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flag India to reach 1 billion 5G users by 2031, with 79% penetration, driven by affordable FWA and high data use.

flag India is on track to reach 1 billion 5G subscriptions by 2031, with 5G penetration expected to hit 79%, according to Ericsson’s November 2025 Mobility Report. flag By the end of 2025, India is projected to have 394 million 5G users, or 32% of all mobile subscriptions, driven by high data usage averaging 36 GB per smartphone monthly and affordable 5G fixed wireless access (FWA) services. flag Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel lead the rollout, with Jio becoming the world’s largest FWA provider by mid-2025. flag Globally, 5G subscriptions are forecast to reach 2.9 billion in 2025 and 6.4 billion by 2031, accounting for two-thirds of mobile connections, with 5G handling 43% of mobile data traffic by 2025, rising to 83% by 2031.

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