Globally, the top 100 cellular towers companies own and operate over 1.5 million sites, which host shared telecommunications infrastructure. These cell towers provide mobile communications coverage and connectivity primarily for wireless carriers, while also supporting the needs of television & radio broadcast companies, and public safety networks.
Top 100 Cellular Towers Companies in the World as of 2023In total, the 10 largest owners and operators of cellular towers, including American Tower, Indus Towers, Summit Digitel, Cellnex, BSNL Tower, edotco, Vantage Towers, Reliance Infratel, Crown Castle, and IHS Holding, operate 60% of the 1.5 million sites that are held by the broader top 100 cellular towers companies in the world.
Dgtl Infra provides an overview of the largest 100 cellular towers companies worldwide, as measured by tower count. Subsequently, we dive deeper into the portfolios of each of the top 25 cell towers companies, including where their sites are located geographically, how many tenants place equipment on their towers, and who their key customers are. Note that tower owners and operators from China and Russia are excluded from our list.
Top 100 Cellular Towers Companies
| # | Tower Company | Operating Regions | Towers |
| 1 | American Tower | Global | 219,226 |
| 2 | Indus Towers | India | 185,447 |
| 3 | Summit Digitel Infrastructure | India | 151,000 |
| 4 | Cellnex Telecom | Pan-Europe (12 Countries) | 102,712 |
| 5 | BSNL Tower Corporation | India | 74,000 |
| 6 | edotco Group (Axiata Group) | Pan-Asia (9 Countries) | 50,251 |
| 7 | Vantage Towers | Pan-Europe (8 Countries) | 45,700 |
| 8 | Reliance Infratel | India | 43,000 |
| 9 | Crown Castle | United States | 40,159 |
| 10 | IHS Holding | Africa, Latin America, Middle East | 38,975 |
| 11 | SBA Communications | United States, LatAm, Africa | 36,017 |
| 12 | Sitios Latinoamérica | Pan-Latin America (15 Countries) | 36,008 |
| 13 | Deutsche Funkturm | Germany | 33,500 |
| 14 | Protelindo (Sarana Menara) | Indonesia | 29,011 |
| 15 | Mitratel | Indonesia | 28,577 |
| 16 | TOTEM (Orange) | France, Spain | 26,884 |
| 17 | GTL Infrastructure | India | 26,038 |
| 18 | INWIT | Italy | 22,800 |
| 19 | Tower Bersama | Indonesia | 20,760 |
| 20 | Opsimex (Telesites) | Mexico, Costa Rica | 20,302 |
| 21 | Phoenix Tower International | Europe, LatAm, United States | 18,000 |
| 22 | Digital Telecom Infra Fund | Thailand | 16,059 |
| 23 | TAWAL | Saudi Arabia | 15,000 |
| 24 | Cornerstone (CTIL) | United Kingdom | 14,500 |
| 25 | Helios Towers | Pan-Africa, Middle East (10 Mkts) | 13,900 |
| 26 | EdgePoint Infrastructure | Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines | 13,000 |
| 27 | Mobile Broadband (MBNL) | United Kingdom | 12,000 |
| 28 | CETIN Group | Czech Rep, Bulgaria, Hungary, Serbia | 11,200 |
| 29 | Global Tower | Turkey, Ukraine, Belarus, Cyprus | 11,060 |
| 30 | Telenor Infra | Norway | 10,951 |
| 31 | NetWorkS! | Poland | 10,000 |
| 32 | Millicom (Tigo) Carve-Out | Pan-Latin America (8 Countries) | 10,000 |
| 33 | Vertical Bridge | United States | 9,000 |
| 34 | Tower Vision | India | 9,000 |
| 35 | Telia Towers AB | Finland, Norway, Sweden | 8,500 |
| 36 | Zain Business Limited | Saudi Arabia | 8,069 |
