List of Prefix Numbers in the Philippines (2023 Edition)

As of today, there are more or less 100 prefix numbers being used by all mobile network providers in the Philippines. With this number of prefixes, it is hard to tell what mobile network a phone number belongs to just by looking at it.

What are Prefix Numbers?

Prefix numbers are the first four digits of the 11-digit mobile phone numbers in the Philippines. It is used by mobile network operators for subscribers to easily identify what network a phone number belongs to.

The Ultimate List of Prefix Numbers

Here is the full and complete list of mobile prefix numbers in the Philippines. Click on each one of them to know what network these prefixes belong to.

Using the List of Prefix Numbers Above

Knowing the mobile network of a certain phone number is easy if you have the list above. Using it is simple.

Just look at the first four digits you currently have starting at “09” and then locate it from the table above. Then, look at the second column to see its corresponding mobile network.

But, for your convenience, we created dedicated pages for Smart prefix numbers, globe prefix numbers, and DITO prefix numbers. Dedicated pages for TNT prefix numbers, TM prefix numbers, and Sun prefix numbers are available as well.

With those pages, you can tell right away what network a phone number belongs to.

Ways to Identify the Mobile Network

There are two ways to check the mobile network of any mobile phone number in the Philippines.

1. Using a Network Checker Tool

Here are the steps to check a phone number’s mobile network using the network checker tool.

Step 1. Open the network checker tool.
Step 2. Enter your phone number in the local format (use 09 instead of 639).
Step 3. Then, click the “CHECK NETWORK” button or simply hit enter.

And done! The network checker tool will tell you exactly what is the mobile network of the phone number you entered.

2. Using the List of Prefix Numbers

Yes. What we mean is the list you saw above.

From the phone number you’d like to check, take a look at its first four digits and see if you can find it on the list above. Once you found it, refer to the right side of the table and there you will see its corresponding mobile network.

If the phone number is in international format, simply take the first five digits of that mobile number and change the first two digits “63” to “0”. You should now have a four-digit number you can use for checking.

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In Summary

Checking what network a mobile phone number in the Philippines is easy. Just take its prefix number (the first four digits) and find it in the table above.

But the simplest way is to use the network checker tool. You just enter the mobile phone number and the tool will tell you what network it belongs to.