In Zone-II, Bihar recorded the highest number of MNP requests at about 1.41 million, followed by Madhya Pradesh with about 1.37 million requests. West Bengal recorded about 1.35 million porting requests during May.
Among other major telecom circles, Gujarat recorded about 0.90 million MNP requests, followed by Maharashtra with 0.87 million, Rajasthan with 0.76 million, Delhi with 0.60 million, Andhra Pradesh with 0.59 million, Karnataka with 0.57 million, and Tamil Nadu with 0.51 million during the month.
Wireless Subscriber Base Continued to Grow
The MNP data was released alongside TRAI’s telecom subscription statistics for May 2026. According to the regulator, India’s total wireless subscriber base, including mobile and fixed wireless access (FWA) subscribers, increased from 1,288.96 million at the end of April 2026 to 1,294.46 million at the end of May 2026.
The wireless mobile subscriber base also increased from 1,271.90 million to 1,277.00 million during the same period. Mobile Number Portability (MNP) allows subscribers to change their telecom operator while retaining their existing mobile number. The facility was first implemented in Haryana on November 25, 2010, before being rolled out across the rest of the country on January 20, 2011. Inter-LSA MNP was introduced nationwide on July 3, 2015, allowing subscribers to retain their mobile numbers even when moving from one licensed service area to another.
The latest TRAI data shows that Uttar Pradesh East, Uttar Pradesh West, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh and West Bengal recorded the highest number of mobile number portability requests during May 2026, while India as a whole recorded about 14.46 million MNP requests during the month.