How many 5G base stations are there in India?

History

A base transceiver station (BTS) is one 5G radio site installed by a telecom operator. The count is of sites, not of people covered. The 5G rollout reaches 99.9% of districts.

The figures side by side

How we got this number

1. Read the 5G BTS count in the Ministry of Communications reply to the Rajya Sabha, published by PIB on 23 July 2026: 5,62,971 as on 30 June 2026, against 1,40,623 as on 31 March 2023.
2. Compare with two earlier PIB releases that give a count: 5.08 lakh as on 31 October 2025 and more than 5.18 lakh as of December 2025.
3. Turn the earlier counts from lakh into whole numbers for the chart (one lakh is a hundred thousand): 5.08 lakh is 5,08,000 and 5.18 lakh is 5,18,000.

What this number does not tell you

• The earlier two counts are rounded to the lakh (5.08 lakh and "over" 5.18 lakh), while the June 2026 count is exact, so small differences in the chart are not reliable.
• A BTS count is a count of radio sites, not of users. A separate PIB reply dated 5 February 2026 put wireless data users on 5G at approximately 38 crore, a different measure on a different date.
• The count appears in Parliament replies and PIB notes a few times a year, so the next figure may not arrive on a fixed date.

Sources

1. Ministry of Communications, Rajya Sabha reply on telecom infrastructure (PIB), 23 July 2026Further, 5G services have been rolled out in all States/ UTs across the country and presently it is available in 99.9% of the districts in the country. During the last three years, number of 5G Base Transceiver Stations (BTSs) across the country have increased from 1,40,623 as on 31.03.2023 to 5,62,971 as on 30.06.2026.
2. Department of Telecommunications, 2025 Year End Review (PIB), 19 December 2025As on 31.10.2025, 5.08 lakh 5G Base Transceiver Stations (BTSs) have been installed by the Telecom Service Providers (TSPs) across the country.
3. Ministry of Communications, PIB Backgrounder "Bridging Digital Divide", 8 March 2026 (data as of December 2025)India's lightning-fast 5G rollout now covers 99.9% of districts with over 5.18 lakh Base Transceiver Stations (as of December 2025)
4. Ministry of Communications, 5G rollout reply (PIB), 5 February 2026To date, more than 5.18 lakh 5G Base Transceiver Stations (BTSs) have been installed, and approximately 38 crore wireless data subscribers have begun using 5G services in the country.

Worked out by us: 508000 (5.08 lakh (PIB, 19 December 2025) multiplied by 1,00,000); 518000 (5.18 lakh (PIB, 8 March 2026) multiplied by 1,00,000).

Questions people ask

How many 5G base stations does India have?

5,62,971 as on 30 June 2026, according to the Ministry of Communications reply published by PIB on 23 July 2026.

How fast has the 5G network grown?

From 1,40,623 stations on 31 March 2023 to 5,62,971 on 30 June 2026, about four times as many in three years.

How many districts have 5G?

99.9% of districts, according to the same reply.

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This figure is from Ministry of Communications's own release or a report quoting it. We recheck it quarterly. If you have a newer or better source, send it to us.