Plus loses over 110,000 numbers in Q3 2026 while Play and T-Mobile gain ground

In brief

• Plus had the largest net outflow of numbers among Poland's four biggest operators in Q3 2026, with a balance of minus 50,935.
• Play gained close to 100,000 numbers but lost more, ending the quarter negative after leading the group a year earlier.
• T-Mobile posted the best balance, a surplus of more than 26,500 numbers, despite Orange taking in more numbers.

Plus has the largest net outflow

Polkomtel, the operator behind Plus, handed 114,335 numbers to rival networks between July and September 2026 and took in 63,400 from them, according to UKE data (Z Plusa odpłynęło ponad 114 tys. numerów. Na każde 100 oddanych numerów przyszło tylko 55 – Dziennik.pl). The net balance of minus 50,935 numbers is the weakest in the group of four largest operators.

Play's reversal

A year earlier, Play had led the big four on this measure. The spring quarter had seen a smaller deficit, and the summer months pushed it back down (Z Play uciekło ponad 110 tys. numerów. Rok wcześniej sieć była liderem – Dziennik.pl).

T-Mobile takes the quarter

T-Mobile finished the quarter with a surplus of more than 26,500 numbers, the best result among the four operators (T-Mobile wyprzedził Orange. Na każde 100 oddanych numerów przyjął 134 – Dziennik.pl). Orange took in more numbers than T-Mobile over the period, but T-Mobile lost fewer, which decided the ranking. In the spring, T-Mobile had been losing more numbers than it gained.

Comparison by operator

• Plus: minus 50,935 numbers in Q3 2026
• Play: negative balance in Q3 2026 after a smaller deficit in spring
• T-Mobile: plus 26,500 numbers in Q3 2026

What comes next

The figures show that customers are moving between networks more actively than before, and that the operator ranking can change from one quarter to the next (Polacy masowo odchodzą z tej sieci. Mają dość i widać to w statystykach – BOOP.PL). Plus's deficit was worse than in the spring quarter, though slightly better than a year earlier.