T-Mobile US
Telecommunications · United States
T-Mobile US is America’s second-largest wireless carrier: it sells monthly phone plans, 5G home internet and fiber to households and businesses over its nationwide 5G network, and is majority-owned by Deutsche Telekom.
What makes it different
It sells home internet over its mobile network.
8.45M5G broadband customersDec 2025
Spare 5G capacity is resold as fixed home broadband, so the same towers earn twice.
How big it is
How big is T-Mobile US?
$88.3BRevenueFY2025
142.4MCustomers2025
75,000Employees2025
How it makes money FY2025
Mostly monthly postpaid plans.
- Postpaid service66%$57.9B
- Equipment sales18%$16.0B
- Prepaid service12%$10.5B
- Wholesale and other service3%$2.9B
- Other1%$1.0B
How the business works
Build 5G once, sell many lines.
- 1Nationwide 5G network
- 2Postpaid family accounts
- 3Lines and home internet
Extra lines on an existing account raise revenue per account at little extra network cost.
Who owns it
- Deutsche Telekom AG54.5%
CEO: Srini Gopalan
Who it competes with
Key moments
- 1994VoiceStream founded
- 2001Deutsche Telekom buys VoiceStream
- 2002Renamed T-Mobile USA
- 2013Un-carrier strategy launched
- 2013Combination with MetroPCS creates T-Mobile US
Sources
Every number on this page comes from T-Mobile US's own reports.
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What T-Mobile US tracks24 metrics
Total customers
Postpaid phone customers
Postpaid accounts
Results, quarter by quarterwith a chart
Revenue
Profit
Margin
The full timeline19 moments
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2025
2026
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