List of telecommunications companies

This list identifies the largest telecommunications companies by total revenue. For a more thorough list, see the By region section.

By total revenue

'' Note: Numbers of total revenues of most telephone operating companies are sourced from Forbes or MarketScreener. When $USD revenues unavailable from reliable sites, currency conversions for 2019-2022 revenues are based on the closing currency exchange rate on the last day of 2019-2022 (December 31). ''

By region

  • 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

See also

  • Telecommunications company
  • ITU-T
  • Landline
  • List of mobile network operators
  • List of mobile network operators of the Americas
  • List of mobile network operators in Asia and Oceania
  • List of mobile network operators in Europe
  • List of mobile network operators in the Middle East and Africa
  • List of mobile network operators in Canada
  • List of mobile network operators of the Caribbean
  • Mobile network operator
  • Mobile phone
  • Mobile virtual network operator
  • 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

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