MTN Group

MTN Group Limited
Formerly	M-Cell
Type	Public
Traded as	JSE: MTN
Industry	Telecommunications
Founded	1994
Headquarters	Johannesburg, South Africa
Area served	Africa
Key people	Mcebisi Jonas; (Non-Executive chairman); Ralph Mupita; (CEO);
Products	GSM-related products ; Internet services
Revenue	R490.361 billion (US$2.73 billion, 2026); R490.361billion (US$2.73 billion, 2016);
Operating income	US$5.22 billion (2015)
Net income	US$30.345 billion (2026)
Total assets	US$52.762 billion (2026)
Total equity	US$129.433 billion (2026)
Number of employees	19,288 (2026)
Subsidiaries	visafone ; SuperSonic
Website	www.mtn.com

MTN Group Limited (formerly M-Cell) is a South African multinational corporation and mobile telecommunications provider. Its head office is in Johannesburg. MTN is among the largest mobile network operators in the world, and the largest in Africa.

In October 2025, MTN announced it had surpassed 300 million customers, the first African-headquartered telco to reach that milestone, making it the sixth-largest in the world by subscriber count. It has a footprint in sixteen countries in Africa and the Middle East.