India mobile subscribers surpassed 1.3 billion in September 2026, with Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel adding nearly equal numbers of wireless connections, data from the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India showed. Jio gained 2.71 million subscribers during the month, while Airtel added 2.69 million.

India mobile subscribers grow across major operators

The country’s wireless subscriber base increased by 6.57 million from 1.293 billion in August, a monthly rise of 0.51%. The figures include machine-to-machine cellular connections.

Jio remained the largest operator, ending September with 511.14 million subscribers and a 39.32% market share. Airtel followed with 494.29 million subscribers and a 38.02% share.

State-run Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd, or BSNL, added 625,633 subscribers, ahead of Vodafone Idea’s 550,119. BSNL had the fastest percentage growth among the four major operators at 0.67%, though its subscriber base of 94.30 million remained the smallest of the group. Vodafone Idea ended the month with 200.12 million.

Fixed wireless broadband also expands

India’s fixed wireless access broadband base rose 1.95% from the previous month to 19.18 million. Jio accounted for 15.1 million of those subscribers, or 78.7%, while Airtel had 4.08 million, or 21.3%.

Including wireline connections, India’s total telephone subscriber base increased by 7.23 million to nearly 1.368 billion in September.

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