Jio (Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited) is India’s largest telecom operator — launched in September 2016 by Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Industries, it disrupted India’s telecom market with free voice calls and cheap data plans, triggering massive consolidation. Today Jio has over 450 million subscribers, making it one of the world’s largest telecom companies. It is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Reliance Industries Limited (RIL).
| Full Name | Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited |
| Launched | September 5, 2016 |
| Owner | Reliance Industries Limited (Mukesh Ambani) ~80%+ |
| Subscribers | 450M+ (India’s #1 telecom) |
| Parent Listed | BSE: 500325 | NSE: RELIANCE |
| Key Investors | Meta (~9.99%), Google (~7.7%), KKR, Silver Lake (via Jio Platforms) |
Who Owns Jio?
Jio (Reliance Jio Infocomm) is owned by Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) — controlled by Mukesh Ambani. Jio sits inside Jio Platforms Limited — a subsidiary of RIL housing JioTV, JioCinema, JioFiber, and all digital services. In 2020, Jio Platforms raised over ₹1.52 lakh crore (~$20B) by selling minority stakes to global investors — Meta/Facebook (~9.99%), Google (~7.7%), KKR, Silver Lake, General Atlantic, and Abu Dhabi Investment Authority. Reliance Industries retains majority control (~80%+) of Jio Platforms. Official: jio.com.
| Investor | Stake in Jio Platforms | Investment |
|---|---|---|
| Reliance Industries (Mukesh Ambani) | ~80%+ | — |
| Meta (Facebook) | ~9.99% | $5.7B |
| ~7.7% | $4.5B | |
| KKR, Silver Lake, Vista, GA, others | Minority stakes | ~$10B combined |
Jio’s Disruption Story
Before Jio, India’s mobile data was expensive and voice calls carried STD/roaming charges. Jio’s September 2016 “Welcome Offer” — unlimited free voice + cheap data — triggered India’s greatest telecom disruption. Within 6 months, Jio had 100 million subscribers. India went from 10+ telecom operators to effectively 3 (Jio, Airtel, Vi) plus BSNL. India now has the cheapest mobile data in the world.
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June 19, 2025
Chief Executive Officer/MD
JIO Company/Department
India
Respected Sir,
We the public from Lingshed area villages in UT Ladakh, thank and appreciate your JIO company’s concern authorities to install the JIO was installed in 2021/ 2022, which works through satellite, the Network is not working properly, and the inhabitants are facing problems and especially during the emergency purpose/situation.
Since then, the OFC optical fiber cable is still not installed to this JIO tower to provide better facilities of network for the users.
Even though, the OFC line is very closed to this Tower about 3 kilometers, which goes to Zanskar region in Ladakh.
This region has a lot of users the people of region, BRO workers (more than 1000 numbers), schools’ staffs and students, medical centers, sheep centers, post office, panchayat workers, monasteries and other departments. All these users are facing various problems for communications purposes.
There are no available of other communication accessible except JIO towers.
Therefore, you are requested to kindly considering and directing the concerned authorities of JIO department in Ladakh in order to install the OFC and connect to the above-stated JIO towers in this area villages where JIO tower is already installed. All the inhabitants will very grateful and helpful of your kind consideration to solve their problems.
Regards and Greetings to you all concerns
Sonam Dorje