Based on public financials that Moffett Nathanson compiled, China Tower has by far the most tower sites in the world, at more than 1.95 million sites. In comparison, the big three U.S. tower companies count tower sites as follows: American Tower 168,900; Crown Castle 40,100; and SBA Communications 29,800.
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In 2020, there were 417,215 mobile wireless cell sites in the United States, with a large amount of investment going toward 5G-ready cell sites and antennas as per the source. There were 395,562 mobile wireless cell sites in the U.S. in 2019.
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