Jio: With 1.2 million new subscribers in November continues to outnumber Airtel for the ninth straight month

Jio: According to the most recent monthly subscription statistics published by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), Reliance Jio maintained its subscriber growth in November 2025, topping the sector in both total wireless additions and active user gains.

According to the TRAI statistics, Jio gained 1.2 million new customers, maintaining its nine-month lead over Bharti Airtel.

At the time of the performance, there were 1,091 million active (Visitor Location Register) subscribers in the industry, a decrease of 3.4 million. Jio was the only company to show positive increases in active consumers, while other major providers recorded net losses.

In particular, there were 2.2 million fewer active customers on Vodafone Idea (VIL) and 1.7 million less on Bharti Airtel.

Jio’s market share increased in 17 of the 22 telecom circles, demonstrating the operator’s momentum. The areas of Punjab and Jammu & Kashmir saw the biggest improvements.

According to Morgan Stanley, “RJio’s market share rose to 43.7% (+25bps MoM), while all other operators lost market share MoM.” The active subscriber share difference between Jio and Bharti Airtel was further narrowed by this trend to its lowest point ever.

With over 68% of the total additions across mobile broadband, fixed wireless access (FWA), and unlicensed band radio (UBR), Jio continued to dominate the broadband market. Jio’s UBR growth, which gained 0.35 million people during the month, was the key reason it continued to outpace Bharti Airtel in terms of total internet rollouts.

Jio’s success in the fixed wireless market was also emphasized by the statistics. According to Morgan Stanley, “on FWA, Jio added almost 2.5x FWA subs (FWA 5G+ FWA UBR) vs Airtel.” While Bharti Airtel and Jio both acquired 0.25 million 5G FWA customers, Jio’s extra UBR wins cemented its dominance in the home broadband market.

The sector’s active additions for the 2025 calendar year to far are still at a nine-year high, notwithstanding the decline in active subscribers during November. As long as the market structure is favorable, industry watchers anticipate that the present subscriber additions and increasing data penetration will sustain future growth in Average Revenue Per User (ARPU).