The subscriber base of broadband in India crossed 1 billion in late 2025. The country’s telco authority, Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), has released fresh stats.
According to the latest report, the country had 99.98 crore broadband users in October, which surpassed the 1 billion milestone in November. The country now has over 95.49 crore users on wireless services and 4.48+ crore on fixed lines.
Broadband subscribers in India among the operators
Reliance Jio leads the broadband subscriber base with 51 crore subscribers, which consists of 49.69 crore wireless and 1.35 crore fixed broadband users. Bharti Airtel ranks second with 31.42 crore broadband users. It comprises 30.42 crore wireless and over 1 crore fixed-line connections.
Vodafone Idea (VI) boasts 12.77 crore wireless users while BSNL boasts 2.94 crore wireless and 44.5 million fixed broadband connections.
| Operator | Total Broadband Subscribers | Wireless Subscribers | Fixed Broadband Subscribers |
| Reliance Jio | 51 crore | 49.69 crore | 1.35 crore |
| Bharti Airtel | 31.42 crore | 30.42 crore | >1 crore |
| Vodafone Idea | 12.77 crore | 12.77 crore | – |
| BSNL | 3.385 crore | 2.94 crore | 0.445 crore (44.5 million) |
In 2025, the country’s total telecom service user base reached 123.45 crore, which comprised 118.74 crore wireless subscribers and 4.7 crore wired connections as of November 2025.
In this segment, Jio led the table with 48.6 crore subscribers in mobile service. Airtel followed at second with 12.15 lakh while BSNL trailed at third with 4.21 lakh customers. But VI lost over 10 lakh mobile users, which means the telco now serves just about 20 crore users.
Similarly, as of November 2025, the country’s wireline user base reached 47.05 million from 46.75 million in October.
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