02/06/2025

Market Share of 5G Operators in Brazil
Statistics M. Share

 

Source: Anatel

 

Operators Market Share

Operator 1Q24 2Q24 3Q24 Nov/24 4Q24
Vivo 36.9% 37.6% 39.6% 39.5% 40.2%
Claro 37.7% 36.4% 35.6% 34.9% 34.2%
TIM 25.4% 25.8% 24.6% 25.3% 25.3%
Unifique 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% 0.2% 0.2%
Brisanet 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 0.1%
Total 24,284 29,299 34,872 38,146 40,008

 

Operator 1Q23 2Q23 3Q23 4Q23
Claro 38.6% 40.2% 38.6% 37.6%
Vivo 37.8% 38.1% 38.0% 37.1%
TIM 23.6% 21.7% 23.4% 25.3%
Total 8,191 11,426 16,110 20,542

 

Operator 2021 2022 2023 2024
Vivo 39.7% 34.2% 37.1% 40.2%
Claro 37.2% 42.9% 37.6% 34.2%
TIM 23.2% 22.9% 25.3% 25.3%
Unifique 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.2%
Brisanet 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.1%
Total 1,226 5,755 20,542 40,008

 

 

Number of Mobile Accesses by Operator (Thousand)

Operator 1Q24 2Q24 3Q24 Nov/24 4Q24
Vivo 8,952 11,029 13,825 15,080 16,083
Claro 9,152 10,674 12,407 13,304 13,691
TIM 6,167 7,560 8,563 9,657 10,116
Unifique 13 32 60 84 95
Brisanet 1 5 17 20 23
Total 24,284 29,299 34,872 38,146 40,008

 

Operator 1Q23 2Q23 3Q23 4Q23
Claro 3,162 4,599 6,211 7,718
Vivo
3,094 4,350 6,123 7,615
TIM 1,936 2,477 3,776 5,207
Total 8,191 11,426 16,110 20,542

 

Operator 2021 2022 2023 2024
Vivo 486 1,966 7,615 16,083
Claro 456 2,469 7,718 13,691
TIM 284 1,320 5,207 10,116
Unifique - - 3 95
Brisanet - - - 23
Total 1,226 5,755 20,542 40,008

 

Mobile Net Adds of Operators in the period

Operator 1Q24 2Q24 3Q24 Dec/25 2024
Vivo 1,337 2,077 2,797 1,004 2,258
Claro 1,435 1,522 1,733 386 1,284
TIM 959 1,393 1,003 458 1,553
Unifique 10 19 28 11 36
Brisanet 1 4 12 2 5
Total 3,742 5,015 5,573 1,862 5,135

 

Operator 1Q23 2Q23 3Q23 4Q23
Claro 693 1,437 1,612 1,507
Vivo 1,128 1,257 1,773 1,492
TIM 616 541 1,300 1,431
Total 2,436 3,234 4,685 4,432

 

Operator 2021 2022 2023 2024
Vivo 486 1,480 5,649 8,469
Claro 456 2,013 5,248 5,973
TIM 284 1,036 3,887 4,908
Unifique - 0 3 93
Brisanet - 0 0 23
Total 1,226 4,530 14,787 19,466

 

5G commercial operations in Brazil

Claro

Claro launched the first 5G commercial operation in Brazil at an event held in Jul/20 at Allianz Parque. The network started to be available in areas with higher traffic demand, first in the capitals of São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro. Since October, Claro is expanding coverage to more cities.

 

TIM

On June 30, 2021, TIM announced the activation of the 5G DSS networks in the Northeast: Fortaleza (CE), Recife (PE) and Salvador (BA). By the end of 2021, the operator intends to activate the 5G DSS networks in Belém (PA), Belo Horizonte (MG) and Florianópolis (SC).

 

Vivo

Vivo announced in Jul/20 that it would activate its 5G network using DSS in eight Brazilian capitals: São Paulo, Salvador, Brasília, Rio de Janeiro, Porto Alegre, Goiânia, Curitiba and Belo Horizonte.

 

Algar

En Dec/2021 Algar launched 5G service in neighborhoods of Uberlândia and Uberaba (both in the state of Minas Gerais) and Franca (state of São Paulo). Algar is operating in the 2.3 GHZ frequency band, becoming the first operator of the country to launch services to client through the frequency acquired in Anatel's auction carried out in Nov/21.

 

Sites with information about 5G

 

3GPP Responsible for standardizing the evolution of GSM to 3G/4G.
5Gamericas 5G Americas is a sectoral association of leading service providers and manufacturers in the telecommunications industry. The organization's mission is to support and promote the full development of the capabilities of LTE wireless technology and its evolution beyond 5G.
Technical information and technology adoption statistics.
GSA Site da Global mobile Suppliers Association. World Statistics.

 

 

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