| 37 | TDF Infrastructure | France | 7,785 |
| 38 | Magenta Telekom Infra | Austria | 7,000 |
| 39 | Ascend Telecom Infra | India | 6,500 |
| 40 | Svenska UMTS-nät (SUNAB) | Sweden | 6,000 |
| 41 | Net4Mobility HB | Sweden | 5,600 |
| 42 | Amplitel / Telstra InfraCo | Australia | 5,500 |
| 43 | YTL Corporation | Malaysia | 5,000 |
| 44 | Highline do Brasil | Brazil | 4,700 |
| 45 | OCK Group | Vietnam, Myanmar, Malaysia | 4,600 |
| 46 | Australia Tower Network (ATN) | Australia | 4,312 |
| 47 | U.S. Cellular / TDS | United States | 4,310 |
| 48 | 3G Infrastructure Services (3GIS) | Sweden | 4,100 |
| 49 | Diamond Communications | United States | 4,000 |
| 50 | TT-Netvaerket | Denmark | 4,000 |
| 51 | Irrawaddy Green Towers (IGT) | Myanmar | 4,000 |
| 52 | Gyro Masts & Towers (Telkom) | South Africa | 3,834 |
| 53 | DNA Tower | Finland | 3,352 |
| 54 | Belgium Tower Partners (BTP) | Belgium | 3,326 |
| 55 | AP Towers | Myanmar | 3,254 |
| 56 | IBS Tower (IBST) | Indonesia | 3,160 |
| 57 | Mexico Telecom Partners (MTP) | Mexico | 3,000 |
| 58 | Andean Telecom Partners (ATP) | Chile, Colombia, Peru, Ecuador | 3,000 |
| 59 | Grupo TorreSur | Brazil | 2,885 |
| 60 | Balitower (Bali Towerindo Sentra) | Indonesia | 2,640 |
| 61 | QMC Telecom | Brazil, Mexico, Colombia, Peru | 2,600 |
| 62 | Rai Way | Italy | 2,300 |
| 63 | EI Towers | Italy | 2,300 |
| 64 | Tillman Infrastructure | United States | 2,300 |
| 65 | Wireless Infrastructure Group | United Kingdom | 2,200 |
| 66 | Africa Mobile Networks (AMN) | Pan-Africa (10 Countries) | 2,000 |
| 67 | Sacofa Sdn Bhd | Malaysia | 1,800 |
| 68 | Centuria, SIA | Latvia, Lithuania | 1,700 |
| 69 | Telenor Tower Sweden | Sweden | 1,688 |
| 70 | TowerCo of Madagascar | Madagascar | 1,500 |
| 71 | Aotearoa Towers | New Zealand | 1,484 |
| 72 | TDC NET | Denmark | 1,400 |
| 73 | Pan African Towers | Nigeria, Ghana | 1,300 |
| 74 | TowerCo | United States | 1,300 |
| 75 | Spark TowerCo | New Zealand | 1,263 |
| 76 | Torrecom Partners | Pan-Latin America (8 Countries) | 1,250 |
| 77 | TPG Telecom Towers (OMERS) | Australia | 1,237 |
| 78 | CTI Towers | United States | 1,200 |
| 79 | Infratel | Zambia | 1,200 |
| 80 | Torresec (Innovattel) | Pan-Latin America (7 Countries) | 1,100 |
| 81 | Brazil Tower Company (BTC) | Brazil | 1,060 |
| 82 | RailTel Corporation | India | 1,050 |
| 83 | BNSF Railway Company | United States | 1,000 |
| 84 | Octagon Towers (Peppertree) | United States | 1,000 |
| 85 | Blue Sky Towers | United States | 1,000 |
| 86 | Harmoni Towers | United States | 1,000 |
| 87 | Tower Ventures | United States | 850 |
| 88 | Open Tower Company (OTC) | Netherlands | 800 |
| 89 | Centennial Towers | Mexico | 800 |
| 90 | BAI Australia | Australia | 774 |
| 91 | Continental Towers | Pan-Latin America (6 Countries) | 750 |
| 92 | Towercom, a.s. | Slovakia | 700 |
| 93 | Union Pacific Railroad | United States | 670 |
| 94 | Ceské Radiokomunikace (CRA) | Czech Republic | 660 |
| 95 | IIMT | Mexico | 650 |
| 96 | Axión | Spain | 635 |
| 97 | towerCast | France | 600 |
| 98 | Parallel Infrastructure | United States | 600 |
| 99 | Emitel | Poland | 569 |
| 100 | Norfolk Southern Railway | United States | 500 |
| Total | — | — | 1,575,254 |
