1 | China Mobile | - China
- Hong Kong (China Mobile Hong Kong)
- Pakistan (ZoNG)
| - GSM, GPRS, EDGE, TD-SCDMA,
- TD-HSDPA, TD-LTE (planned), FD-LTE (Hong Kong only)
| 703.46[1] (November 2012) | 703.46[1] (November 2012) | Government of the PRC (74.25%) Public (25.75%) |
2 | Vodafone | - United Kingdom (Vodafone UK)
- Albania (Vodafone Albania)
- Australia (Vodafone Australia)
- Czech Republic (Vodafone Czech Republic)
- Egypt (Vodafone Egypt)
- Germany (Vodafone Germany)
- Ghana (Vodafone Ghana)
- Greece (Vodafone Greece)
- Hungary (Vodafone Hungary)
- India (Vodafone India)
- Ireland (Vodafone Ireland)
- Italy (Vodafone Italy)
- Malta (Vodafone Malta)
- Netherlands (Vodafone Netherlands)
- New Zealand (Vodafone New Zealand)
- Portugal (Vodafone Portugal)
- Qatar (Vodafone Qatar)
- Romania (Vodafone Romania)
- South Africa (Vodacom (65%))
- Spain (Vodafone Spain)
- Turkey (Vodafone Turkey)
- United States (Verizon Wireless (45%))
| | | 439.601[2] (December 2011) | |
3 | Airtel | - India (Airtel)
- Bangladesh (Airtel Bangladesh)
- Burkina Faso (Airtel Burkina)
- Chad (Airtel Chad)
- Republic of the Congo (Airtel Congo)
- Democratic Republic of the Congo (Airtel DRC)
- Gabon (Airtel Gabon)
- Ghana (Airtel Ghana)
- Guernsey (Airtel-Vodafone)
- Jersey (Airtel-Vodafone)
- Kenya (Airtel Kenya)
- Rwanda (Airtel Rwanda)
- Madagascar (Airtel Madagascar)
- Malawi (Airtel Malawi)
- Niger (Airtel Niger)
- Nigeria (Airtel Nigeria)
- Seychelles (Airtel Seychelles)
- Sierra Leone (Airtel Sierra Leone)
- Sri Lanka (Airtel Lanka)
- Tanzania (Airtel Tanzania)
- Uganda (Airtel Uganda)
- Zambia (Airtel Zambia)
| | 265.58[3][4] (October 2012) | 265.58[3][4] (October 2012) | Bharti (100%) |
4 | América Móvil | - Mexico (Telcel)
- Argentina (Claro)
- Brazil (Claro)
- Chile (Claro)
- Colombia (Claro)
- Costa Rica (Claro)
- Dominican Republic (Claro)
- Ecuador (Porta)
- El Salvador (Claro)
- Guatemala (Claro)
- Honduras (Claro)
- Jamaica (Claro)
- Nicaragua (Claro)
- Panama (Claro)
- Paraguay (Claro)
- Peru (Claro)
- Puerto Rico (Claro)
- United States (Tracfone, Net10, StraightTalk, SafeLink)
- Uruguay (Claro)
| - GSM, GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSPA+, LTE
- D-AMPS, cdmaOne, CDMA2000 1x, EV-DO
| 251.8[5] (June 2012) | 251.8[5] (June 2012) | |
5 | Telefónica | - Spain
- Argentina
- Brazil (Vivo)
- Chile
- Colombia
- Costa Rica
- Czech Republic
- Ecuador
- El Salvador
- Germany
- Guatemala
- Ireland (O2)
- Isle of Man
- Italy
- Morocco
- Nicaragua
- Panama
- Peru
- Slovakia
- Sudan (Sudan Unicom)
- Uruguay
- Venezuela
- United Kingdom (O2 UK)
| | 231.87[6] (September 2011) | 231.87[6] (September 2011) | |
6 | Orange | - France (Orange France)
- Armenia (Orange Armenia)
- Austria (Orange Austria (35%))
- Belgium (Mobistar (52.91%))
- Botswana (Orange Botswana)
- Cameroon (Orange Cameroon)
- Dominica
- Dominican Republic (Orange Dominiciana)
- Egypt (Mobinil)
- Equatorial Guinea (Orange Equatorial Guinea)
- French Guiana
- Ivory Coast
- Jordan (Orange Jordan)
- Kenya (Orange Kenya)
- Liechtenstein
- Madagascar (Orange Madagascar)
- Mali (Orange Mali)
- Martinique
- Mauritius
- Moldova (Orange Moldova (94.3%))
- Niger (Orange Niger)
