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The latest 2026 Sunday Times 100 Tech list has been published, which reflects a ranking of Britain’s fastest-growing private technology companies. The good news is that five broadband network operators have managed to make it into the 2026 hardware list, with Netomnia topping the table in 3rd place and CityFibre just edging in at 48th.
The list itself is split into a top 50 for software companies and a top 50 for hardware companies, with altnet operators all being ranked under the hardware list. But it’s worth remembering that being one of Britain’s fastest-growing private technology companies doesn’t always equate to overall success. For example, the last year’s (2025) list only ranked two broadband operators, toob (4th) and G.Network (33rd), but the latter is now in administration (here).
The 2026 ranking manages to include five alternative networks, including toob that remains well ranked (9th) for the second year running. The 100 businesses in the full list are said to have combined revenues of £3.7 billion and plan to create 4,300 “well-paid roles” this year, although there’s no mention of how redundancies might weigh against this (probably because companies tend not to broadcast such things until they happen).
Nick Parbutt, toob CEO and Founder, said:
“It’s an honour to be ranked in The Sunday Times 100 Tech listing for the 2nd year running. This achievement reflects our rapid growth, thriving customer base and is a testament of our dedicated team who work incredibly hard to deliver ultrafast full-fibre connectivity to homes and businesses across England and Scotland.”
2026 Sunday Times 100 Tech List (Hardware)
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Rank
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Name
|
Activity
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Location
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Sales
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Growth
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Profit
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Netomnia | Fibre broadband provider | Tewkesbury | £38.7m | 352.78% | No |
| 9 | toob | Fibre broadband provider | Portsmouth | £14.0m | 169.89% | No |
| 13 | Fibrus | Fibre broadband provider | Belfast | £29.5m | 116.05% | No |
| 18 | CommunityFibre | Fibre broadband provider | London | £76.0m | 101.93% | No |
| 48 | CityFibre | Fibre broadband provider | London | £133.5m | 27.82% | No |