Airtel Jio Vi ARPU and Data Usage: Q2FY27 Results Compared

• Bharti Airtel ARPU reached Rs 271, highest in the industry, while monthly data usage averaged 36.5 GB.
• Jio posted Rs 218.8 ARPU and the highest monthly data consumption at 44.2 GB per customer.
• Vi blended ARPU rose to Rs 178, with customer and postpaid base expanding sequentially

The Airtel Jio Vi ARPU comparison for Q2FY27 shows how the three major Indian telecom operators performed in average revenue per user (ARPU) and mobile data usage in the quarter ended 30 September 2026. Airtel reported the highest ARPU at Rs 271, while Reliance Jio recorded the highest average monthly data consumption per customer at 44.2 GB.

Vi announced its results on 12 November 2026, after Airtel and Jio. Its blended ARPU stood at Rs 178, with customer additions and postpaid growth also reported. The comparison below covers the figures reported for the quarter and uses dashes where an operator did not report that metric.

Bharti Airtel Q2FY27 Results: ARPU and Data Usage

Bharti Airtel reported an ARPU of Rs 271 in Q2FY27, up from Rs 264 in Q1FY27. This was the highest ARPU among the three operators in the September quarter. The sequential movement shows Airtel’s average revenue per customer increasing between the June and September quarters. In the Airtel Jio Vi ARPU comparison, Airtel recorded the highest reported revenue per user for Q2FY27.

Average monthly mobile data consumption stood at 36.5 GB per customer, which works out to around 1.22 GB per day. Airtel’s overall network data volume reached 33,358 million GB during Q2FY27. These two measures describe data use from a customer-level and network-wide perspective, respectively.

For a wider look at operator traffic trends, MobileTelco has also covered India’s FY26 mobile data traffic comparison.

Reliance Jio Q2FY27 Results: Highest Data Consumption

Reliance Jio recorded an ARPU of Rs 218.8 in Q2FY27, compared with Rs 215.6 in Q1FY27. While its ARPU was below Airtel’s figure, Jio reported the highest average monthly mobile data consumption among these three operators.

Jio customers used an average of 44.2 GB of mobile data per month, or approximately 1.47 GB per day. The operator’s total network data volume for the quarter was 71.3 billion GB. Jio’s monthly per-customer usage was higher than the figures reported by Airtel and Vi in the available data. The Airtel Jio Vi ARPU figures also show Jio below Airtel on revenue per user, despite its lead in monthly data use.

Jio’s 5G subscriber base reached 300 million as of September 2026. The operator added 66 million 5G users over the preceding 12 months, and 5G carried around 56 percent of its total wireless traffic. MobileTelco has previously covered Jio’s mobile data traffic and 5G expansion in India.

Vodafone Idea (Vi) Q2FY27 Results: ARPU and Subscriber Growth

Vi reported blended ARPU of Rs 178 in Q2FY27, compared with Rs 177 in Q1FY27 and Rs 167 in Q2FY26. The company’s customer base increased to 194.4 million from 193.1 million in the June quarter. Its 4G/5G subscriber base stood at 131.0 million.

Vi’s postpaid subscriber base grew to 33.9 million from 31.9 million in Q1FY27. The company described this as its highest sequential increase in postpaid subscribers in the last nine quarters. Its data usage increased 27.1 percent year-on-year to 93.6 PB per day, up from 73.6 PB per day a year earlier.

Vi CEO Abhijit Kishore said the company’s focus remains on execution, network expansion and customer experience. Vi has placed capex orders of over Rs 13,200 crore, of which nearly Rs 6,000 crore has been executed. The company is also progressing funding discussions to place additional orders. The official Vi Q2FY27 results filing is available online.

Airtel Jio Vi ARPU and Data Usage Comparison: Q2FY27

The table brings together the ARPU, customer-level data consumption, network traffic and subscriber figures reported for the September 2026 quarter. The network data volume and Vi’s per-day usage are reported in different units and time formats, so they are shown as stated.

In this Q2FY27 comparison, Airtel led on ARPU, while Jio led on monthly data consumption per customer and reported the largest 5G subscriber figure among the specific metrics reported. Vi’s reported figures highlight sequential subscriber and postpaid growth alongside higher daily data usage year-on-year.

Conclusion

The Airtel Jio Vi ARPU and data usage figures for Q2FY27 show different strengths across the operators. Airtel recorded the highest ARPU at Rs 271, Jio’s average monthly data consumption reached 44.2 GB per customer, and Vi reported blended ARPU of Rs 178 with a larger customer and postpaid base. The table provides a side-by-side view of the metrics reported for the quarter ended 30 September 2026.

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