Airtel Leads In Subscriber Base, Tops Jio In Monthly Additions: Telecom Regulator Airtel Leads In Subscriber Base, Tops Jio In Monthly Additions: Telecom Regulator Bharti Airtel subscriber additions were more than 3.8 million in September, whereas Reliance Jio's figures were a little above 1.5 million for the month Bharti Airtel's active subscriber addition grew by 3.8 million subscribers in September 2020 Bharti Airtel pipped Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited in new mobile subscriber additions in September 2020, after a gap of four years, according to data released by the Telecom Regulator Authority of India. Bharti Airtel continued to lead the expansion in an industry-wide subscriber base in September 2020. Even though both Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited and Bharti Airtel are the main drivers of growth in the industry subscriber base, the pace at which Bharti Airtel made additions in September remained higher than Reliance Jio. According to a recent report by India Ratings and Research, Bharti Airtel subscriber additions were more than 3.8 million in September, whereas Reliance Jio's figures were a little above 1.5 million for the month.