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Bharti Airtel named fourth largest mobile operator globally

Bharti Airtel, a telecommunications service provider with operations in 20 countries across South Asia and Africa is reported to have moved up one notch in the world wide ranking to be the fourth largest mobile operator in the world in terms of subscribers.

22 Oct 2012

Bharti Airtel named fourth largest mobile operator globally

Top five operators globally:

Operator	Connections (millions)*	YoY Growth, connections
China Mobile	683.08	11%
Vodafone Group	386.88	5%
America Movil Group	251.83	7%
Bharti Airtel	250.04	13%
Telefonica Group	243.51	7%

(Source: Wirelessintelligence.com)
*Connections are aggregated as the sum of each group's subsidiaries where a minimum of 50 % plus one share economic interest is held.

At the end of the quarter ended June 2012, the company had over 250 million mobile subscribers across its operations, representing 13% Y-o-Y growth.

Bharti Airtel had become the fifth largest mobile operator in the world following its acquisition of Zain Group's mobile operations across 15 African nations in June 2010.

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