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India — 26 years of data

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Historical Values
Year Value
2000 1.9 million (April 1998)
2001 2.93 million (November 2000)
2002 2.93 million (November 2000)
2003 2.93 million (November 2000)
2004 26,154,400 (2003)
2005 26,154,400 (2003)
2006 69,193,321 (2006)
2007 166.1 million (2006)
2008 296.08 million (2008)
2009 427.3 million (2009) country comparison to the world: 2
2010 670 million (2010) country comparison to the world: 2
2011 752 million (2010) country comparison to the world: 2
2012 893.862 million (2011) country comparison to the world: 2
2013 893.862 million (2013) country comparison to the world: 2
2014 893.862 million (2013) country comparison to the world: 2
2015 total: 944 million | subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 76 (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 2
2016 total: 1,011.054 million | subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 81 (July 2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 2
2017 total: 1,127.809 million | subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 89 (July 2016 est.) | country comparison to the world: 2
2018 total subscriptions: 1,168,902,277 (2017 est.) | subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 91 (2017 est.)
2019 total subscriptions: 1,168,902,277 | subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 91 (2017 est.)
2020 total subscriptions: 1,105,250,941 | subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 84.27 (2019 est.)
2021 total subscriptions: 1,153,709,832 (2020) subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 83.6 (2020 est.)
2022 total subscriptions: 1.15 billion (2020 est.) subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 84 (2020 est.)
2023 total subscriptions: 1.15 billion (2021 est.) subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 82 (2021 est.)
2024 total subscriptions: 1.143 billion (2022 est.) subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 81 (2022 est.)
2025 total subscriptions: 1.15 billion (2024 est.) subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 79 (2024 est.)