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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

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Employees

Gopal Vittal's photo - CEO of Airtel

CEO

Gopal Vittal

CEO Approval Rating

84/100

OVERVIEW

Founded:

1995

Headquarters:

New DelhiDelhi

Status:

PublicSubsidiary of Bharti EnterpriseNational Stock Exchange of IndiaBHARTIARTL

Industry Sector:

Telecommunication Services

SIC Code:

3669NAICS listing »

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April 3, 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 Telecommunication Services industry. Compared to Airtel, BSNL has 135,182 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 Telecommunication Services industry. Jio generates $10.2B 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 $36.3B more revenue.

RANK

COMPANY

LEADERSHIP

CEO SCORE

EMPLOYEES

TOTAL FUNDING

REVENUE

Gopal Vittal

CEO

- -
14,818
$2.5B
$11.9B
1

Pravin Kumar Purwar

Managing Director

83/100
150,000
- -
$2.8B
2

Sanjay Mashruwala

Managing Director

94/100
10,000
$4.7B
$1.7B
3

Nick Read

CEO

69/100
107,667
$912.6M
$48.2B
4

Amur S Lakshminarayanan

CEO

80/100
10,752
- -
$2.5B
5

Jose Maria Alvarez-Pallete

Chairman & CEO

100/100
127,323
$494.6M
$53B
6

Rob Shuter

President & CEO

77/100
6,600
- -
$5.5B
7

Sigve Brekke

President & CEO

72/100
20,000
- -
$12.9B
8

John Doe

Founder & CEO

73/100
87
- -
$3M
9

Anil Dua

CEO

73/100
346
- -
$566.1M
10

Vijay Shekhar Sharma

Founder & CEO

66/100
20,000
$4B
$448M
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 10.1B between their estimated 442.2K employees. Airtel has 14,818 employees and is ranked 6th among it's top 10 competitors. The top 10 competitors average 42,508.

Quarterly and Annual Revenue

Trailing 12-Months Trend (TTM)

Annual Revenue

$11.9B

Airtel's revenue is the ranked 4th among it's top 10 competitors. The top 10 competitors average 12.7B. Over the last three quarters, Airtel's revenue has grown by 2.4%. Specifically, in Q4 2019's revenue was $3.1B; in Q3 2019, it was $3B; in Q2 2019, it was $3B.

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.

-

-

Aug 2015

Source »
undisclosed
-
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

Spectacom is an online platform that offers health and fitness training programs for individuals.
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Mar 12, 2020
Equity
-
Vahan develops an AI-based recruitment platform that enables individuals to search for jobs.
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Oct 27, 2019
Equity
-
Juggernaut is an online platform to allows users to read books and publish their content.
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Dec 03, 2017
Equity
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Seynse develops a digital lending platform offering loans based on the creditworthiness of borrowers.
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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

April 3, 2020Invest Advocate

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April 3, 2020NDTV

Airtel Digital TV Launches CuriosityStream Channel, Available for Free

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April 3, 2020The Economic Times

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April 3, 2020Good Returns

Airtel Increases Network Capacity To Handle Data Consumption

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April 3, 2020The Hindu Business Line

Bharti Airtel, VIL likely to post decline in users in Q4

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April 3, 2020Telecompaper

Airtel Kenya passes 2% VAT relief on to customers as airtime bonus

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April 2, 2020Business Standard

CEO Vittal

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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

DUBLIN, April 12, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- The "Asia Pacific Pay TV Forecasts" report has been added to R... See more »
February 28, 2018Korea Newswire

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

The GSMA has achieved significant progress in the first trials of its Big Data for Social Good initia... See more »
January 15, 2018Business Wire

India Unified Communications Applications and Services Market - CY 2016 - Research and Markets

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The "India Unified Communications Applications and Services Market - CY 2016... See more »
December 29, 2017Business Wire

Top 10 Telecom Technologies - Forecast to 2021 - Contactless Payment Market to be Worth USD 17.5 Bn by 2021 - Research and Markets

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November 30, 2017econotimes

World Telecom Services & Players Trends & Analyses Report Q4,2016-2021

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October 25, 2017Business Wire

Ghana Telecoms Market Report 2017 - Research and Markets

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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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Summary

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 84%. 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 $11.9B 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 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 Spectacom, Vahan, Juggernaut
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