1,360.7 million connections
Telecom pulse
India had 1,360.7 million telephone connections in August 2026. Monthly TRAI data on subscribers, wireless additions and the four largest operators.
Checked 5 October 2026
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Compute curves, adoption charts and what the data says about our tech future
1,360.7 million connections
India had 1,360.7 million telephone connections in August 2026. Monthly TRAI data on subscribers, wireless additions and the four largest operators.
Checked 5 October 2026
24.07 billion UPI payments
UPI handled 24.07 billion transactions worth ₹29.37 lakh crore in September 2026, up 22.6% in volume on a year earlier. FASTag runs near 350 million a month.
Checked 6 October 2026
4 to 5x a year
The biggest AI training run has grown about 18 billion fold since 2010. Moore's Law would have delivered 256 fold over the same years.
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Rs 269 to Rs 8.31 per GB
One GB cost Rs 269 in 2014. By 2024 it cost Rs 8.31. Internet users went from 25 crore to 97 crore over the same decade.
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