- Poland (Orange Poland)
- Réunion (Orange Réunion)
- Romania (Orange Romania (96.8%))
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Senegal (Orange Senegal)
- Slovakia (Orange Slovakia)
- Spain (Orange España)
- Switzerland (Orange Switzerland)
- Togo
- Uganda (Orange Uganda)
- United Kingdom (EE (50%))
| | 226.3[7] (September 2011) | 226.3[7] (September 2011) | France Télécom |
7 | Axiata Group Berhad | - Malaysia (Celcom)
- Bangladesh (Robi)(70%)
- Cambodia (Smart)(90%)
- India (Idea Cellular)(19.1%)
- Indonesia (Excelcomindo)(83.3%)
- Singapore (M1)(29.7%)
- Sri Lanka (Dialog)(85%)
| | | 215.7[8] (December 2012) | Government of Malaysia (45.09%) Public Stock (54.91%) |
8 | VimpelCom Ltd. | - Russia (Beeline Russia, GT)
- Armenia (Beeline Armenia)
- Cambodia (Beeline Cambodia) (sold)
- Georgia (Beeline Georgia)
- Kazakhstan (Beeline Kazakhstan)
- Kyrgyzstan (Beeline Kyrgyzstan)
- Laos (Beeline Laos) (sold)
- Tajikistan (Beeline Tajikistan)
- Ukraine (Kiyvstar)
- Uzbekistan (Beeline Uzbekistan)
- Algeria (Djezzy)
- Bangladesh (Banglalink)
- Burundi (Leo) (sold)
- Canada (WIND) (less than 100%)
- Central African Republic (Telecel) (sold)
- Greece (WIND)
- Italy (WIND)
- Pakistan (Mobilink)
- Zimbabwe (Telecel) (sold)
| | | 209[9] (March 2012) | Telenor (42.95%) Altimo (47.8517%) Public (9.1983%) |
9 | China Unicom | China | | | 202.89[10] (January 2011) | China Unicom Limited (40.92%) China Netcom Group (29.49%) Telefonica (9.7%) |
10 | MTN Group | - South Africa
- Afghanistan (91%)
- Benin (75%)
- Botswana (53%)
- Cameroon (70%)
- Republic of the Congo
- Cote d'Ivoire (65%)
- Cyprus (50%)
- Ghana (98%)
- Guinea (75%)
- Guinea-Bissau
- Iran (49%)
- Liberia (60%)
- Nigeria (78.7%)
- Rwanda (80%)
- Sudan (85%)
- Swaziland (30%)
- Syria (75%)
- Uganda (96%)
- Yemen (85%)
- Zambia (86%)
| | | 175.98[11] (June 2012) | Public Stock (68.02%) Government Employees Pension Fund (17.23%) [[[M1GROUP.COM|[M1 Limited]] (7.72%)]] |
11 | Etisalat | - United Arab Emirates
- Afghanistan
- Benin
- Central African Republic
- Egypt (66%)
- Gabon
- India (45%)
- Indonesia (13%)
- Ivory Coast
- Niger
- Nigeria (40%)
- Pakistan (26%)
- Saudi Arabia (27%)
- Sri Lanka (Etisalat Lanka)
- Sudan (89%)
- Tanzania (65%)
- Togo
| | | 167[12] (December 2011) | Emirates Investment Authority (60.03%) |
12 | TeliaSonera | - Sweden
- Finland (Sonera)
- Azerbaijan (Azercell)
- Denmark
- Estonia
- Georgia (Geocell)
- Kazakhstan
- Latvia
- Lithuania
- Russia (MegaFon)
- Moldova (Moldcell)
- Nepal
- Norway
- Spain (Yoigo)
- Tajikistan
- Uzbekistan
| | | 160[13] (December 2010, includes MegaFon and TurkCell[14]) | 37.3% Government of Sweden, 11.7% Government of Finland |
13 | Telenor | - Norway (Telenor Norway)
- Bangladesh (Grameen Phone)
- Denmark (Telenor Denmark)
- Hungary (Telenor Hungary)
- India (Uninor)
- Malaysia(DiGi)
- Montenegro (Telenor Montenegro)
- Pakistan (Telenor Pakistan)
- Russia (VimpelCom)
- Serbia (Telenor Serbia)
- Sweden (Telenor Sweden)
- Thailand (dtac)
| | 140 (December 2011) | 150[15] (October 2011) | 54% Government of Norway |
14 | Saudi Telecom Company (STC) | - Saudi Arabia
- Malaysia (Maxis (25%))
- Indonesia
- Turkey
- Kuwait (VIVA)
- Bahrain (VIVA)
