List of multiple-system operators

A multiple-system operator (MSO) is an operator of multiple cable or direct-broadcast satellite television systems. A cable system in the United States, by Federal Communications Commission (FCC) definition, is a facility serving a single community or a distinct governmental entity, each of which has its own franchise agreement with the cable company. Though in the strictest sense any cable company that serves multiple communities is an MSO, the term today is usually reserved for companies that own multiple cable systems, such as Rogers Communications, Shaw Communications, and Videotron in Canada; Altice USA, Charter Communications, Comcast and Cox Communications in the United States; or Virgin Media in the UK.

Top multichannel video service providers in the United States by number of subscribers

• All data from Leichtman Research Group, Inc. except where noted^[1]

Rank	MSO name	Brand	Total subscribers	Technology
1	Charter Communications	Spectrum	14,122,000	Cable
2	Comcast	Xfinity	14,106,000	Cable
3	DirecTV	DirecTV, DirecTV Stream	13,100,000	Satellite/IPTV
4	Dish Network	Dish Network	6,471,000	Satellite
		Sling TV	2,055,000	IPTV
5	YouTube (Google)	YouTube TV	7,900,000	IPTV
6	Disney	Hulu + Live TV	4,600,000	IPTV
7	Verizon	Fios	3,012,000	Fiber
8	Cox Communications	Contour	2,695,000 [lower-alpha 1] 3,050,000 (2022)[2]	Cable
9	Altice USA	Optimum	2,262,000	Cable
10	FuboTV	FuboTV	1,618,000	IPTV
11	Philo	Philo	800,000	IPTV
12	Mediacom	Xtream	445,000 [lower-alpha 1] 510,000 (2022)[2]	Cable
13	Cogeco	Breezeline	280,145	Cable
14	Frontier Communications	Frontier	234,000	Fiber
15	Cable One	Sparklight	142,300	Cable

1. Estimate from 2022 data, and 2023 combined change in large privately held providers.

Top multichannel video service providers outside of US, by number of subscribers

GTPL Hathway Limited has highest Cable subscriber in India - Aactivebase- 10000000+ Subs and third Largest in World.

Country	MSO name	# of subscribers
India	DEN Network	23,000,000[citation needed]
India	NXTDIGITAL INDigital	22,500,000
India	Hathway Cable	22,500,000
France	Altice France (SFR)	21,900,000[3]
China	Shandong Cable Network	18,000,000[4]
China	Guangdong Cable Network	13,000,000[5]
India	Siti Cable	30,525,000
Mainland Europe (7 countries)	UPC Broadband[6]	9,100,000
China	Beijing Gehua	5,840,000[7]
Germany	Vodafone Deutschland[8]	8,900,000
South Korea	KT Genie TV	8,783,984[9]
China	Shanghai Oriental Cable Net	6,700,000[10]
South Korea	SK Broadband	6,419,536[9]
Brazil	Claro TV+	5,381,000
South Korea	LG U+	5,362,089[9]
United Kingdom & Ireland	Virgin Media	4,772,800
Canada	Rogers Cable	4,643,000
South Korea	LG HelloVision	3,699,046[9]
Japan	J:Com	3,300,000[citation needed]
Netherlands	Ziggo[11]	3,017,000
India	THAMIZHAGA CABLE TV COMMUNICATION	3,000,000
South Korea	KT SkyLife	2,953,347[9]
South Korea	SK Broadband Cable	2,831,064[9]
India	Asianet Broadband	2,500,000[12]
Belgium	Telenet	2,300,000
Germany	Kabel BW	2,300,000[citation needed]
South Korea	D'LIVE	2,004,728[9]
Spain	Vodafone Spain[13]	1,823,536
Sweden	Com Hem	1,760,000
Switzerland	Cablecom[14]	1,670,000
Canada	Videotron	1,652,200
India	Kerala Vision	1,500,000[15]
Portugal	NOS[16]	1,467,000
South Korea	CMB	1,425,850[9]
United Kingdom	BT	1,400,000
Portugal	Altice Portugal (MEO)[16]	1,387,000
South Korea	skyHCN	1,277,671[9]
Denmark	YouSee A/S	1,200,000
Taiwan	Kbro	1,150,000[citation needed]
Taiwan	CNS	1,100,000[citation needed]
Canada	Shaw Direct	886,106
Canada	Cogeco	859,090
Australia	Austar	742,000
Poland	Vectra S.A.	740,000[citation needed]
Taiwan	TBC	700,000
Taiwan	TFN media	550,000[citation needed]
India	APSFL	500,000
Canada	Eastlink	457,075
Spain	Euskaltel	400,000

See also

• List of sovereign states by number of broadband Internet subscriptions
• List of countries by number of Internet users
• List of countries by number of telephone lines in use
• List of countries by smartphone penetration
• List of mobile network operators
• List of cable television companies
• List of telephone operating companies
• Multichannel television in the United States
• Triple play (telecommunications)

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