It’s only been two years since Reliance Jio’s launch and it has already crossed 200 million subscribers mark.
According to a report from Financial Express, the Mukesh Ambani-owned telecom reached this milestone in the shortest time ever.
The company can make the numbers official in its Annual General Meeting (AGM) which is to be held on July 5. As per a TRAI (Telecom Regulatory Authority of India) report, Jio is among the top five service providers when it comes to broadband services. The telecom giant stands at 196.19 million subscribers at the end of April 2018.
If reports are to be believed, Jio is likely to overtake Idea which currently has 217 million user bases. With 200 million users, the Mukesh Ambani-led firm will close in at the heels of Vodafone’s 222 million user base. With 309 million wireless users, Bharti Airtel is currently the market leader.
Reliance Jio launched its mobile services commercially on September 5, 2016. It crossed 130 million marks in September last year. At the end of March 2018, Jio reported a subscriber base of 187 million. This means the company added close to nine million users in the months of April, May and June.
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Initially, Jio introduced its services with 90 days of unlimited 4G data free along with free unlimited voice calling and access to services during roaming at no additional cost for the lifetime and was an instant success. It’s cheap data prices as well as unlimited free voice calling benefits has helped Jio sustain its user base and also add new customers quickly. Reliance Jio currently offers data for as low as Rs 5 per GB, which largely remains unmatched.