Mobile cellular subscriptions in India
India: Mobile cellular subscriptions was 1.15 billion in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions in India, 1960–2024
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
Analysis
In 2024, mobile cellular subscriptions in India stood at 1.15 billion.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 22.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions in India peaked at 1.18 billion in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1960.
That places India 2nd out of 213 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1990s | 436,620 | 0 | 1.88 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 147.08 million | 3.58 million | 525.09 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 996.64 million | 752.19 million | 1.18 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.15 billion | 1.14 billion | 1.16 billion | 5 |
Countries ranked near India
More infrastructure data for India
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 2.7 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 39.24 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 79.35 per 100 people (2024)
- Air transport, passengers carried 180.42 million (2023)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 1.23 million (2023)
- Air transport, freight 1,807 million ton-km (2023)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 1,446 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 1,014 cubic meters (2022)
- Individuals using the Internet 70.0% (2025)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 7.4% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions in India?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions in India was 1.15 billion in 2024, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
- What is the highest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 1.18 billion in 2018.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1960.
- How does India rank for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- India ranks 2nd out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), published as part of Mobile cellular subscriptions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service that provide access to the PSTN using cellular technology. The indicator includes (and is split into) the number of postpaid subscriptions, and the number of active prepaid accounts (i.e. that have been used during the last three months). The indicator applies to all mobile cellular subscriptions that offer voice communications. It excludes subscriptions via data cards or USB modems, subscriptions to public mobile data services, private trunked mobile radio, telepoint, radio paging and telemetry services.