Jio Platforms Q3 Results: Telco's PAT Rises 11.2% YoY, ARPU At Rs 213.7; 5G Subscribers Cross 250 Mn

Reliance Industries-backed telecom giant Jio Platforms Ltd. has reported its Q3 results for FY26. The telecom behemoth earned a net profit of Rs 7,629 crore in Q3FY26, registering a growth of 11.2% year-on-year. During the quarter, Jio saw strong customer engagement as its 5G subscriber base crossed the 250 million mark and its fixed broadband base achieved over 25 million users.

Jio had posted a net profit of Rs 7,379 crore in Q2FY26 and Rs 6,861 crore in Q3FY25.

Further, in the top-line front, Jio posted revenue of Rs 37,262 crore, registering an upside of 12.7% from the Rs 33,074 crore revenue recorded in the same quarter a year ago. Its revenue was at Rs 36,332 crore in the preceding quarter.

Additionally, Jio's EBITDA stood at Rs 19,303 crore, registering an upside of 16.4% YoY. EBITDA margins expanded by 170 basis points year-on-year to 51.8%.

On the performance, Akash Ambani, Chairman of Reliance Jio Infocomm said," Jio has been the catalysts for India's digital revolution by bringing the world's best technology platforms in the hands of Indian users."

"Jio's over 500 million subscriber base, deep customer insights and pan India distribution network will empower Reliance Intelligence to achieve its aim to make India not just AI-enabled but AI-empowered - where every citizen and enterprise can harness AI tools to create, innovate and grow. This will drive sustained value creation for all stakeholders in the coming years," Akash said.

Key Highlights Of Jio Platforms Q3 Results Are:

- ARPU increased Rs 213.7 in Q3FY26 versus Rs 211.4 in Q2FY26 and Rs 203.3 in Q3FY25. This was due to higher customer engagement, partly offset by promotional offers for unlimited 5G and Fixed Broadband services.

- Per capita data consumption was 40.7 GB/ month with total data traffic growth of 34% Y-o-Y during 3Q FY26.

- Total 5G subscriber base reached 253 million as of December 2025. 5G now accounts for ~53% of total wireless traffic driven by consistent increase in customer engagement.

- During the quarter, total connected premises with fixed broadband increased to 25.3 million. JioAirFiber continued to accelerate the pace of subscriber additions with a base of over 11.5 million as of December 2025.

- Total customer base of Jio is 515.3 million, higher from 506.4 million in Q2FY26 and 482.1 million in Q3FY25.

- Data traffic rose to 62.3 billion GB in Q3FY26 versus 58.4 billion GB in Q2FY26 and 46.5 billion GB in Q3FY25.

- Voice traffic increased to 1.53 trillion minutes versus 1.50 trillion minutes in Q2FY26 and 1.46 trillion minutes in Q3FY25.