Archive · 29 Aug 2026
Jio Platforms Wins SEBI Approval for Potential Record IPO
Jio Platforms, which runs Reliance’s digital and telecom businesses, has received an important approval for an IPO.
An IPO is when a company offers some of its shares to the public.
The approval came from India’s market regulator, SEBI, on August 28, 2026.
Jio could raise about $3.8 billion to $4 billion through the share sale.
This could make it one of India’s largest IPOs, and possibly the largest.
The company plans to sell up to 27 crore new shares.
Most of the money would be used to repay loans held by its telecom subsidiary, Reliance Jio Infocomm.
The company has not yet announced the share price or the dates when investors can buy the shares.
Jio Platforms received SEBI’s final observations for its proposed IPO on August 28, 2026.
The offering could raise approximately $3.8 billion to $4 billion, or about Rs 37,700 crore.
The company plans to issue up to 27 crore fresh equity shares, equal to roughly 2.9% of post-issue equity.
Proceeds will primarily repay or prepay about Rs 27,500 crore in borrowings of Reliance Jio Infocomm.
The IPO’s price band and launch dates have not yet been announced.
- Who
- Jio Platforms, the digital services division of Reliance Industries, and the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI).
- What
- SEBI issued final observations approving the next stage of Jio Platforms’ proposed initial public offering.
- When
- SEBI issued its final observations on August 28, 2026; Jio Platforms filed its draft IPO papers in June 2026.
- Where
- India.
- Why
- The IPO is intended to raise funds, primarily to repay or prepay about Rs 27,500 crore in borrowings of Reliance Jio Infocomm.
- Estimated issue size
- Approximately $3.8 billion to $4 billion, or about Rs 37,700 crore.
- Fresh shares
- Up to 27 crore equity shares.
- Post-issue share proportion
- Approximately 2.9% of Jio Platforms’ total equity base.
- Use of proceeds
- Primarily repayment or prepayment of about Rs 27,500 crore in Reliance Jio Infocomm borrowings; the remainder is for general corporate purposes.
- Approval date
- August 28, 2026.
- Price and schedule
- The price band and IPO dates have not yet been announced.
- Potential ranking
- The offering could become India’s largest IPO, surpassing Hyundai Motor India’s approximately $3.3 billion-equivalent listing in 2024.
