About the data
3,042 networks · 227 countries · 963 operator-enriched rows
What the dataset is made of
Every row is keyed by its PLMN — the mobile country code (MCC) concatenated with the mobile network code (MNC), zero-padding preserved. The dataset is compiled and maintained by MCC-MNC.dev: it is built up from several sources and then manually reviewed and corrected. It is not a raw copy of any single source.
1. Global base register
The starting worldwide MCC/MNC register is seeded from mcc-mnc-list (an open-source list that tracks the ITU-T E.212 allocations, itself Wikipedia-derived and CC BY-SA 4.0). This gives the initial PLMN, country, brand, operator, status, type, bands and notes across all 3,042 rows.
2. Operator detail
For 963 rows we add operator-level detail — subscriber counts (in millions, with their reporting period), ownership groups, in-country rank, and radio-technology lines — drawn from public operator references (including Wikipedia's regional lists of mobile network operators) together with our own dataset. Where a source lists MCC/MNC codes we key on them; otherwise we attach the detail to the matching operator by name.
3. Curation & corrections
This is where the dataset stops being a scrape. Each release is reviewed and corrected by MCC-MNC.dev: codes are de-duplicated and cross-checked, statuses and operator names are normalised, mismatches are fixed, and market-reach figures are computed. The curation, merging logic and corrections are our own work — the published data reflects that editing, not any one upstream source verbatim.
Market reach
market_reach is computed, not copied: operator subscriptions ÷ total mobile subscriptions of the country, expressed as a percentage. Example: O2 Czech Republic reported 5.987 million subscribers (2021-Q2), which is 37.1% of the Czech Republic's total mobile subscriptions — market_reach: 37.1 with market_reach_basis: "country_total". Where a country total is not usable, the basis field says what was used instead (e.g. the sum of listed operators, or a share figure as published). Numerator and denominator can come from different reporting dates, so treat the percentage as indicative, not audited.
Licensing
All downloads and API responses are provided under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 (CC BY-SA 4.0). The dataset combines material from CC BY-SA sources (such as the Wikipedia-derived base register) with our own compilation, enrichment and corrections, and we release the whole under the same license so it stays freely reusable. You may use it commercially, but you must credit the source and share derived datasets under the same license. A sufficient attribution:
Data: MCC-MNC.dev (https://mcc-mnc.dev) — CC BY-SA 4.0The mcc-mnc-list project that seeds the base register is MIT-licensed; that license applies to its code only, not the data.
Downloads
The complete dataset, no API key required:
| File | Contents | Size |
|---|---|---|
| networks.csv | Flat CSV (RFC 4180), one network per row — the same columns as the API wire format. | 440 KB |
| networks.json | Full nested JSON: every network with its country block and, where available, the complete operator enrichment (approximate flags, source notes, numerator/denominator dates). | 1.4 MB |
| networks.min.json | The same JSON, minified for machine consumption. | 1.0 MB |
| countries.json | Country index: ISO codes, dial prefixes, and network counts per country. | 38 KB |
The same data is queryable through the REST API (free key required), including a /dataset endpoint that serves JSON, CSV or TSV.
Update cadence
The dataset is regenerated from its sources periodically — typically a few times per year, whenever the upstream lists change materially.
Honest caveats
- Subscriber figures have differing as-of dates. Operators publish on their own schedules, so one row may report 2026-Q1 while its neighbour reports 2021-Q2. Always read subscribers_as_of next to subscribers. For the same reason, a market-reach numerator and denominator can come from different dates (O2 CZ: subscribers 2021-Q2 vs. country total 2019-12).
- Rows we could not match lack enrichment. subscribers, market_reach, ownership, technology and rank are null outside the 963 operator-enriched rows.
- The MNC register lags reality. Allocations follow ITU filings and public references; launches, shutdowns, mergers and rebrands can take months to appear. Rows carry a status (Operational, Not operational, Reserved, Testing, Unknown, …) but statuses are only as fresh as the sources.
- Some figures are approximate. Where a source gives "~" or "over", the full JSON download flags the subscriber figure as approximate; the flat API row does not carry that flag.
- Not every row has a country. International networks (MCC 90x, satellite/maritime/aviation) and test ranges have country: null.
Corrections & contact
Spotted a wrong MNC, a stale status, or a better subscriber figure? Open an issue on GitHub — corrections with a citable source are merged into the next regeneration. For anything else: hello@mcc-mnc.dev.