₹228 से ₹7.5

As Jio Platforms opens a ₹30,213 crore IPO, a look at how data prices fell and valuations rose.

A decade ago a gigabyte of mobile data cost ₹228. Today it costs about ₹7.5, according to a Systematix report cited by The Economic Times. Reliance Jio Infocomm had 533.3 million customers as of June 2026 and carried about 60% of India's wireless data traffic in FY26. Jio Platforms' IPO of ₹30,213 crore opens on October 21 and closes on October 23.

At the upper price band of ₹1,119, the implied market capitalisation is about ₹10.3 lakh crore. The issue is entirely fresh, and up to ₹27,500 crore of proceeds will be used to repay or prepay borrowings at Reliance Jio Infocomm. Revenue rose to ₹1,46,885.8 crore in fiscal 2026 and ARPU was ₹215.6 in the June 2026 quarter. More than 260 million Indians still use 2G.

Data sasta karke sabko aadat lagayi, ab aadat ka IPO. Yeh business model nahi, subah ki chai hai. Prachand Chutiya hum, jo 43.7 GB mahine mein Reels dekhte hain.

Dekho babu, 228 se 7.5. Matlab internet itna sasta hua ki ab hum 26.7 GB mahine mein bekaar cheezein dekhte hain. Jio ka average customer 43.7 GB use karta hai. Itna data jo ek insaan padhai mein lagata toh IAS ban jaata. Hum us se 'Aunty ne dance kiya' dekhte hain.

Ab company 10 lakh crore ka valuation maang rahi hai, aur 27,500 crore ka IPO paisa qarz chukane mein jayega. Yaani pehle sasta karke hume phansaya, phir hum se paisa lekar apna loan chukayenge. Business school mein ise 'ecosystem' kehte hain. Gaon mein ise 'pehle muft mein samosa, phir poori dukaan ka kiraya' kehte hain. Gazab chutiyapa hai, par kamaal ka.

FINAL VERDICTPrachand Chutiya Premium Subscription ka sabse bada member: wo jo free data ke zamane mein bhi Wi-Fi password poochta hai. Faisla: 7.5 rupaye ka GB, 10 lakh crore ka sapna.