Where is Optimum located?

Optimum is headquartered in Queens, United States.

How many employees does Optimum have?

As of Aug 31, 2026, the latest employee count at Optimum is 8421.

What is the annual revenue of Optimum?

Annual revenue of Optimum is more than $1B as on Dec 31, 2025

Where does Optimum rank among its competitors?

Optimum ranks 89th amongst 1845 active competitors, of which 42 are funded. It stands 11th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Vodafone, which secured $2M in Jan, 2025.

Who are the top competitors of Optimum?

Optimum's top competitors include T-Mobile, AT&T and Verizon. Among them, Vodafone secured the most recent funding round in January, 2025.

Optimum - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors

Optimum is a public company based in Queens (United States), founded in 1973. It operates as a Fixed-line and wi-fi telecommunication services provider. The company has 1845 active competitors, including 42 funded and 320 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like T-Mobile, AT&T and Verizon.

Company Details

Optimum provides fixed-line and wi-fi telecommunication services to the residential as well as business customers in the USA. Its services include broadband internet, fixed-line phone, and cable digital TV. It also operates wi-fi network of 1.5M hotspots in the tri-state area (it claims to be the country's largest wireless network). It became the wholly owned subsidiary/brand of Altice USA when it acquired Cablevision Systems in 2016 (parent company of Optimum).

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Founded Year

1973

Location

Queens, United States

Stage

Public

Investors

Oaktree Capital Management

Ranked

89^th among 1845 active competitors

Annual Revenue

$1B+ as on Dec 31, 2025

Employee Count

8,421 as on Aug 31, 2026

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Exit Details

Public

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Optimum is associated with 1 legal entity given below:

Legal Entity Name	Date of Incorporation	Revenue	Latest Employee Count	Documents
OPTIMUM COMMUNICATIONS, INC. CIN: 1702780 , United States, Active		$1B+ (As on Dec 31, 2025)	-	-

Optimum got listed on Jun 22, 2017.

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Optimum is a funded company. Optimum has 1 institutional investor.

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Optimum's employee count trend

Optimum has 8,421 employees as of Aug 26. Here is Optimum's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Optimum include T-Mobile, AT&T and Verizon. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Optimum, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	T-Mobile 1994, Bellevue (United States), Public	Provider of mobile telecommunication services	-	Alcor Fund, Commerzbank & 16 others	82/100
2nd	AT&T 1876, Dallas (United States), Public	Provider of wireless and internet services	-	Elliott Management, Seaside Private Capital ... & 13 others	79/100
3rd	Verizon 1983, New York City (United States), Public	Provider of wireless, internet, TV, and phone services	-	Berkshire Hathaway, Black Capital Investments ... & 17 others	78/100
4th	Telecom Italia 1994, Rome (Italy), Public	Integrated telecom service provider	-	Elliott Management, CDP Equity & 3 others	78/100
5th	Vodafone 1982, Newbury (United Kingdom), Public	Virtual card-linked wallet for consumer payments	-	Elliott Management, Liberty Global & 12 others	77/100
6th	Cox Communications 1962, Atlanta (United States), Acquired	Provider of internet, TV, and webmail services	-	Coral Capital Management, Tyson Ventures	74/100
7th	Spectrum 1993, Stamford (United States), Public	Cable TV, broadband and telephony services provider in the US	-	Point Financial, SoftBank Group & 15 others	73/100
8th	Century Link 1930, Monroe (United States), Public	Provider of residential and business communication services, including internet, TV, and phone	$20M	Temasek, Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe & 3 others	72/100
9th	Comcast 1963, Philadelphia (United States), Public	Provider of phone, internet, and television services	-	JANA Partners, Kleiner Perkins	72/100
10th	Orange 1988, Issy les Moulineaux (France), Acquired	French Telecommunication major	-	Runway, Orthogonal Thinker & 12 others	71/100
89th	Optimum 1973, Queens (United States), Public	Fixed-line and wi-fi telecommunication services provider	-	Oaktree Capital Management	46/100