Growth of DTH Active Subscribers between December 2010 and December 2015

The total number of DTH active subscribers in India was 24485460 in December 2010. The number of active subscribers increased to 55981376 in December 2015, recording a growth of 31495916 active subscribers (128.63%) as compared to December 2010. The annual percentage growth was 25.73% during the period from December 2010 to December 2015.

The number of active subscribers of Airtel was 4216792 in December 2010. The number of active subscribers increased to 11343424 in December 2015, recording a growth of 7126632 active subscribers (169.01%) as compared to December 2010. The annual percentage growth was 33.8% during the period from December 2010 to December 2015.

The number of active subscribers of Dish TV was 7737448 in December 2010. The number of active subscribers increased to 13952866 in December 2015, recording a growth of 6215418 active subscribers (80.33%) as compared to December 2010. The annual percentage growth was 16.07% during the period from December 2010 to December 2015.

The number of active subscribers of Reliance was 2137417 in December 2010. The number of active subscribers decreased to 1786705 in December 2015, recording a decline of -350712 active subscribers (-16.41%) as compared to December 2010. The annual percentage decline was -3.28% during the period from December 2010 to December 2015.

The number of active subscribers of Sun Direct was 4433442 in December 2010. The number of active subscribers increased to 5698544 in December 2015, recording a growth of 1265102 active subscribers (28.54%) as compared to December 2010. The annual percentage growth was 5.71% during the period from December 2010 to December 2015.

The number of active subscribers of Tata Sky was 4178669 in December 2010. The number of active subscribers increased to 12045410 in December 2015, recording a growth of 7866741 active subscribers (188.26%) as compared to December 2010. The annual percentage growth was 37.65% during the period from December 2010 to December 2015.

The number of active subscribers of Videocon D2H was 1781692 in December 2010. The number of active subscribers increased to 11154427 in December 2015, recording a growth of 9372735 active subscribers (526.06%) as compared to December 2010. The annual percentage growth was 105.21% during the period from December 2010 to December 2015.

The highest growth rate in the number of active subscribers was recorded by Videocon D2H at 526.06% between December 2010 and December 2015, with the annual percentage growth of 105.21% during the period from December 2010 to December 2015, among all the DTH operators in India. It recorded a growth rate which was as high as four times of the average annual growth of the DTH sector in India during this period.

Note: For December, 2015, the net active subscriber base includes number of temporarily suspended subscribers who have been inactive for not more than 120 days; NA: Not Available.