Top 10 mobile phone networks

1. China Mobile
2. Vodafone
3. Telefónica/Movistar/O2
4. América Móvil
5. Telenor
6. T-Mobile
7. China Unicom
8. TeliaSonera
9. Orange/France Télécom
10. Bharti Airtel

All four of the big UK networks hold positions in the Top 10. The order of networks by size in the UK is as follows (includes virtual networks):

1. O2
2. Vodafone
3. T-Mobile
4. Orange
5. Virgin Mobile (Virtual)
6. 3
7. Tesco Mobile (Virtual)

There are other virtual network operators including ASDA mobile, Talk Mobile and Fresh Mobile, however figures have not yet been released on subscriber numbers to rank them in the list.

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