Jio vs Airtel vs Vi: ARPU Differences for Q1 FY23

The quarterly results for all the three private telecom companies in India are out now. If you have focused on the results, you know the best ARPU (average revenue per user) is of Bharti Airtel. Jio is not too far from Airtel, to be honest. What if Jio’s tariffs were as high as Airtels? Would it mean that Jio would have had the best ARPU? Let’s not go into assuming things right now; let’s take a look at the hardcore numbers revealed by the companies themselves.

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Airtel ARPU

Airtel’s ARPU for Q1 Fy23 was Rs 183, as expected by the analysts. It is the industry-leading figure for now and places Airtel as the player with the most premium customers, in a way. Airtel offers expensive tariffs compared to its top competitor Jio and justifies the prices by saying that it only wants to keep premium and high-paying customers on its network.

Vodafone Idea ARPU

Vodafone Idea’s ARPU for Q1 FY23 was Rs 128. Now that doesn’t sound great, does it? Well, that’s about it. Vodafone Idea’s ARPU is currently the lowest in the industry, and if things don’t change fast, it is going to take the company multiple rounds of tariff hikes to even reach the Rs 200 ARPU figure.

Reliance Jio ARPU

Jio’s ARPU for Q1 Fy23 was Rs 175.7, which is very close to what Airtel delivered. It is a marginal difference, and even though Jio’s ARPU is lesser, its overall revenues are much higher and a much better net profit figure as well. Jio is undoubtedly the market leader by a long margin.