Reliance Jio retains market lead in January with over 465 million users

India’s wireless subscriber base saw modest growth in January 2025, with Bharti Airtel leading in net additions, according to the latest data released by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) on Monday. Reliance Jio maintained its lead in overall market share at 40.46%, adding 686,143 new users and taking its total wireless subscriber base to 465.

82 million. However, Bharti Airtel added the highest number of new subscribers—1.65 million—bringing its user base to 386.



96 million and securing a 33.61% market share. Vodafone Idea , meanwhile, continued to lose ground, shedding 1.

33 million users in January. Its subscriber count dropped to 205.92 million, with its market share falling to 17.

89%. BSNL also saw a decline, losing 369,665 users and ending the month with 91.57 million subscribers and a 7.

95% share. Vodafone Idea launched its commercial 5G services in Mumbai in March, more than two years after competitors Jio and Airtel began their rollouts. The telco plans to expand its 5G footprint to Delhi, Bengaluru, Chandigarh, Patna, and Mysuru by the end of April.

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