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Airtel's profit jumps 24% as users pay more
Bharti Airtel's quarterly profit rose to ₹10,710 crore, helped by higher revenue per user.
In short
₹271average revenue per user, up from ₹256
- Profit: ₹10,710 crore
- Revenue: +16.7%
- Customers: ~69 crore
The numbers
Airtel's consolidated net profit for the September quarter rose 24% to ₹10,710 crore. Revenue grew 16.7% to about ₹60,878 crore, and India revenue rose 9.4%.
Why it matters
The key number is ARPU — how much the average customer pays each month. It rose to ₹271 from ₹256 as more users moved to pricier plans. Airtel now has about 69 crore customers worldwide.
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