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Airtel's Competitors, Revenue, Number of Employees, Funding and Acquisitions

Airtel is a telecommunications firm that provides prepaid, postpaid, wireless internet, broadband, fixed line, digital T... Read more

Annual Revenue

Employees

Gopal Vittal's photo - CEO of Airtel

CEO

Gopal Vittal

CEO Approval Rating

81/100

OVERVIEW

Founded:

1995

Headquarters:

New DelhiDelhi

Status:

PublicSubsidiary of Bharti EnterpriseNational Stock Exchange of IndiaBHARTIARTL

Industry Sector:

Fixed-line Telecommunications Services

Wireless Telecommunication Services

SIC Code:

3669NAICS listing »

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Trending News for Airtel and Airtel's Competitors

January 24, 2020

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January 24, 2020

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Competitive Analysis

TOP COMPETITORS OR ALTERNATIVES

BSNL is a top competitor of Airtel. BSNL is a Government company that was founded in 2000 in Janpath, Delhi. BSNL operates in the Wireless Telecommunication Services industry. Compared to Airtel, BSNL has 150,361 more employees.

Jio is seen as one of Airtel's biggest rivals. Jio was founded in 2007, and is headquartered in Mumbai, Maharashtra. Jio is in the Wireless Telecommunication Services industry. Jio generates $10.1B less revenue vs. Airtel.

Vodafone is seen as one of Airtel's top competitors. Vodafone was founded in Berkshire, England} in 1984. Vodafone competes in the Telecommunications Equipment industry. Compared to Airtel, Vodafone generates $37.2B more revenue.

RANK

COMPANY

LEADERSHIP

CEO SCORE

EMPLOYEES

TOTAL FUNDING

REVENUE

Gopal Vittal

CEO

- -
14,818
$2.5B
$11.8B
1

Pravin Kumar Purwar

Managing Director

80/100
165,179
- -
$2.8B
2

Sanjay Mashruwala

Managing Director

82/100
23,500
$4.7B
$1.7B
3

Nick Read

CEO

67/100
107,667
$912.6M
$49B
4

Amur S Lakshminarayanan

CEO

82/100
10,752
- -
$2.5B
5

Jose Maria Alvarez-Pallete

Chairman & CEO

100/100
127,323
- -
$54.1B
6

Rob Shuter

President & CEO

74/100
6,100
- -
$4.4B
7

Sigve Brekke

President & CEO

76/100
3,252
- -
$12.6B
8

John Doe

Founder & CEO

73/100
87
- -
$3M
9

Anil Dua

CEO

73/100
346
- -
$566.1M
10

Vijay Shekhar Sharma

Founder & CEO

77/100
20,000
$4B
$120M
The top 10 competitors in Airtel's competitive set are BSNL, Jio, Vodafone, Tata Communications, Telefonica, MTN Group, Telenor, Netcom Broadband, DishTV and Paytm. Together they have raised over 9.6B between their estimated 462.3K employees. Airtel has 14,818 employees and is ranked 6th among it's top 10 competitors. The top 10 competitors average 43,547.

Quarterly and Annual Revenue

Trailing 12-Months Trend (TTM)

Annual Revenue

$11.8B

Airtel's revenue is the ranked 4th among it's top 10 competitors. The top 10 competitors average 12.7B. Over the last two quarters, Airtel's revenue has grown by 6.6%. Specifically, in Q2 2019's revenue was $3B; in Q1 2019, it was $2.8B.

Acquisitions

COMPANY ACQUIRED
ACQUISITION DATE
AMOUNT
DESCRIPTION
Quikmile

Nov 2019

Source »
undisclosed
Quikmile develops a mobile-based application that offers vehicle tracking and transportation management solutions for the logistics sector.
AuthMe Id Services Private Limited

Oct 2018

Source »
undisclosed
Callup AI develops a voice assistant robot that helps users to answer telephone queries in real time.
MENA Submarine Cable System

Dec 2016

Source »
undisclosed
MENA-SCS owns and operates a submarine telecommunications system.
SJV Data Solutions

Aug 2015

Source »
undisclosed
SJV provides background checks and tenant screening data solutions to the consumer reporting agency.
YTS Solutions Private Limited

Jul 2015

Source »
undisclosed
YTS Solutions provides digital financial services that includes bill payments, loans, money transfer to operators and financial institutions.

These are all the companies that Airtel has acquired. Airtel has acquired 6 companies and its latest acquisition was Quikmile in Nov 2019. Quikmile develops a mobile-based application that offers vehicle tracking and transportation management solutions for the logistics sector.

