Airtel Tops 650 Million Users, Ranks Second Globally

Overview

• Bharti Airtel, which disclosed the figure on Thursday, said it now serves 650 million customers worldwide.
• The company counts 368 million mobile users in India and 179 million across 14 African countries, placing it second globally by subscribers, according to GSMA Intelligence.
• The carrier says it was first in India with 5G Plus and is growing a bundle that includes Xstream AirFiber fixed wireless and an integrated IPTV service.
• It reports 13 million home broadband lines, more than 15 million Digital TV customers, and 52 million Airtel Money users across Africa.
• Partnerships with Eutelsat OneWeb and SpaceX aim to use low‑Earth‑orbit satellites to bring broadband to remote rural, maritime, and aviation markets.