According to a recent report published by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), India’s wireless (mobile) subscriber base grew in December 2025, with Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel emerging as the biggest winners. However, because Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd. (BSNL) and Vodafone Idea Ltd. are still reporting net losses, the subscriber movement has remained uneven between operators.
In December 2025, Airtel added 5.42 million new customers, according to TRAI’s monthly figures. Over the course of the month, Jio added roughly 2.96 million telecom customers. Both of them had significant gains that were dispersed over several licensed service areas.
In comparison, throughout the month, Vodafone Idea experienced a net loss of approximately 9.4 lakh wireless users.
Both of them had significant gains that were dispersed over several licensed service areas. In comparison, state-owned BSNL reported a drop of roughly 2.06 lakh wireless users in December, while Vodafone Idea reported a net loss of about 9.4 lakh wireless subscribers.
Jio has almost twice as many broadband users as Airtel.
According to the TRAI data, the number of broadband customers reached 1,007.35 million at the end of December, surpassing the one billion mark. Monthly growth for 5G FWA subscribers in fixed wireless access was 5.59%. The breakdown of all broadband net additions in December is as follows:
Strong AirFiber/FWA adoption was the main factor in Jio’s nearly twofold increase in broadband consumers over Airtel in a single month. Over the past six months, Jio has increased its market share by 79% and added more than four times as many subscribers as its closest rival.
With 13.8 million users, Jio is still the biggest wired broadband provider in the nation and keeps adding more users each month than its competitors.
During the month, the wireline category also showed some growth. In December 2025, there were 47.37 million wireline customers, up from 47.05 million in November, or a 0.68% monthly growth rate.
As of December 2025, there were 1,306 billion landline and wireless phone subscribers in India, representing a monthly growth rate of 0.66 percent, according to data made public by the telecom regulator.
According to the data, the wireless category continued to gain the majority of new subscribers throughout the month, which was a major factor in the expansion.
In December, there was a net increase of 8.21 million wireless customers, including mobile and fixed wireless access (FWA), reaching 1.258 billion.
According to TRAI data, wireless tele-density increased to 88.41 percent, with a notable difference between urban tele-density (140.66 percent) and rural tele-density (59.07 percent).
During the month, the wireline category also showed some growth. The number of wireline customers rose from 47.05 million in November 2025 to 47.37 million in December 2025, representing a 0.68 percent monthly growth rate.
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According to regulator data, rural wireline tele-density remained low, while urban areas continued to dominate the segment.
By the end of December, the number of broadband users had surpassed one billion, totaling 1,007.35 million. The most popular access method was still mobile wireless broadband.
5G FWA subscribers increased by 5.59 percent month over month in fixed wireless access, highlighting the slow adoption of next-generation internet services across the country.
The mobile market has been seeing persistent churn, according to the TRAI research. Approximately 16.12 million subscribers submitted in December 2025.
