Airtel tops June subscriber additions, Jio trails: Trai

Bharti Airtel maintained its lead in subscriber additions in June 2026, adding 2.99 million wireless users, while market leader Reliance Jio added 2.15 million, according to data released by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI).

Vodafone Idea also continued to add subscribers, with net additions accelerating to 163,757 in June from 121,289 in May. However, most of the growth continued to come from the machine-to-machine (M2M) or enterprise connections segment, a business that generates significantly lower average revenue per user (Arpu).