press Release" (PDF). 31 March 2015.
  15. ^ "TeliaSonera Markets and brands". TeliaSonera. 31 December 2013.
  16. ^ "STC Investor Factsheet" (PDF). STC. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
  17. ^ "Report Q1 2015" (PDF). Deutsche Telekom. 31 March 2015.
  18. ^ "Annual Report 2013" (PDF). Etisalat. 26 March 2014. p. 3. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
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  22. ^ "Annual Report 2012-13" (PDF). Reliance. p. 3. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
  23. ^ Telecom Italia. Telecom Italia (2014-09-30). Retrieved on 20 January 2015.
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  25. ^ "Q1 2014 Results" (PDf). Ooredoo. p. 26. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
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  27. ^ a b India Telecom Subscription Data. TRAI
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  32. ^ http://www.maxis.com.my/personal/about_us/investor/pdf/Maxis_4Q10_Presentation_FINAL.pdf
  33. ^ "Iridium Announces Q1 2015 Results". Investor.iridium.com. 31 March 2015.
  34. ^ "Globestar Announces Q1 2015 Results". Globalstar.com. 31 March 2015.
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  36. ^ http://www.inmarsat.com/Downloads/English/Investors/IHL_Q_3_2009.pdf?language=EN&textonly=False