Bharti Airtel CEO Shashwat Sharma on company’s resilience & growth through upheavals

Few Indian companies have demonstrated the consistency, resilience, and execution excellence that Bharti Airtel has shown over the past nearly four decades. A global telecom company and India’s third-largest listed company by market value, Airtel has not only weathered the challenges of India’s tightly regulated telecom sector but also emerged stronger through successive waves of industry consolidation.

Airtel currently has about 40% market share with industry-leading average revenue per user (ARPU) at ₹259 and operations in about 16 countries overseas. Revenue grew at 14% compounded annually between FY22 and FY25 to ₹1.7 lakh crore. Net profit surged by 99% annually to ₹33,556 crore during the period.