10.3. Composition of the Market

As of October 2016, Bharti Airtel was the market leader, with a 24.32 per cent share in the wireless subscription, followed by Vodafone (18.72 per cent share). The top 5 players in the sector include - Bharti Airtel, Vodafone, Idea, Reliance and BSNL – accounting for 77.39 per cent of the wireless subscribers in the country. Total fixed-line subscription stood at 24.52 million, while tele-density reached 1.92 per cent due to wide usability of the wireless segment in FY17. In FY17, BSNL is the market leader with a 56.60 per cent share, followed by Bharti Airtel (15.53 per cent)