Jio leads India’s August mobile subscriber additions, Airtel close behind: TRAI

Mumbai: Reliance Jio continued to lead India’s mobile subscriber additions in August, adding 2.40 million users while Bharti Airtel added 2.11 million subscribers, according to data released by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) on Monday.

Vodafone Idea (Vi), meanwhile, added 506,139 mobile subscribers during the month, continuing its rebound since the number three telco started increasing the number of subscribers in February 2026.

Overall, India’s wireless mobile subscriber base increased by 5.51 million to 1.293 billion in August growing 0.43% month-on-month.