List of mobile network operators in Asia and Oceania

This is a list of all mobile phone carriers in the Asia Pacific Region and their respective number of subscribers.

Afghanistan
The country's telecom regulator is the Afghanistan Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (ATRA).

American Samoa
, American Samoa has 32,000 subscribers in total, or an 85% penetration rate.

Australia
The country's telecom regulator is the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA).

Bangladesh
The total number of Mobile Phone subscriptions in Bangladesh has reached 190.81 million at the end of December 2023. The country's telecom regulator is the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC).

Brunei
, the penetration rate in Brunei was 114%, over a population estimate of over 400,000.

The country's telecom regulator is the Authority for Info-communications Technology Industry (AITI).

Cambodia
, the penetration rate in Cambodia was estimated at 69.318% over a population estimate of over 14.7 million.

China (mainland)
The country's telecom regulator is the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology.

Cook Islands
, Cook Islands has 6,000 subscribers in total.

Fiji
, the penetration rate in Fiji was estimated at 79.957% over a population estimate of around 0.9 million.

French Polynesia
, the penetration rate in French Polynesia was estimated at 98.7% over a population estimate of around 268.000.

Guam
, Guam has 185,000 subscribers in total.

Hong Kong
, the penetration rate in Hong Kong was estimated at 275% over a population estimate of over 7.521 million, with 23.21 million public mobile subscriptions. Hong Kong's telecom regulator is the Office of the Communications Authority (OFCA).

, there were 24 registered Mobile Virtual Network Operators, apart from the 4 major mobile network operators in Hong Kong.

Indonesia
Indonesia has 254.792 million subscribers in total (April 2018), or a 142% penetration rate (January 2017). The regulatory authority for telecommunication in Indonesia is the Ministry of Communication and Informatics, having taking over the roles from the Badan Regulasi Telekomunikasi Indonesia (Indonesia Telecommunication Regulatory Agency), which was dissolved in November 2021.

Japan
, Japan has 182.15 million subscribers in total, or a 144.61% penetration rate.

Kazakhstan
, the penetration rate in Kazakhstan was estimated at 128.85% over a population estimate of around 19.635 million, with 25.3 million mobile subscriptions.

Kyrgyzstan
, Kyrgyzstan has 6.6 million subscribers in total, a 120% penetration rate.

Laos
, Laos mobile penetration was 70.86% with 4.841 millions subscriptions.

Macau
, Macau has about 1.969 million subscribers in total. Macau's telecom regulator is Direcção dos Serviços de Correios e Telecomunicações (DSRT).

As of April 2024, CTM is the only carrier to offer eSIM. 3 Macau is the only carrier to offer VoWiFi. SmarTone MAC is the only carrier not yet to offer VoLTE.

Malaysia
, the penetration rate in Malaysia was estimated at 144.2%.

The country's telecom regulator is the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission.

Maldives
, the penetration rate in Maldives was estimated at 116.456% over a population estimate of around 0.4 million.

Marshall Islands
, Marshall Islands has 1000 subscribers in total.

Micronesia, Federated States of
, Federated States of Micronesia has 34,000 subscribers in total.

Mongolia
, the penetration rate in Mongolia was estimated at 80.120% over a population estimate of around 3.1 million.

Myanmar
, the penetration rate in Myanmar was estimated at 105% over a population estimate of around 54 million.

Nauru
, the penetration rate in Nauru was estimated at 42.909% over a population estimate of around 9,000 people. The World Factbook shows 6,700 subscribers in 2011.

Nepal
, the penetration rate in Nepal was estimated at 130.24% over a population estimate of around 26.5 million.

New Zealand
, the penetration rate in New Zealand was estimated at 124.326% over a population estimate of around 4.3 million.

Niue
As of 2008, Niue has about 385 subscribers in total, a 25% penetration rate.

Norfolk Island
, Norfolk Island has 131 subscribers in total, a 6.5% penetration rate.

North Korea
North Korea has over a million subscribers in total.

Northern Mariana Islands
, the Northern Mariana Islands have 20,500 subscribers in total.

Pakistan
As of May 2024, Pakistan has 192.32 million subscribers in total with a mobile density of 79.48%.

The country's telecom regulator is the PTA (Pakistan Telecommunication Authority).

Palau
As of 2016, Palau has 23,743 subscribers in total.

Papua New Guinea
, the penetration rate in Papua New Guinea was estimated at 47.595% over a population estimate of around 6.2 million.

Philippines
, the total number of subscribers in the Philippines was estimated at 113.97 million, a stark contrast from the 167.9 million before the mandatory sim card registration in the country.

The country's telecom regulator is the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC).

Samoa
, Samoa had 146,300 subscribers in total, a 73.4% penetration rate.

Singapore
As of June 2021, the penetration rate in Singapore was estimated at 165.9% over a population estimate of around 5.97 million.

Solomon Islands
, Solomon Islands has 30,000 subscribers in total.

South Korea
, South Korea has 82.2 million subscribers in total or a 158.9% penetration rate.

Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka has 29 million subscribers in total, or a 131.5% penetration rate. (December 2023)

The country's telecom regulator is Telecommunications Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka (TRCSL).

Note:


 * Hutch has acquired Etisalat on 30 November 2018.
 * Dialog discontinued its 3G service on 15 November 2023.
 * Dialog has acquired Airtel on 27 June 2024.

Taiwan
, the penetration rate in Taiwan was estimated at 105.354% over a population estimate of around 23 million. • All Taiwan's mobile network operators shut down 2G network in June 2017 • All Taiwan's mobile network operators shut down 3G network in June 2024

Tajikistan
Tajikistan has an estimated 4.5 million subscribers in total, a 42% penetration rate.

The Telecom Regulator is the Communications Regulatory Agency (CRA).

Thailand
, the mobile penetration rate in Thailand was 135% over a population of around 69.71 million. The regulatory authority for telecommunication in Thailand is the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC).

Timor-Leste
Mobile subscribers reach 1.54m at End-2017

Tonga
, Tonga has 0.03 million subscribers in total.

Turkmenistan
, Turkmenistan has 4.44 million subscribers in total or 88.8% penetration rate.

Tuvalu
, Tuvalu has 2,000 subscribers in total.

Uzbekistan
, the penetration rate in Uzbekistan was estimated at 81.205% over a population estimate of around 28.1 million.

The country's telecom regulator is the Uzbekistan Communications and Information Agency's Board (CIAUz).

Vanuatu
, Vanuatu has 327,000 subscribers in total.

Vietnam
, the penetration rate in Vietnam was estimated at 120% over a population estimate of around 91 million.