Jio Airfiber becomes first FWA service globally to surpass 10 million subscribers, with total subscriber base of over 515 million as of Dec’ 25
FinTech BizNews Service
Mumbai, 16 January 2026: Reliance Industries, today announced its Financial and Operational Performance of Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) for the Quarter and Nine Months ended 31st December 2025.
Jio Platforms EBITDA up 16.4% Y-o-Y at Rs19,303 crore, Margin up 170 bps
Jio 5G subscribers crossed 250 million, Fixed Broadband base crossed 25 million
CONSOLIDATED JIO PLATFORMS LIMITED (“JPL”)
Quarterly Revenue at Rs 43,683 crore, up 12.7% Y-o-Y
Quarterly EBITDA at Rs 19,303 crore, up 16.4% Y-o-Y
Jio 5G subscribers crossed 250 million, and Fixed Broadband base crossed 25 million
Jio Airfiber becomes first FWA service globally to surpass 10 million subscribers
Total subscriber base of over 515 million as of Dec’ 25
Operating revenue (net of GST) growth driven by robust subscriber addition, ARPU growth and
scale-up of digital services.
Robust 16.4% EBITDA growth driven by higher revenue and margin improvement.
Margin increase of 170 bps Y-o-Y was led by higher ARPU and operating leverage.
ARPU increased to Rs 213.7 with higher customer engagement, partly offset by promotional offers for
unlimited 5G and Fixed Broadband services.
Per capita data consumption was 40.7 GB/ month with total data traffic growth of 34% Y-o-Y during
3Q FY26.
Monthly churn was stable at 1.8% with net subscriber addition of 8.9 million during the quarter.
STRATEGIC PROGRESS
Total 5G subscriber base reached 253 million as of December 2025. 5G now accounts for 53% of
total wireless traffic driven by consistent increase in customer engagement.
During the quarter, total connected premises with fixed broadband increased to 25.3 million. JioAirFiber
continued to accelerate the pace of subscriber additions with a base of over 11.5 million as of
December 2025.
Jio launched the Jio-Gemini offer during the quarter and expanded eligibility for all unlimited 5G users.
Every eligible user would get free access to 18-month subscription of Gemini Pro plan valued at Rs 35,100. The subscription gives access to Gemini 3.0 Pro model in the Gemini app, higher limits to
generate stunning images and videos with the state-of-the-art Nano Banana and Veo 3.1 models,
expanded access to NotebookLM for study and research, 2 TB of cloud storage and more.
Jio also announced the availability of YouTube Premium for JioHome prepaid users above Rs1,499
monthly plans which would allow users to enjoy ad-free, offline, background viewing of YouTube
content on large screen along with YouTube Music Premium.
JioAICloud continued to grow its user base with 50 million registered users as of December 2025 with
a targeted campaign focused on youth and students. In addition, features were further enhanced with
introduction of Gujarati and Marathi in voice search engine, and AI driven auto-organisation of files.
To enhance safety and offer seamless travel experience on National Highways, NHAI signed a
Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Jio to introduce a telecom-based safety alert system across
National Highway network. Using Jio’s existing 4G and 5G network, travellers will receive advance
warnings on their mobile phones as they approach identified risk locations such as accident-prone
stretches, stray-cattle zones, fog-affected areas and emergency diversions.
LEADERSHIP QUOTE
Mr. Akash M Ambani, Chairman of Reliance Jio Infocomm, said, “Jio has been the catalyst for India’s
digital revolution by bringing the world’s best technology platforms in the hands of Indian users. Jio’s
over 500 million subscriber base, deep customer insights and pan India distribution network will
empower Reliance Intelligence to achieve its aim to make India not just AI-enabled but AI-empowered
- where every citizen and enterprise can harness AI tools to create, innovate and grow. This will drive
sustained value creation for all stakeholders in the coming years.”
