The growth in the global telecom market can be looked at from two angles : in terms of subscribers and in terms of revenues. Whereas the number of subscribers are massive in emerging economies like India and China, the revenues do not translate commensurately. This is because most of these subscribers use their mobile phones in the basic form for voice calls alone. However, developed economies like the US not only have the numbers, but are also huge in revenue terms thanks to the massive data consumption over mobile phones. Here are the rankings based on the various parameters
By Subscribers
1. China
2. India
3. USA
4. Russia
5. Brazil
6. Indonesia
7. Japan
8. Germany
9. Pakistan
10. Italy
By Data Revenue
1. USA
2. Japan
3. China
4. UK
5. Italy
6. Germany
7. France
8. Australia
9. Spain
10. South Korea
By Service Revenue
1. USA
2. China
3. Japan
4. France
5. Italy
6. UK
7. Germany
8. Brazil
9. Spain
10. India