Airtel Funding History

Since Airtel was founded in 1995, it has participated in 1 round of funding. In total Airtel has raised $2.5B. Airtel's funding round was on May 2015 for a total of $2.5B

ROUND

FUNDING DATE

AMOUNT

INVESTORS

Debt
May 2015
$2.5B

China Development Bank

Total Funding: $2.5B

Since Airtel was founded in 1995, it has participated in 1 round of funding. In total Airtel has raised $2.5B. Airtel's funding round was on May 2015 for a total of $2.5B

Investments

COMPANY

DESCRIPTION

AMOUNT

INVESTMENT DATE

ROUND

EXIT DATE

Vahan develops an AI-based recruitment platform that enables individuals to search for jobs.
-
Oct 27, 2019
Equity
-
Juggernaut is an online platform to allows users to read books and publish their content.
-
Dec 03, 2017
Equity
-
Seynse develops a digital lending platform offering loans based on the creditworthiness of borrowers.
-
Feb 21, 2017
Equity
-

These are all the companies that Airtel has invested in. Airtel has invested 6 companies and its latest investment was Quikmile in Nov 2019. Quikmile develops a mobile-based application that offers vehicle tracking and transportation management solutions for the logistics sector.

Airtel News

January 24, 2020Telecomlive

Deadline ends, but govt not to take action on telcos for delaying AGR dues

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January 24, 2020Telecomlive

Bharti Airtel, Western Union tie up for money transfer service

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January 24, 2020Telecomlive

Airtel, Voda Idea, Tata seek time from DoT to make payments

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January 24, 2020Crowdfund Insider

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January 23, 2020The Financial Express

Reliance Jio clears all AGR dues ahead of timeline; Airtel, Vodafone Idea in distress

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January 23, 2020NDTV

Airtel Said to Tell DoT It Won't Pay AGR Dues Until Supreme Court Verdict

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January 23, 2020The Financial Express

Is Bharti Airtel's 100% FDI approval a play for 5G services rollout?

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Airtel Press Releases

August 9, 2018PRWeb

Airtel Goes Live with CATS for Asset Lifecycle Management

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April 12, 2018PR Newswire

APAC Pay TV Market (2018-2023) Forecast to Reach $2.73 Billion - Digital Cable Will Supply 37 Million of the Pay TV Subscriber Additions

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February 28, 2018Korea Newswire

GSMA Expands Big Data for Social Good Initiative, Announces Successful First Wave of Trials

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January 15, 2018Business Wire

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December 29, 2017Business Wire

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October 25, 2017Business Wire

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Airtel Videos

November 29, 2018Airtel Youtube Channel

"Enjoy Hollywood movies and shows of HOOQ for free | #AirtelThanks" on YOUTUBE

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November 6, 2018Airtel Youtube Channel

"Watch Shows and Movies of ZEE5 for free | #AirtelThanks" on YOUTUBE

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November 6, 2018Airtel Youtube Channel

"Enjoy 3 months of Netflix | #AirtelThanks" on YOUTUBE

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November 6, 2018Airtel Youtube Channel

"Get 1 year of Amazon Prime Subscription | #AirtelThanks" on YOUTUBE

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October 12, 2018Airtel Youtube Channel

"Run. Share. Educate. #PassTheTorch #ADHM2018" on YOUTUBE

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May 9, 2017Airtel Youtube Channel

"Airtel | The Smartphone Network [60 sec B]" on YOUTUBE

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February 8, 2017Airtel Youtube Channel

"Pay With Your Mobile | Airtel Payments Bank" on YOUTUBE

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Social Statistics

Headquarters

1, Nelson Mandela Road, Vasant Kunj Phase II, Bharti Crescent

New Delhi, Delhi110070

91-11-4666-6100

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ABOUT

Overview

Bharti AirTel Limited (NSE of India: BHARTIARTL) is a telecommunications firm that provides prepaid, postpaid, wireless internet, broadband, fixed line, digital TV, and mobile services. It is an Indian telecommunications services company, headquartere...

CEO

Airtel's CEO, Gopal Vittal, currently has an approval rating of 81%. Airtel's primary competitors are BSNL, Jio & Vodafone.

Website

airtel.com

Frequently Asked Questions about Airtel

  1. When was Airtel founded?

    Airtel was founded in 1995

  2. Who is Airtel's CEO?

    Airtel's CEO is Gopal Vittal

  3. How much revenue does Airtel generate?

    Airtel generates $11.8B in revenue

  4. How much funding does Airtel have?

    Airtel has historically raised $2.5B in funding

  5. Where is Airtel's headquarters?

    Airtel's headquarters is in New Delhi Delhi, IN

  1. How many employees does Airtel have?

    Airtel has 14,818 employees

  2. What sector does Airtel operate in?

    Airtel is in Fixed-line Telecommunications Services, Wireless Telecommunication Services

  3. Who are Airtel's competitors?

    Airtel's top competitors are BSNL, Jio, Vodafone

  4. Who has Airtel invested in?

    Airtel's has invested in companies such as Vahan, Juggernaut, Seynse
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