How many mobile number portability requests are there in India?

History

TRAI reports the requests submitted in each month. The lowest month in the seven checked here was May 2026 (14.46 million) and the highest was September 2026 (16.77 million).

The figures side by side

How we got this number

1. Take the MNP line from the highlights of TRAI's telecom subscription press release for September 2026: 16.77 million subscribers submitted requests.
2. Compare it with the same line in the earlier monthly releases: 15.83 million in August and 15.98 million in July 2026.
3. Add the earlier months for the chart: 14.78 million in June, 14.46 million in May, 14.74 million in April and 14.63 million in March 2026.

What this number does not tell you

• TRAI counts requests submitted, not numbers that were actually ported. Some requests are rejected or withdrawn.
• TRAI's release gives one all-India number per month. It does not say which operators gained or lost subscribers in this figure.
• The figure comes from data supplied by telecom operators to TRAI.

Sources

1. TRAI, Telecom Subscription Data, September 2026, 27th October 2026In the month of September 2026, 16.77 million subscribers submitted their requests for Mobile Number Portability (MNP).
2. TRAI, Telecom Subscription Data, August 2026, 28th September 2026In the month of August 2026, 15.83 million subscribers submitted their requests for Mobile Number Portability (MNP).
3. TRAI, Telecom Subscription Data, July 2026, 28th August 2026In the month of July 2026, 15.98 million subscribers submitted their requests for Mobile Number Portability (MNP).
4. TRAI, Telecom Subscription Data, June 2026, 28th July 2026In the month of June 2026, 14.78 million subscribers submitted their requests for Mobile Number Portability (MNP).
5. TRAI, Telecom Subscription Data, May 2026, 25th June 2026In the month of May 2026, 14.46 million subscribers submitted their requests for Mobile Number Portability (MNP).
6. TRAI, Telecom Subscription Data, April 2026, 26th May 2026In the month of April 2026, 14.74 million subscribers submitted their requests for Mobile Number Portability (MNP).
7. TRAI, Telecom Subscription Data, March 2026, 22nd April 2026In the month of March 2026, 14.63 million subscribers submitted their requests for Mobile Number Portability (MNP).

Questions people ask

How many people port their mobile number each month in India?

16.77 million subscribers submitted MNP requests in September 2026, and between 14.46 and 15.98 million in each of the previous six months (TRAI).

What is mobile number portability?

MNP lets a subscriber switch to another telecom operator and keep the same mobile number. TRAI publishes the number of requests each month.

Is this the number of numbers actually ported?

No. TRAI reports requests submitted. Not every request ends in a completed port.

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