Three UK

Hutchison 3G UK Limited
Three UK
Company typeLimited company
IndustryTelecommunications
Founded3 March 2003 (2003-03-03)
FounderHutchison Whampoa
HeadquartersReading, England
Number of locations
293 stores
Area served
United Kingdom
Key people
Max Taylor (CEO)
Products
BrandsSMARTY
ServicesBroadband and Mobile
Revenue £2,590 million (FY 2023)
Number of employees
4,800
ParentVodafoneThree
Websitewww.three.co.uk

Hutchison 3G UK Limited, trading as Three UK, is a British telecommunications company based in Reading, England. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of VodafoneThree, a joint venture between Vodafone (51%) and CK Hutchison Holdings (49%). It is the smallest of the four mobile network operators in the United Kingdom, with about 10.9 million subscribers as of November 2024, behind fellow VodafoneThree subsidiary Vodafone UK.

The company was launched on 3 March 2003 as the UK's first commercial 100% 3G network. It provides 4G and 5G services through its own network infrastructure. In June 2023, it was proposed that Three would merge with Vodafone UK. The merger was approved by the Competition and Markets Authority in December 2024 and completed in June 2025.