KPN, also known as Koninklijke KPN N.V., is a publicly owned telecommunications company headquartered in the Netherlands. Founded in 1893, the company employs approximately 17,260 individuals and reported $6.6B in revenue as of 2025. Functioning as a telecommunications provider, KPN offers mobile, landline, broadband, IPTV, and TV channel services. Its origins trace back to the government-run postal and telephony service, with its privatization beginning in 1994 when it was listed on the Amsterdam stock exchange.

2025 Revenue

Founded

1893

Headcount

17,251

Headquarters

Netherlands

Primary Segment

Telecoms

Ownership

Publicly Owned

News Summary:

On February 4, 2026, King Willem-Alexander and Minister of Economic Affairs Vincent Karremans paid a working visit to KPN's Security Operations Center (SOC) and Network Operations Center (NOC) in Hilversum, gaining insight into how the digital infrastructure in the Netherlands is monitored and cyber threats are addressed. Previously, on February 3, 2026, data revealed that the total revenue on the Dutch telecom market grew by 0.2% to €2.65 billion in the third quarter of 2025. This growth was driven by a 0.6% increase in the consumer segment, which offset a 0.7% decline in business revenue, indicating a slowdown in overall sector revenue growth. Earlier, on January 31, 2026, KPN announced it is fulfilling its digital ambitions by using Oracle Cloud Applications, aiming to make the Netherlands one of the most digital countries. On January 29, 2026, KPN's headquarters in Rotterdam hosted the final event of a two-day public-private hackathon organized by Stichting Financieel Gezond Nederland (SFGN), where participants developed data-driven solutions to tackle debt and payment arrears, working towards an ambition to halve the number of financially vulnerable households by 2030. Later that same day, KPN published its Q4 2025 transcript, detailing a call that included CEO Joost Farwerck, CFO Chris Figee, and Head of Investor Relations Matthijs van Leijenhorst.

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KPN offers 8 products in the media and telecoms services industry. KPN's product portfolio comprises of media and TV services, consumer electronics, broadcast television and radio and telecoms.
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KPN's revenues were $6.6B in 2025. Caretta Research has split KPN's revenue into 7 different product categories, the largest of which is mobile services, which represents 29% of KPN's revenue.
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KPN currently holds 3 broadcasting rights for sports competitions including soccer | association football.

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