TRAI says India wireless data use rose 24.74% in FY2025-26

TL;DR

• TRAI said India’s wireless data usage rose 24.74% in 2025-26 to 2,85,376 PB from 2,28,779 PB in 2024-25.
• Wireless data revenue realisation fell 10.59% to ₹8.02 per GB from ₹8.97 per GB.
• Average wireless revenue per user per month increased 3.59% to ₹180.73, while wireless data subscribers rose to 1,026.75 million in March 2026.

TRAI said India’s wireless data usage rose 24.74% in 2025-26 to 2,85,376 PB from 2,28,779 PB in 2024-25. The regulator published the figures in its Indian Telecom Services-Yearly Performance Indicators for 2025-26.

TRAI said wireless data revenue realisation fell 10.59% to ₹8.02 per GB in 2025-26 from ₹8.97 per GB in 2024-25. Despite that decline, total wireless data revenue increased 11.53% to ₹2,39,874 crore from ₹2,15,078 crore.

TRAI said average wireless revenue per user per month increased 3.59% to ₹180.73 in 2025-26 from ₹174.46 in 2024-25. Average wireless data usage per subscriber rose to 25.51 GB per month in March 2026 from 21.53 GB a year earlier, and wireless data subscribers increased 9.29% to 1,026.75 million from 939.51 million.

TRAI said India’s total telephone subscribers increased 10.81% to 1,330.58 million in March 2026 from 1,200.80 million in March 2025. The wireless subscriber base, including mobile and fixed wireless access, rose 10.19% to 1,282.33 million from 1,163.76 million, while mobile subscribers alone increased 9.40% to 1,265.73 million from 1,156.99 million.