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 As of 2004, 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). Australia is covered by three mobile network operators and multiple Mobile Virtual Network Operators which use network infrastructure of the three mobile network operators.
Bangladesh The total number of Mobile Phone subscriptions in Bangladesh has reached 188.60 million at the end of May 2026.
Bhutan
Bougainville
Brunei As of December 2014, the penetration rate in Brunei was 114%, over a population estimate of over 400,000.
Cambodia As of June 2013, the penetration rate in Cambodia was estimated at 69.318% over a population estimate of over 14.7 million.
China (mainland) Mainland China's telecom regulator is the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology.
Cook Islands As of 2019, Cook Islands has 6,000 subscribers in total.
Fiji As of March 2011, the penetration rate in Fiji was estimated at 79.957% over a population estimate of around 0.9 million.
French Polynesia As of March 2011, the penetration rate in French Polynesia was estimated at 98.7% over a population estimate of around 268.000.
Guam As of 2012, Guam has 185,000 subscribers in total.
Hong Kong As of March 2025, the penetration rate in Hong Kong was estimated at 359% over a population estimate of over 7.501 million, with 27.81 million public mobile subscriptions. Hong Kong's telecom regulator is the Office of the Communications Authority (OFCA). As of March 2024, there were 24 registered Mobile Virtual Network Operators, apart from the 4 licensed mobile network operators in Hong Kong.
India
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
As of May 2020, Japan has 182.15 million subscribers in total, or a 144.61% penetration rate.
Kazakhstan As of September 2022, 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 As of 2008, Kyrgyzstan has 6.6 million subscribers in total, a 120% penetration rate.
Laos As of 2012, Laos mobile penetration was 70.86% with 4.841 millions subscriptions.
Macau
As of December 2016, Macau has about 1.969 million subscribers in total. Macau's telecom regulator is Direcção dos Serviços de Correios e Telecomunicações (DSRT). 3 Macau is the only carrier to offer VoWiFi. SmarTone MAC is the only carrier not yet to offer VoLTE, till its operation ceased.
Malaysia As of March 2014, the penetration rate in Malaysia was estimated at 144.2%. The country's telecom regulator is the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission.
Maldives As of March 2011, the penetration rate in Maldives was estimated at 116.456% over a population estimate of around 0.4 million.
Marshall Islands As of 2008, Marshall Islands has 1000 subscribers in total.
Federated States of Micronesia As of 2008, Federated States of Micronesia has 34,000 subscribers in total.
Mongolia As of Dec 2025, the penetration rate in Mongolia was estimated at 141% over a population estimate of around 3.5 million.[1]
Myanmar (Burma) As of January 2019, the penetration rate in Myanmar was estimated at 105% over a population estimate of around 54 million.
Nauru As of March 2011, 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 As of August 2017, the penetration rate in Nepal was estimated at 130.24% over a population estimate of around 26.5 million.
New Caledonia
New Zealand
As of March 2011, 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 As of October 2008, Norfolk Island has 131 subscribers in total, a 6.5% penetration rate.
North Korea As of March 2011 North Korea has over a million subscribers in total.
Northern Mariana Islands As of 2004, the Northern Mariana Islands have 20,500 subscribers in total.
Pakistan As of July 2026, Pakistan has 210 million subscribers in total with a mobile density of 83.35%. 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 As of March 2011, the penetration rate in Papua New Guinea was estimated at 47.595% over a population estimate of around 6.2 million.
Philippines As of 1 August 2023, 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 As of January 2021, Samoa had 146,300 subscribers in total, a 73.4% penetration rate.
Singapore
As of December 2025, the mobile penetration rate in Singapore was estimated at 160.9% over a population estimate of around 6.11 million, with a total of 9,831,500 mobile subscriptions. The country's telecom regulator is the Infocomm Media Development Authority.
Note:
Singapore's 2G network shutdown commenced from April 2017 and completed by April 18 of 2017. Singapore's 3G network shutdown commenced from August 2024 and completed by end-2024.
Solomon Islands As of 2008, Solomon Islands has 30,000 subscribers in total.
South Korea As of October 2023, South Korea has 82.2 million subscribers in total or a 158.9% penetration rate.
Sri Lanka Sri Lanka has 29.7 million subscribers in total, or a 126.7% penetration rate. (March 2026) 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 As of June 2011, 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.
Thailand As of December 2020, the mobile penetration rate in Thailand was 135% over a population of around 69.71 million.
Timor-Leste Mobile subscribers reach 1.54m at End-2017
Tonga As of November 2007, Tonga has 0.03 million subscribers in total.
Turkmenistan As of 2012, Turkmenistan has 4.44 million subscribers in total or 88.8% penetration rate.
Tuvalu As of 2008, Tuvalu has 2,000 subscribers in total.
Uzbekistan The country's telecom regulator is Oʻzkomnazorat.
Vanuatu As of 2022, Vanuatu has 327,000 subscribers in total.
Vietnam As of 2019, Vietnam had around 126 million mobile phone subscriptions. 2G coverage was shut down nationally in October 2024 freeing the resources for 4G and 5G. The country's telecom regulator is the Ministry of Science and Technology
See also Mobile Network Codes in ITU region 4xx (Asia) Mobile Network Codes in ITU region 5xx (Oceania) List of LTE networks List of mobile network operators worldwide List of mobile network operators of the Americas List of mobile network operators of The Caribbean List of mobile network operators of Europe List of mobile network operators of the Middle East and Africa
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