Reliance Jio Adds 8.9 Million Subscribers in Q1 FY27 as ARPU Rises to Rs 215.6

Highlights

Reliance Jio added 8.9 million net subscribers in Q1 FY27, taking its total customer base to 533.3 million.
Jio's ARPU increased to Rs 215.6, up from Rs 214 in the previous quarter.
5G subscriber base reached 285 million, with 73 million users added over the past year.

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Reliance Jio Adds 8.9 Million Subscribers in Q1 FY27 as ARPU Rises to Rs 215.6

Reliance Jio added 8.9 million net subscribers in the first quarter of FY2026-27, bringing its total customer base to 533.3 million as of June 30, 2026. According to Reliance Industries Limited (RIL), the operator’s average revenue per user (ARPU) rose to Rs 215.6 per month during the quarter.

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Key Highlights

Jio added 8.9 million net subscribers in Q1 FY27, taking its total customer base to 533.3 million.
Jio’s ARPU increased to Rs 215.6, while monthly subscriber churn improved to 1.6 percent.
The operator’s 5G base reached approximately 285 million, while JioAirFiber crossed 14 million subscribers.

Jio’s subscriber base grew 7.1 percent from 498.1 million in the corresponding quarter of the previous financial year to 524.4 million. The company ended Q4 FY26 with 524.4 million subscribers.

Monthly subscriber churn improved to 1.6 percent during the quarter.

Jio ARPU Increases to Rs 215.6

Jio’s ARPU rose 3.3 percent year-on-year from Rs 208.8 in Q1 FY26 to Rs 215.6 in Q1 FY27. Sequentially, ARPU increased from Rs 214 in the March 2026 quarter.

Reliance attributed the ARPU improvement to a better subscriber mix and positive seasonality. It said promotional schemes for fixed broadband customers partly affected ARPU during the quarter.

Jio Platforms reported gross revenue of Rs 45,961 crore in Q1 FY27, up 12 percent year-on-year. Revenue from operations rose 11.8 percent to Rs 39,173 crore, compared with Rs 35,032 crore in Q1 FY26.

The company said operating revenue growth was driven by subscriber market share gains, organic ARPU growth, and the scaling up of digital services.

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Data Traffic Reaches 69.4 Billion GB

Total data traffic on Jio’s network rose 26.9 percent year-on-year to 69.4 billion GB during the quarter. It was 54.7 billion GB in Q1 FY26 and 66 billion GB in the preceding quarter.

Average data consumption reached 43.7GB per subscriber per month in Q1 FY27. Voice traffic stood at 1.52 trillion minutes, compared with 1.49 trillion minutes in the corresponding quarter last year and 1.54 trillion minutes in Q4 FY26.

Jio’s 5G subscriber base reached about 285 million as of June 2026. The company added 73 million 5G subscribers in the last 12 months and said traffic on its 5G network was about 1.5 times the data traffic recorded on its 4G network.

Fixed Broadband Base Reaches 28.6 Million

Jio’s total fixed broadband subscriber base reached 28.6 million at the end of June 2026. The company added about 8.6 million fixed broadband subscribers in the preceding 12 months and said it held a market share of more than 43 percent.

JioAirFiber accounted for more than 75 percent of Jio’s fixed broadband net additions during this period. Its subscriber base has crossed 14 million.

Reliance said the momentum in fixed broadband was supported by Jio’s proprietary fixed wireless technology stack, which helped sustain growth.

Jio Platforms Reports Record EBITDA

Jio Platforms reported EBITDA of Rs 20,865 crore for Q1 FY27, up 15.1 percent from Rs 18,135 crore in the year-ago quarter. Its EBITDA margin expanded 150 basis points year-on-year to a record 53.3 percent.

Profit after tax rose 9.2 percent year-on-year to Rs 7,764 crore, compared with Rs 7,110 crore in Q1 FY26. However, it was lower than the Rs 7,935 crore reported in Q4 FY26.

Finance costs rose 41.6 percent year-on-year to Rs 2,980 crore, while depreciation increased 15.1 percent to Rs 7,458 crore. Reliance said EBITDA growth was partly offset by higher finance costs and depreciation charges linked to the capitalization of 5G assets.

Digital services revenue rose 20 percent year-on-year, driven by content, cloud compute, Internet of Things, and managed services. Connectivity revenue grew 11 percent over the same period.

Reliance said Jio’s performance during the quarter reflected continued growth across mobility, home broadband and enterprise services, underscoring the breadth of its business.

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