Jio inches closer to Airtel’s pace of net additions in April’26: TRAI

Bharti Airtel maintained its lead in subscriber additions in April 2026, adding 3.14 million wireless users, while market leader Reliance Jio significantly closed the gap in net additions at 2.94 million, according to data released by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI). In March, the difference in net additions between the two was nearly 2 million.

For the third consecutive month, Vodafone Idea added subscriber, though the pace slowed to 53,257 additions (March: 103,000) to its overall subscriber base.