TRAI Released Telecom Subscription Data: Jio Recorded Market Share of 50.43% in Dec 24

On March 11, 2025, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) published the subscriber statistics as of December 31, 2024. The data reveals a slight growth in India’s total telephone subscriber base, reaching 1,189.92 million by the end of December 2024 as compared to 1,187.15 million in November 2024. During the period, Jio marked its dominance and led in both mobile and fixed-line subscriber additions.

Reliance Jio Infocomm continued to lead with 476.58 million subscribers, followed by Bharti Airtel with 289.31 million and Vodafone Idea with 126.38 million.

Urban telephone subscriptions grew from 659.87 million in November to 663.37 million in December, while rural subscriptions decreased from 527.27 million to 526.56 million over the same period.

Increase in Wireless Subscription

The wireless subscriber count increased from 1,148.65 million in November 2024 to 1,150.66 million in December 2024, marking a growth rate of 0.17% month-over-month. Wireless teledensity rose to 81.67% by the end of December, up from 81.59% in November.

Reliance Jio gained 3.91 million wireless subscribers, while Bharti Airtel added 1.03 million. In contrast, Vodafone Idea lost 1.72 million wireless subscribers. BSNL and MTNL also experienced losses, with BSNL shedding 316,599 subscribers and MTNL losing 896,988.

Private service providers held 91.92% of the wireless market share, leaving BSNL and MTNL with just 8.08%.

Reliance Jio Topped Wireline Subscribers

Wireline subscribers grew from 38.50 million in November to 39.27 million in December, pushing the overall wireline teledensity from 2.73% to 2.79%.

Reliance Jio led the wireline segment with 656,823 new subscribers, followed by Bharti Airtel (162,945) and Tata Teleservices (9,278). BSNL saw the largest decline, losing 33,306 subscribers, while MTNL lost 14,054.

Reliance Jio Maintained Highest Market Share

Total broadband subscribers increased slightly from 944.76 million in November to 944.96 million in December.

As of December 31, 2024, the top five broadband providers, who collectively accounted for over 98% of the market share, were Reliance Jio Infocomm (476.58 million), Bharti Airtel (289.31 million), Vodafone Idea (126.38 million), Bharat Sanchar Nigam (35.33 million), and Atria Convergence Technologies (2.27 million).

At the end of December, Reliance Jio had a 50.43% market share, while Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea held 30.62% and 13.37%, respectively.

Conclusion

The subscriber data from TRAI highlights steady growth in India’s telecommunications sector, with a slight increase in both the overall telephone subscriber base and wireless subscribers. Reliance Jio continues to dominate the market across mobile, wireline, and broadband segments, maintaining its lead in subscriber additions.

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