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Largest satellite communications companies by market cap
Satellite operators and connectivity, including direct-to-device: 13 listed space pure plays, 6 of them priced from a US exchange listing. Their market caps add up to US$51.2B, as of Oct 2, 2026 close. The largest, AST SpaceMobile, is US$22.7B, 44.4% of the segment total. 7 companies with no US exchange listing are listed without a computed value (International).
Satellite communications
as of Oct 2, 2026End of day
, as of . The 1-day change is against the previous close.Market cap = shares outstanding (every class, counted once) × the last sale on the US listing (live while exchanges are open, the latest close otherwise) × the Bank of Canada rate.Methodology. Partial players are ranked separately and never enter these totals.
Other segments
- Launch
- Earth observation and data
- Infrastructure and in-space services
- Defense space
- Components and ground
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