India, Oct. 22 -- By the end of Q2 FY26, Reliance Jio's total subscriber base had risen to 506.4 million, up from 498.1 million in the previous quarter. The telecom operator's Average Revenue Per User (ARPU) also saw an increase, climbing from Rs 208.8 to Rs 211.4. This growth was accompanied by a significant rise in data traffic, which surged from 54.7 billion gigabytes to 58.4 billion gigabytes over the quarter. Voice traffic saw a marginal increase, moving from 1.49 trillion minutes in Q1 FY26 to 1.50 trillion minutes in Q2 FY26. During its quarterly results, Jio confirmed that its 5G offering had played a key role in driving ARPU growth.

A primary factor contributing to the increase in ARPU appears to be the sharp rise in data consum...