Pakistan is home to a population that spills over 200 million inhabitants as per records in 2018. The South Asian country has a thriving telecommunications market with a variety of mobile/wireless providers. As of May 2019, PMCL (Jazz) held a market share of 36.98 percent of mobile subscribers followed by Telenor with 27.65 percent.
Network Usage in MENASA Region
Amongst the Middle East, North Africa and South Asia (MENASA) nations, Pakistan had the fifth largest aggregation of active social media users in 2018. Meanwhile, mobile internet users accounted for 21 percent of Pakistan’s population in that year which was the lowest in comparison to other MENASA nations share of internet users.
Pakistani Market
With the average mobile network connection speed having accelerated between 2017 and 2019 in the Asia Pacific region and further expected to rise 2020 onwards, the Pakistani telecommunications market still holds potential to expand. As of May 2019, the number of mobile/wireless network subscribers in Pakistan shot up to nearly 162 million.
Market share of mobile/wireless service providers in Pakistan from 2004 to 2019
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Pakistan Telecommunication Authority. (May 15, 2019). Market share of mobile/wireless service providers in Pakistan from 2004 to 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/500851/mobile-market-share-pakistan-by-provider/
Pakistan Telecommunication Authority. "Market share of mobile/wireless service providers in Pakistan from 2004 to 2019." Chart. May 15, 2019. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/500851/mobile-market-share-pakistan-by-provider/
Pakistan Telecommunication Authority. (2019). Market share of mobile/wireless service providers in Pakistan from 2004 to 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/500851/mobile-market-share-pakistan-by-provider/
Pakistan Telecommunication Authority. "Market Share of Mobile/Wireless Service Providers in Pakistan from 2004 to 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 May 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/500851/mobile-market-share-pakistan-by-provider/
Pakistan Telecommunication Authority, Market share of mobile/wireless service providers in Pakistan from 2004 to 2019 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/500851/mobile-market-share-pakistan-by-provider/ (last visited November 21, 2024)
Market share of mobile/wireless service providers in Pakistan from 2004 to 2019 [Graph], Pakistan Telecommunication Authority, May 15, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/500851/mobile-market-share-pakistan-by-provider/