MTN Group

Summary

MTN Group is a business^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,183 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• MTN Group is in the country of South Africa^[3].
• MTN Group is in the country of ZA^[4].
• MTN Group's instance of is recorded as business^[5].
• MTN Group's instance of is recorded as enterprise^[6].
• MTN Group's instance of is recorded as public company^[7].
• MTN Group's headquarters location is recorded as Johannesburg^[8].
• MTN Group's chief executive officer is recorded as Ralph Mupita^[9].
• MTN Group's child organization or unit is recorded as MTN Nigeria^[10].
• MTN Group's child organization or unit is recorded as MTN Irancell^[11].
• MTN Group's child organization or unit is recorded as MTN Cameroon^[12].
• MTN Group's child organization or unit is recorded as MTN Côte d'Ivoire^[13].
• MTN Group's child organization or unit is recorded as Mascom^[14].
• MTN Group's child organization or unit is recorded as MTN Syria^[15].
• MTN Group's child organization or unit is recorded as MTN Uganda^[16].
• MTN Group's child organization or unit is recorded as Lonestar Cell^[17].
• MTN Group's child organization or unit is recorded as MTN Foundation^[18].
• MTN Group's Commons category is recorded as MTN Group^[19].
• MTN Group's stock exchange is recorded as OTC Markets Group^[20].
• MTN Group's stock exchange is recorded as Johannesburg Stock Exchange^[21].
• MTN Group's industry is recorded as telecommunications^[22].
• MTN Group's industry is recorded as mobile phone industry^[23].
• 1994 marks the founding of MTN Group^[24].
• 1994-11-23 marks the founding of MTN Group^[25].
• MTN Group's official website is recorded as https://www.mtn.com/^[26].
• MTN Group's official website is recorded as https://www.mtn.co.za/^[27].

Product Details

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GLEIF Golden Copy — Level 1 entity data

• Legal Entity Identifier (LEI): 2549009JD6Q6XHZS5E05^[28]

• Registered legal name: Mtn Group^[29]

• Legal jurisdiction: ZA^[30]

• GLEIF entity category: GENERAL^[31]

• Legal form (ISO 20275 ELF): XE4Z^[32]

• Entity status: ACTIVE^[33]

• LEI registration status: ISSUED^[34]

• Entity created: 1994-11-23^[35]

• LEI first registered: 2017-12-13^[36]

• LEI last updated: 2025-10-22^[37]

• LEI next renewal: 2026-10-24^[38]

• Managing LOU: 5493001KJTIIGC8Y1R12^[39]

• Registration authority: RA000531^[40]

• Authority entity ID: 1994/009584/06^[41]

• Other names: Mtn Group Limited^[42]

• Conformity flag: CONFORMING^[43]

Body

Founding

Recorded inception include 1994^[24] and 1994-11-23^[25].

Leadership

MTN Group's chief executive officer is recorded as Ralph Mupita^[9].

Operations

MTN Group's headquarters location is recorded as Johannesburg^[8]. Subsidiaries include MTN Nigeria^[10], a business^[44], in Nigeria^[45], founded in 1994^[46]; MTN Irancell^[11], a business^[47], in Iran^[48], founded in 2005^[49], headquartered in Tehran^[50]; MTN Cameroon^[12], a business^[51], in Cameroon^[52], founded in 2000^[53], headquartered in Cameroon^[54]; MTN Côte d'Ivoire^[13], a business^[55], in Ivory Coast^[56], founded in 2005^[57], headquartered in Ivory Coast^[58]; Mascom^[14], a business^[59], in Botswana^[60], founded in 1998^[61], headquartered in Gaborone^[62]; and MTN Syria^[15], a business^[63], in Syria^[64], headquartered in Damascus^[65].

Industry

Industries include telecommunications^[22] and mobile phone industry^[23].

Ownership

Stock exchanges include OTC Markets Group^[20] and Johannesburg Stock Exchange^[21]. MTN Group's product or material produced is recorded as Global System for Mobile Communications^[66].

Why It Matters

MTN Group ranks in the top 2% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,183 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[67] It is known by 33 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[68]