These are the world's largest mobile network operators by number of subscribers ( if the company has holdings in other operators).

Rank	Company	Main Markets	Technology	Subscribers (proportionate, in millions)	Subscribers (total, in millions)
1	China Mobile (China)	China (inc. Hong Kong) & Pakistan	GSM, GPRS, EDGE, TD-SCDMA	369.33 (December 2007)	369.33 (December 2007)
2	Vodafone (United Kingdom)	Most of Europe, Australia, USA, New Zealand, South Africa, Egypt, India, Turkey	GSM, GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA (CDMA, CDMA2000 1x, EV-DO)	252.3 (December 2007)
3	China Unicom (China)	China (inc. Macau)	GSM, GPRS, CDMA	160.1 (December 2007)	160.1(December 2007)
4	Telefónica / Movistar / Telcel / O2 (Spain)	Spain, Most of Latin America (Brazil, Argentina, Mexico and more countries), UK, Germany, Czech Republic, Morocco, Republic of Ireland, Slovakia, Bosnia and Herzegovina	GSM, GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA (CDMA, CDMA2000 1x, D-AMPS)	160.1 (September 2007)	160.1(September 2007)
5	América Móvil (Mexico)	USA, Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Paraguay, Uruguay, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Ecuador, Peru, Brazil, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Ecuador and El Salvador	GSM, GPRS, EDGE, UMTS(CDMA, CDMA2000 1x, EV-DO, D-AMPS)	153.4  (December 2007)	153.4 (December 2007)
6	T-Mobile (Germany)	Germany, USA, UK, Poland, Netherlands, Austria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovakia, Croatia, FYR Macedonia, Montenegro, Bosnia, Herzegovina, and Puerto Rico*	GSM, GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA	119.6 (December 2007)	119.6 (December 2007)
7	Orange / France Télécom (France)	France, UK, Switzerland, Poland, Spain, Israel, Romania, Moldova, Slovakia, Netherlands, Bosnia and Herzegovina, several African and Caribbean countries	GSM, GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA	109.7 (December 2007)	109.7  (December 2007)
8	Telenor (Norway)	Scandinavia, Serbia, Eastern Europe, Bangladesh, Pakistan, and various Asiatic countries	GSM, GPRS, EDGE, UMTS	90.0 (December, 2007)	142.7  (December 2007)
9	MTS (Russia)	Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Armenia	GSM, GPRS, EDGE, UMTS	81.97 (December 2007)	81.97  (December 2007)
10	AT&T Mobility (United States)	United States, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands	GSM, GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA	70.1 (January 2008)	70.1 (January 2008)
11	Verizon Wireless (United States)	United States	CDMA, CDMA2000 1x, EV-DO	63.7 (September 2007)	63.7  (September 2007)
12	SingTel (Singapore)	Singapore, Australia, India, Indonesia, Thailand, Philippines, Bangladesh, Pakistan	GSM, UMTS, HSDPA	61.38 (December 2007)	171.54 (December 2007)
13	Telecom Italia / TIM (Italy)	Italy, Brazil	GSM, GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA (D-AMPS)	61.1 (June 2006)	61.1 (June 2006)
14	Bharti Airtel (India)	India, Seychelles, Jersey	GSM, GPRS, EDGE	60 (January 2007)	60  (January 2007)
15	Orascom Telecom (Egypt)	Algeria, Bangladesh, Egypt, Greece, Italy, Pakistan, Tunisia, Zimbabwe	GSM, GPRS, EDGE	53.0 (September 2007)	65.0  (September 2007)
16	Sprint Nextel (United States)	United States, Puerto Rico	CDMA, CDMA2000 1x, EV-DO, iDEN, WiDEN	54.0 (June 2007)	54.0  (June 2007)
17	VimpelCom (Russia)	Russia, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Georgia, Armenia	GSM, GPRS (D-AMPS)	53.3 (November 2006)	53.3 (November 2006)
18	NTT DoCoMo (Japan)	Japan	PDC, PHS, FOMA, HSDPA	52.94  (September 2007)	52.94  (September 2007)
19	Telkomsel (Indonesia)	Indonesia	GSM,UMTS	42.81 (June 2007)	42.81  (June 2007)
20	TeliaSonera (Sweden and Finland)	Scandinavia, Baltic, Russia, Turkey, Eurasia, Spain	GSM, GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA	41.7 (December 2006)	100.2  (March 2007)