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
India (Airtel)
Chad (Airtel)
DR Congo (Airtel)
Gabon (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
600 (September 2025)
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
506 (September 2025)
Jio Platforms
4
China Telecom Corp., Ltd
China Macau
List
CDMA, EV-DO
TD-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)
Netherlands (Vodafone)
Northern Cyprus (Vodafone)
Portugal (Vodafone)
Romania (Vodafone)
South Africa (Vodacom)
Tanzania (Vodacom)
Turkey (Vodafone)
United Kingdom (Vodafone)
List
GSM, GPRS, EDGE,
HSPA, HSPA+,
LTE, LTE Advanced, 5G
310.0 (May 2024)
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 (O2)
Mexico (Movistar)
Peru (Movistar)
Spain (Movistar)
United Kingdom (O2)
Uruguay (Movistar)
Venezuela (Movistar)
List
D-AMPS, cdmaOne, CDMA2000,
GSM, GPRS, EDGE,
UMTS, HSDPA,
LTE
270.5 (May 2025)
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
203.86 (July 2025)
Government of India (49.8%) Vodafone Group Plc (23.2%) Aditya Birla Group (9.85%)
13
Axiata Group Berhad
List
Bangladesh (Robi)
Cambodia (Smart)
Indonesia (XLSmart)
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
153.9 (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
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
5G NR
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, 5G
91.74
Government of India
23
NTT Docomo Inc.
Japan
List
UMTS, HSPA, HSPA+,
LTE, TD-LTE, FD-LTE, LTE Advanced
91.4 (Q3 2025)
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, HSDPA
LTE, LTE Advanced
77.26 (Q2 2024)
AF Telecom Holding LLC (56.32%) USM Telecom LLC (43.68%)
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