India, Aug. 29 -- Bharti Airtel led the industry's July mobile subscriber growth with 26.8 lakh net additions, while India's largest telecom operator, Reliance Jio, gained 24.4 lakh new users, sector regulator TRAI's monthly subscription data showed on Friday.

Vodafone Idea, too, added mobile users - its net adds stood at 2.4 lakh for July. State-owned Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) posted an increase of 1.68 lakh wireless subscribers during the month.

During July 2026, the Indian wireless market expanded by 55.38 lakh mobile subscribers - its base surged to 128.79 crore by the end of July, up from 128.23 crore from the previous month.

"As per the information received from 1,562 operators for the month of July 2026, the total number o...