With shrinking user bases, the market share of Jio, Airtel, and Vi fell in July. Jio’s market share dropped to 40.68 per cent, Airtel’s fell to 33.12 per cent, and Vi’s slipped to 18.46 per cent.

In a big boost to state-run Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), the telco has reported a huge 2.93 million increase in subscribers in July 2024, while other telecom operators such as Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel and Vi reported a substantial decline in their subscriber base.

Reliance Jio Infocomm lost as many as 7.58 lakh subscribers in July, even as it continues to have the highest number of subscribers overall, shows monthly data released by the Telecom Authority of Ind

BSNL has added lakhs of new subscribers after the tariff hike from major telecom operators such as Jio, Airtel, and Vi. BSNL's market share now reached 7.59 percent.

Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel, and Vodafone Idea saw a decline in their customer base due to mobile service tariff hikes. BSNL was the only telecom operator to gain subscribers. The overall telecom subscriber base in India slightly decreased,

Market leader Reliance Jio lost 758,000 subscribers in July, while Vodafone Idea lost 1.4 million. Bharti Airtel lost the most, with nearly 1.7 million customers exiting the network during July, data from the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) showed.

Indian telecom giants Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel, and Vodafone Idea lost subscribers in July following tariff hikes, while BSNL gained customers. Read more.