Reliance Jio's average monthly data usage reached 43.7GB per user in Q1 FY27 as total data traffic climbed 26.9% YoY to 69.4 billion GB and its 5G subscriber base grew to 285 million.
Reliance Jio users consumed an average of 43.7GB of data per month during the quarter ended June 30, 2026, according to the financial and operational results released by Reliance Industries Limited (RIL).
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Key Highlights
Jio users consumed an average of 43.7GB of data per month in Q1 FY27, while total network data traffic rose 26.9% YoY to 69.4 billion GB.
Jio's 5G subscriber base reached 285 million, with 73 million new 5G users added over the past year and 5G traffic now 1.5x higher than 4G.
Jio added 8.9 million subscribers during the quarter, taking its total user base to 533.3 million, while ARPU increased to Rs 215.6.
Total data traffic carried by Jio’s network increased to 69.4 billion GB in Q1 FY27. This represents a year-on-year increase of 26.9 percent from 54.7 billion GB in the corresponding quarter of FY26.
Data traffic also increased sequentially from 66 billion GB in Q4 FY26, indicating continued growth in data consumption across Jio’s mobile and broadband services
The growth in data consumption was accompanied by the continued expansion of Jio’s 5G subscriber base. Jio had approximately 285 million 5G users as of June 2026, representing an increase of 73 million subscribers over the preceding 12 months.
Jio said customer engagement on its 5G network remained strong, with 5G data traffic reaching approximately 1.5 times that of its 4G network.
The company’s overall subscriber base reached 533.3 million at the end of the quarter, up 7.1 percent from 498.1 million in Q1 FY26. Jio added 8.9 million net subscribers during Q1 FY27, compared with a total base of 524.4 million at the end of the preceding quarter.
Monthly subscriber churn improved further to 1.6 percent during the quarter.
While data traffic increased by 26.9 percent year-on-year, voice traffic grew by 2 percent over the same period. Jio carried 1.52 trillion minutes of voice traffic during Q1 FY27, compared with 1.49 trillion minutes in the corresponding quarter last year.
Voice traffic was marginally lower on a sequential basis, declining from 1.54 trillion minutes in Q4 FY26 to 1.52 trillion minutes in Q1 FY27.
The figures indicate that the growth in overall network engagement during the quarter was primarily led by data usage.
ARPU Increases to Rs 215.6
Jio’s average revenue per user increased to Rs 215.6 per subscriber per month during Q1 FY27. ARPU rose by 3.3 percent from Rs 208.8 in the corresponding quarter of the previous financial year. It stood at Rs 214 in Q4 FY26.
Reliance attributed the increase in ARPU to an improved subscriber mix and positive seasonality. However, promotional schemes offered to fixed broadband customers partly affected ARPU during the quarter.
Jio’s fixed broadband base reached 28.6 million in June 2026 after the company added approximately 8.6 million subscribers over the previous 12 months. JioAirFiber crossed 14 million subscribers and accounted for more than 75 percent of the fixed broadband additions during the period.
Jio Platforms reported gross revenue of Rs 45,961 crore in Q1 FY27, an increase of 12 percent year-on-year. Revenue from operations rose by 11.8 percent to Rs 39,173 crore.
Digital services revenue increased by 20 percent year-on-year, driven by content, cloud compute, Internet of Things, and managed services. Connectivity revenue grew by 11 percent during the same period.
Jio Platforms’ EBITDA increased by 15.1 percent to Rs 20,865 crore, while its EBITDA margin expanded by 150 basis points to 53.3 percent. Profit after tax rose by 9.2 percent year-on-year to Rs 7,764 crore.
Jio’s growing 5G base, higher overall subscriber count and expanding fixed broadband footprint contributed to the increase in data traffic during the quarter. Average consumption of 43.7GB per subscriber per month reflects the level of data engagement recorded across Jio’s network in Q1 FY27.
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