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TL;DR
- T-Mobile added 2.3 million customers in Q3 2025 (1 million postpaid), while Verizon lost 7,000 postpaid subscribers and AT&T added 405,000.
- It wasn’t all bad for Verizon, as its prepaid, broadband, and business divisions grew, keeping its finances strong despite postpaid losses.
- The bigger picture is that T-Mobile is closing the gap on Verizon’s total subscriber count and could surpass it by late 2026 if trends continue.
There was a time when Verizon was the undisputed king, both in network power and reach, as well as subscriber count. Over the past few years, Verizon has lost ground in network performance as T-Mobile pushes ahead by many metrics. Now it seems T-Mobile is also moving in on Verizon’s coveted position as the leader in total subscribers as well.
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