India had 1,114.17 million (about 111.4 crore) internet subscribers at the end of June 2026, up from 1,092.79 million at the end of March 2026. The figure comes from the "Indian Telecom Services Performance Indicator Report" for April-June 2026, which the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) released on 12 October 2026.
TRAI says the report is compiled mainly from information given by the service providers. The numbers below are from its executive summary.
Internet and broadband
- Of the 1,114.17 million internet subscribers, 1,066.43 million use wireless internet and 47.73 million use wired internet.
- Broadband subscribers rose 2.03% in the quarter, from 1,065.88 million to 1,087.50 million.
- Narrowband subscribers fell 0.89% to 26.67 million.
How much data Indians use, and what it costs
- Mobile data subscribers increased from 1,026.75 million to 1,045.55 million, a rise of 1.86%.
- Average data use per mobile data subscriber rose from 26.70 GB a month to 28.39 GB a month, up 6.32%.
- Total mobile data use in the quarter was 84,424 petabytes, 8.30% more than the 77,953 petabytes of the previous quarter.
- Operators' average revenue per GB of mobile data fell 5.07%, from Rs 7.51 to Rs 7.13.
What the average mobile user pays
Monthly average revenue per user (ARPU) for wireless service was Rs 187.12 in the June quarter, against Rs 184.91 in the March quarter - a rise of 1.19%. Compared with the same quarter a year earlier, ARPU is up 3.11%.
TRAI's summary puts the monthly ARPU at Rs 200.72 for prepaid users and Rs 114.26 for postpaid users.
People are talking a little less. Average minutes of use per subscriber fell 2.65%, from 959 minutes a month to 933 minutes. Prepaid users averaged 1,055 minutes a month and postpaid users 279 minutes.
Telephone connections and tele-density
| Indicator | End of March 2026 | End of June 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Total telephone subscribers | 1,330.58 million | 1,348.08 million |
| Overall tele-density | 93.26% | 94.31% |
| Urban subscribers | 778.79 million | 792.06 million |
| Urban tele-density | 151.47% | 153.43% |
| Rural subscribers | 551.79 million | 556.01 million |
| Rural tele-density | 60.46% | 60.89% |
| Wireless (mobile) subscribers | 1,265.73 million | 1,282.38 million |
| Wireline subscribers | 48.25 million | 47.82 million |
Tele-density is the number of telephone connections for every 100 people. Total telephone subscribers grew 1.31% in the quarter and 10.65% over a year. The mobile base added 16.66 million connections in the three months.
The rural share of all connections slipped from 41.47% to 41.24%, as urban connections grew faster. Wireline connections fell 0.88% in the quarter, though they are 0.71% higher than a year earlier.
Telecom sector revenue
- Gross revenue of the telecom service sector in the June 2026 quarter was Rs 1,06,797 crore, 10.50% higher than a year earlier.
- Adjusted gross revenue (AGR) was Rs 88,796 crore, up 9.19% over the year.
- Licence fee collected rose from Rs 6,936 crore in the March quarter to Rs 7,103 crore.
- Access services - mainly mobile and fixed-line operators - accounted for 83.85% of the sector's adjusted gross revenue.
Key points
- More than 95% of India's internet subscribers connect over wireless networks.
- The average mobile data user now consumes over 28 GB a month, while the revenue operators earn on each GB has fallen.
- The gap between cities and villages stays wide: urban tele-density is above 153%, rural tele-density just under 61%.
- TRAI's summary also lists service-quality benchmarks that all wireline and all wireless operators met in every service area during the quarter, including fault repair and call set-up success rates.
Where to read the full report
The complete report is on TRAI's website under Performance Indicators Reports. It also covers cable TV, DTH and radio broadcasting services for the same period.
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