Indian phone users now average 25 GB of data monthly
Average monthly wireless data per data subscriber in India, October–December quarter, 2018–2025, GB.
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The average Indian wireless data subscriber used 25.70 GB a month in Oct–Dec 2025, up from 8.74 GB in Oct–Dec 2018.
India had 1,026.75 million wireless data subscribers at end-March 2026, up 9.3% in a year.
Average revenue per GB of wireless data in 2025-26, down from ₹268.97 in 2014.
the numbers & method
| Year | India (GB) |
|---|---|
| 2018 | 8.74 |
| 2019 | 10.40 |
| 2020 | 12.13 |
| 2022 | 17.11 |
| 2023 | 19.47 |
| 2024 | 21.52 |
| 2025 | 25.70 |
Claim types Fact
Each value is taken from the Snapshot of that quarter's TRAI report (Oct–Dec quarter, per wireless data subscriber per month; 2018 labelled 'per unique data subscriber'). 2021 Oct–Dec figure not verified, so left out (Jul–Sep 2021 was 14.73 GB). 2.9× is derived (25.70/8.74). Subscriber count and ₹8.02/GB are from the Yearly Performance Indicators 2025-26 (trai.gov.in, Oct 2026; FY Apr 2025–Mar 2026); ₹268.97/GB (calendar 2014) is from TRAI's Wireless Data Services in India report (Aug 2019). TRAI's calendar-year average for 2014 was 0.27 GB a month (Yearly PI 2020, Table 3.3), a separate annual series not plotted.
Published 3 Nov 2026
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