Comparison of communication satellite operators
The following is a list of the world's largest fixed service satellite operators in the world. Comparison data is from different time periods and sources and may not be directly comparable.
| Rank as of 2017 | Name of the Operator | 2017 Revenue | 2014 Revenue | 2010 Revenue | 2009 Revenue | 2008 Revenue | 2007 Revenue | 2006 Revenue | Country | Satellites in Orbit | Satellites on Order |
| 1 | SES | €2.035 billion | €1.919 billion | €1.740 billion | €1.700 billion | €1.630 billion | $2.370 billion | $1.900 billion | 52 | 6 | |
| 2 | Viasat, Inc. | $1.56 billion | 4 | 1 | |||||||
| 3 | Intelsat | $2.472 billion | $2.500 billion | $2.500 billion | $2.400 billion | $2.200 billion | $2.100 billion | 59 | 8 | ||
| 4 | Eutelsat | €1.476 billion | €1.170 billion | €1.050 billion | €940.0 million | $1.240 billion | $1.050 billion | 37 | 6 | ||
| 5 | Telesat Canada | $923 million | $787.0 million | $711.0 million | $684.7 million | $575.0 million | 13 | 3 | |||
| 6 | SKY Perfect JSAT Group/JSAT Corporation | $347.4 million | $326.0 million | 8 | 3 | ||||||
| 7 | Star One | $207.4 million | $195.8 million | 7 | 0 | ||||||
| 8 | Hispasat | $188.6 million | $159.1 million | 11 | 0 | ||||||
| 9 | SingTel/Optus | $172.2 million | $158.4 million | 5 | 1 | ||||||
| 10 | Russian Satellite Communications | $161 million | $152 million | 11 | 3 | ||||||
| 11 | Space communications | $151.4 million | $151.2 million | 4 | 1 | ||||||
| 12 | Arabsat | $150 million | $150 million | 6 | 1 | ||||||
| 13 | Telenor Satellite Broadcasting | $140.8 million | $106.5 million | 4 | 1 | ||||||
| 14 | Thaicom/formerly Shin Satellite | $133.7 million | $122.3 million | 5 | 0 | ||||||
| 15 | AsiaSat | $120.4 million | $119.6 million | 3 | 1 | ||||||
| 16 | Indian Space Research Organisation/Antrix | $120 million | $76 million | 11 | 6 | ||||||
| 17 | Korea Telecom | $110.1 million | $119.6 million | 3 | 1 | ||||||
| 18 | Nilesat | $91.6 million | $79.8 million | 2 | 1 | ||||||
| 19 | Satmex | $80.25 million | $79 million | 2 | 1 | ||||||
| 20 | Gascom | $69.8 million | $47.1 million | 3 | 2 | ||||||
| 21 | SES Sirius | $69.4 million | $58.7 million | 2 | 0 | ||||||
| 22 | Broadcast Satellite System | $66.3 million | $60.8 million | 3 | 1 | ||||||
| 23 | APT Satellite | $57.9 million | $54.9 million | 6 | 0 | ||||||
| 24 | MEASAT Satellite Systems | $56.5 million | $38.9 million | 3 | 1 | ||||||
| 25 | Spacecom | $56 million | $56 million | 3 | 2 | ||||||
| 26 | PT Telkom | $24.9 million | $32.8 million | 2 | 1 | ||||||
| 27 | EchoStar | N/A | N/A | 8 | 9 | ||||||
| 28 | Starlink | 358 | 4112 ; 7518 |
- Note: Revenue in U.S. Dollars