Telecommunication operators in Tajikistan earned half a billion dollars in 2025

Telecommunication operators in Tajikistan generated over 5.1 billion somoni (around $510 million) in revenue in 2025, according to the Agency for Statistics under the President of Tajikistan. This represents an 18.5% increase (797 million somoni) compared to the previous year. Private operators reportedly accounted for approximately 4.7 billion somoni, marking a 15.1% increase compared to […]

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Telecommunication operators in Tajikistan generated over 5.1 billion somoni (around $510 million) in revenue in 2025, according to the Agency for Statistics under the President of Tajikistan. This represents an 18.5% increase (797 million somoni) compared to the previous year.

Private operators reportedly accounted for approximately 4.7 billion somoni, marking a 15.1% increase compared to 2024. Meanwhile, the revenue of the national telecommunications operator Tajiktelecom, the state-owned company Pochtai Tojik (Tajikistan Post, the company responsible for postal service in Tajikistan), and the communications service agency’s structural units reached 434.2 million somoni, a significant 74.1% increase from two years ago.

Private operators now make up 91.5% of the total revenue in the sector, according to the Agency for Statistics.

As of January 1, 2026, the number of internet users in Tajikistan reportedly reached 5.1 million, while there were 7.8 million mobile subscribers, with 5.9 million active mobile users.

In the latest January 2026 Speedtest Global Index, Tajikistan ranks 120th globally in fixed broadband internet speed among 152 countries.

Uzbekistan ranks 75th, Russia 78th, Kazakhstan 86th, and Kyrgyzstan 88th.

 

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