Archive · 28 Oct 2025
Jio Leads Telecom Sector as Subscriber Base Hits 50 Crore, BSNL Outperforms Airtel
Imagine India's phone and internet services like a big race!
Jio, a company, is in the lead with over 50 crore people using their services, which is a new record for them.
They added lots of new phone users and some new landline users too.
BSNL, a government company, did really well by adding the most new phone users among all companies.
But Vodafone Idea lost a lot of phone users.
Overall, lots of people in India are using phones and the internet, with private companies having most of the users.
Reliance Jio reached a total of 50.64 crore subscribers in September 2025, marking a significant milestone.
BSNL added the most new mobile subscribers in September 2025, surpassing Bharti Airtel.
Vodafone Idea experienced a substantial loss of 7.44 lakh mobile subscribers during the same period.
Private telecom providers dominate the market, holding 92.10% of the share, while public providers hold 7.90%.
Total broadband subscribers in India grew by 0.61% month-on-month to reach 99.56 crore in September 2025.
- Who
- Reliance Jio, BSNL, Bharti Airtel, Vodafone Idea, MTNL, Reliance Communications, Atria Convergence Technologies, and TRAI
- What
- Report on telecom subscriber growth and market share in September 2025.
- When
- September 2025 (data released October 28)
- Where
- India
- Why
- To provide data on the state of the Indian telecommunications market.
Public Telecom Providers
Private Telecom Providers
Market Share
Public Telecom Providers
BSNL and MTNL together hold a market share of 7.90%.
Private Telecom Providers
Private telecom players hold 92.10% of the market share.
- Jio Total Subscribers (September 2025)
- 50.64 crore
- Jio Mobile Subscriber Additions (September 2025)
- 32.49 lakh
- Jio Wireline Subscriber Additions (September 2025)
- 2.12 lakh
- BSNL Mobile Subscriber Additions (September 2025)
- 5.24 lakh
- Vodafone Idea Mobile Subscriber Losses (September 2025)
- 7.44 lakh
- Total Telecom Subscribers (September 2025)
- 68.91 crore
- Total Broadband Subscribers (September 2025)
- 99.56 crore
