Private company

MTN Uganda

Logo: MTN, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons4

Largest telecom company in Uganda

MTN Uganda is the largest telecom company in Uganda, with 11.2 million subscribers, accounting for 55 percent market share, as of 30 June 2017. By 31 December 2019, its customer base had increased to 12.6 million customers.2 It is headquartered in Kampala.1 It is part of MTN Group.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1998Founded1
  • Industrymobile phone industry, telecommunications industry1
  • HeadquartersKampala1
  • Websitewww.mtn.co.ug/Pages/default.aspx
  • Legal formCorporation3
  • LEI254900KU9ZGYR07IW1963
  • StatusActive3
  • LEI statusIssued and current3
  • Registered addressPlot 69/71, Kampala, Uganda3
  • Registered withDirectorate of Business Registration of Uganda Registration Services Bureau, P. 4983

MTN Uganda is the largest telecom company in Uganda, with 11.2 million subscribers, accounting for 55 percent market share, as of 30 June 2017. By 31 December 2019, its customer base had increased to 12.6 million customers.2

Corporate structure

MTN Uganda is part of a group headed by MTN Group. 17 entities, 13 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • MTN Group Johannesburg, South Africa
    • MTN Uganda Kampala, Uganda
    • MTN Irancell Subsidiary · 49% · Tehrān
    • Lonestar Cell Subsidiary · Monrovia
    • Mascom Subsidiary · Gaborone
    • MTN Cameroon Subsidiary · Cameroon
    • MTN Congo Subsidiary · Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo
    • MTN Côte d'Ivoire Subsidiary · Ivory Coast
    • MTN Nigeria Communications Plc Subsidiary · Ikoyi, Nigeria
    • MTN South Sudan Subsidiary
    • MTN Syria Subsidiary · Damascus
    • MTN Group Fintech Holdings B.V. Subsidiary · 100% · Amsterdam, Netherlands
    • MTN (Mauritius) Investments Limited Subsidiary · Johannesburg, South Africa
    • MTN Foundation Subsidiary
    • MTN Ghana Subsidiary · Ghana
    • MTN INTERNATIONAL Subsidiary · Johannesburg, South Africa
    • MTN International (Mauritius) Limited Subsidiary · Johannesburg, South Africa

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. 1998Founded Founded1

Sources

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