- Jordan
- India
- South Africa
- Lebanon
| | | 139[16] (December 2010) | |
15 | Reliance Communications | India | - CDMA, GSM, GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA, HSPA+, LTE, CDMA2000, CDMA2000 1x, EVDO
| | 135.88[17] (August 2012) | Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group |
16 | Tele2 | - Sweden
- Norway
- Russia
- Croatia
- Estonia
- Latvia
- Lithuania
- Netherlands
- Germany
- Austria
- Kazakhstan
| | | 37.6[18] (March 2012) | Tele2 AB |
17 | T-Mobile | - Austria (T-Mobile A)
- Croatia
- Czech Republic (T-Mobile CZ)
- Germany (Telekom.de)
- Greece (OTE)
- Hungary (T-Mobile HU)
- Macedonia
- Montenegro
- Netherlands (T-Mobile NL)
- Poland (T-Mobile (Poland))
- Puerto Rico
- Slovakia (Telekom.sk)
- United Kingdom (EE (50%))
- United States (T-Mobile USA)
- United States Virgin Islands
| | | 129.14[19] (March 2012) | Deutsche Telekom |
18 | Idea Cellular | India | | | 113.9[20] (December 2012) | Aditya Birla Group (49.05%) Axiata Group Berhad (19.1%) Providence Equity (10.6%) |
19 | AT&T Mobility | - United States
- Puerto Rico
- United States Virgin Islands
| | | 107.0[21] (January 2013) | AT&T Inc. |
20 | MTS | - Russia (MTS Russia)
- Armenia (VivaCell-MTS)
- Belarus (MTS Belarus)
- India (MTS India)
- Turkmenistan (MTS Turkmenistan)
- Ukraine (MTS Ukraine)
- Uzbekistan (MTS Uzbekistan)
| | | 106.07[22] (December 2011) | Sistema (50.8%) |
21 | Verizon Wireless | United States | | | 115.78 [23] | Verizon Communications (55%) Vodafone (45%) |
22 | China Telecom | - China
- United Kingdom (CTExcelbiz)
| | | 129.25[24] (January 2011) | |
23 | Telkomsel | - Indonesia
- Hongkong (Telin Hongkong)
- East Timor (Telkomcel)
| | | 100[25] (April 2011) | Telkom Indonesia (65%) SingTel (35%) |
24 | BSNL | India | | | 96.28[20] (October 2012) | Government of India |
25 | Tata Teleservices | India | - GSM, GPRS, EDGE, HSPA+, CDMA, EV-DO, WiMAX
| | 77.4[17] (July 2011) | Tata Group (74%) NTT DoCoMo (26%) |
26 | Telecom Italia Mobile (TIM) | - Italy (TIM)
- Brazil
- San Marino (TIM)
- Vatican City (TIM)
| | | 71.50[26] (September 2009) | Telefonica (22.39%) |
27 | Aircel | - (Smart, Sun Cellular, Talk 'N Text, Red Mobile)
| | | 66.79[20] (October 2012) | Maxis Communications (74%) Apollo Hospitals (26%) |
28 | PLDT | - (Smart, Sun Cellular, Talk 'N Text, Red Mobile)
| | | 66.1[27] (March 2012) | |
29 | Maxis Communications | - Malaysia (Maxis (75%))
- India (Aircel(74%))
| - GSM, GPRS, EDGE, WCDMA, HSPA, HSPA+, LTE (in testing phase)
| | 63.71[28][29] (December 2010) | Ananda Krishnan (75%) Saudi Telecom Company (25%) |
30 | Turkcell | - Azerbaijan (Azercell)
- Belarus (Life:))
- Georgia (Geocell)
- Kazakhstan (Kcell)
- Moldova (Moldcell)
- Northern Cyprus (KKTCell)
- Turkey (Turkcell)
- Ukraine (Life:))
| - GSM, GPRS, PDC, FOMA, HSDPA, LTE (planned)
| | 63.3[30] (Q3 2011) | TeliaSonera (38%) Cukurova Group (26.12%) M.V.Holding (1.18%) Public Stock (34.7%) |
31 | MegaFon | Russia | | | 62[31] (October 2012) | TeliaSonera (35.6%) Altimo (25.1%) AF Telecom (8%) |
32 | Qtel | - Qatar
- Algeria
- Indonesia
- Iraq
- Kuwait
- Maldives
- Oman
- Tunisia
| | 33.60[32] (December 2009) | 60.53[32] (December 2009) | |