India, Feb. 9 -- Bharti Airtel retained its lead on ARPU, reporting a figure of Rs 259 at the end of Q3 FY26. Reliance Jio followed with an ARPU of Rs 213.7, while Vodafone Idea reported Rs 186. Both Jio and Vi continue to trail Airtel on this metric, highlighting the gap they are attempting to close through pricing and customer mix improvements.

Despite its lower ARPU, Reliance Jio reported higher net profit for the quarter, with earnings of Rs 7,629 crore compared to Airtel's Rs 6,631 crore. Vodafone Idea, meanwhile, remained in the red, posting a loss of Rs 5,286 crore, although the scale of its losses has narrowed compared with previous quarters.

ARPU growth across the sector is expected to accelerate in the coming months due to ant...