Reliance Jio strengthens telecom market leadership with subscriber growth in May 2026: TRAI data
New Delhi, June 26
Reliance Jio continued to strengthen its position in the Indian telecom sector in May 2026, maintaining leadership across wireless, visitor location register, wireline and fixed wireless access segments, according to industry data based on the latest TRAI report.
In the wireless segment, Jio recorded approximately 1.3 times higher Home Location Register (HLR) net additions.
The company's market share also expanded by 62 basis points year-on-year to reach 41.6 per cent, further reinforcing its leadership in the wireless market.
Jio also maintained its dominance in the Visitor Location Register (VLR) segment, holding a Customer Market Share (CMS) of 44.2 per cent. The company's VLR share increased by 132 basis points year-on-year, marking the highest annual gain among all telecom operators.
According to the data, Jio was the only telecom operator to report positive net subscriber additions during May 2026. The company added 2.3 million users during the month, while other operators witnessed either slower growth or declines.
The company also continued to expand its presence in the wireline market. Jio recorded approximately 8.2 times higher subscriber additions than its nearest competitor during May 2026.
The growth in the wireline business was largely driven by Jio AirFiber, which contributed 0.4 million Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) subscriber additions during the month.
Jio continued to dominate the country's FWA market, commanding an estimated market share of 78.4 per cent.
The company reported a total of 4,732,703 Unlicensed Band Radio (UBR) Fixed Wireless subscribers at the end of May 2026. This represented a monthly growth of 5.05 per cent compared with April 2026.
Jio also strengthened its position in the 5G fixed wireless segment. By the end of May 2026, the company had reached 8,968,567 5G Fixed Wireless subscribers.
The latest subscriber data highlights Jio's continued leadership across multiple telecom segments.
— ANI
Reader Comments
Great to see Jio leading in FWA with AirFiber! My parents in Chennai got it last month - 100 Mbps for ₹599, no fiber digging needed. Brilliant for apartments and rural areas where cable laying is difficult. 👏 TRAI data doesn't lie - Jio is clearly outpacing competition in innovation.
Impressive numbers but let's not ignore the elephant in the room - Jio's pricing power is killing competition. When one company has 78% of FWA market, that's not healthy. We need at least 3 strong players. Also, I hope they improve customer service - wait times on 1800-JIO are still frustrating.
As a small business owner in Indore, Jio has been a game-changer. My shop runs on JioFi, family uses Jio Fiber, and my kids study online. The ecosystem is seamless! But why no mention of call drops and data speed throttling? TRAI should also track quality, not just subscribers. 🤔
8.9 million 5G fixed wireless subscribers in just 2 years! 🚀 Jio is single-handedly making India a digital superpower. I switched from Airtel to Jio last Diwali - 5G speeds in my area are consistently 300+ Mbps. The only issue: their plans keep getting costlier. Dil jit liya but pocket bhi jal raha hai!
As an expat living in Bangalore, Jio's network is impressive. The AirFiber in my apartment works flaw
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