Reliance Jio adds over 79 lakh mobile subscribers in March

India’s largest telecom operator Reliance Jio gained over 79 lakh, mobile users, in March, comfortably surpassing the combined net adds by rivals Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea during the month, according to data released by TRAI on Friday.

Bharti Airtel added 40.5 lakh wireless users, and interestingly Vodafone Idea gained 10.8 lakh customers during March (compared to the previous month).

Reliance Jio added a staggering 79.18 lakh wireless subscribers in March, taking its customers base to about 42.29 crore.

Jio had topped net additions in February also — the Mukesh Ambani-led company had added over 42 lakh users at that time.

According to March data released by TRAI on Friday, Airtel’s user base swelled to 35.23 crore as on March 2021. Vodafone Idea added 10.8 lakh subscribers in March, as its customer base jumped to 28.37 crore.