The overall Tele density in India is at 84.32% as of 2025 and wireless connections account for 81.59% of it while wired connections account for 2.73%.
In this post, we have broken down the Telecom User share and different aspects of India’s telecom sector with up-to-date information.
Indian Telecom User Share Highlights
- Reliance Jio is the leading telecom provider in India with a 50.44% market share.
- The Indian telecom market size stands at $53.18 billion as of 2025.
- There are 944.76 broadband subscribers in India.
- There are 898.63 million mobile device and dongle users in India.
Market Leaders in The Indian Telecom Sector
As per the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) report, Reliance Jio is the leading telecom provider in India with a 50.44% market share. Bharti Airtel comes in second with a market share of 30.62%.
Vodafone Idea and BSNl round up to third and fourth leading telecom providers with a market share of 13.21% and 3.91% respectively.
Note that this market share value is the combined representation of wired and wireless services.
| Telecom Provider | Market Share |
| Reliance Jio | 50.44% |
| Bharti Airtel | 30.62% |
| Vodafone Idea | 13.21% |
| BSNL | 3.91% |
| Atria Convergence | 0.24% |
| Others | 1.58% |
Indian Telecom Industry Market Size (2025 to 2030)
The Indian telecom market is valued at $53.18 billion in 2025 and is expected to reach $83.34 billion by 2030, at a CAGR of 9.4%.
Here is a table showing the Indian telecom industry market size over the years:
| Year | Market Size |
| 2025 | $53.18 billion |
| 2026 | $58.16 billion |
| 2027 | $63.63 billion |
| 2028 | $69.64 billion |
| 2029 | $76.24 billion |
| 2030 | $83.34 billion |
Number of Broadband Subscribers in India
As per data from 1179 telecom providers, there are 944.76 broadband subscribers in India as of 2025. Out of this, 40.97 million are wired subscribers, and 903.79 million are wireless subscribers.
Wireless subscribers can further be broken down into two categories:
A: Fixed Wireless (FWA-5G, Wi-Fi, Wi-Max, Radio (P2P, LMDS/MMDS) & VSAT) — 5.16 million subscribers.
B: Mobile devices users (Phone and dongles) — 898.63 million subscribers.
Here is a table showing the distribution of broadband subscribers in India.
| Category | Subscribers |
| Wired Subscribers | 40.97 million |
| Wireless Subscribers | 903.79 million |
| (A) Fixed Wireless (FWA-5G, Wi-Fi, Wi-Max, Radio & VSAT) | 5.16 million |
| (B) Mobile Devices (Phone & Dongles) | 898.63 million |
| Total Broadband Subscribers | 944.76 million |
Wired Broadband Service Provider Market Share
Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd is the leading provider of wired broadband service in India with a subscriber base of 11.48 million.
The top 5 providers hold 67.83% of the wired broadband market in the country.
| Name of the Service Provider | Subscriber Base |
| Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd | 11.48 million |
| Bharti Airtel Ltd. | 8.55 million |
| Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd. (BSNL) | 4.24 million |
| Atria Convergence Technologies Limited (ACT) | 2.27 million |
| Kerala Vision Broadband Ltd. | 1.25 million |
Wireless Broadband Service Provider Market Share
Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd is the leading provider of wireless broadband service in India with a subscriber base of 465.1 million.
The top 5 providers hold an impressive 99.98% of the wireless broadband market in the country.
| Name of the Service Provider | Subscriber Base |
| Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd. | 465.1 million |
| Bharti Airtel Ltd. | 280.76 million |
| Vodafone Idea Ltd. | 124.78 million |
| Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd. (BSNL) | 32.68 million |
| Intech Online Pvt. Ltd. | 0.25 million |
Mobile Device Users In India
There are 898.63 million mobile device and dongle users in India as of 2025, which is a 5.72% increase from the previous year.
| Year | Number of Mobile Device Users |
| 2021 | 775.93 million |
| 2022 | 798.69 million |
| 2023 | 865.28 million |
| 2024 | 898.22 million |
| 2025 | 898.63 million |
Final Word
All the information in this post has been sourced from the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI). We will keep updating this space with more information as we get our hands on it.
