Reliance Jio IPO: The mammoth public issue of Ambani’s telecom company, touted to be India’s biggest IPO, is expected to be launched in the second half of 2025. Reliance Jio IPO will include a sale of existing shares as well as new shares, along with a pre-IPO placement for select investors.
Reliance Jio IPO : Billionaire Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries is planning to launch its first-ever public issue in decades, perhaps the only one since its own IPO in 1977. India’s biggest conglomerate RIL is learnt to be working towards the public issue of its telecom arm Reliance Jio .
Now, it has emerged that this upcoming public offering from RIL could be the biggest in India. Ambani-led RIL is eyeing to raise a whopping amount with the proposed public issue, even bigger than what Hyundai Motor India’s IPO had raised in 2024.
RIL’s telecom arm Reliance Jio’s IPO is learnt to be the biggest-ever IPO in Dalal Street’s history, according to a report in The Hindu Business Line. Reliance Jio is expected to raise around Rs. 35,000-40,000 crore, valuing the telecom company at a massive $120 billion. At this issue size, Reliance Jio IPO would overtake Hyundai India’s Rs. 27,870 crore IPO.
Reliance Jio IPO: Anticipated Launch Timeline Revealed
The mammoth public issue of Ambani’s telecom company is expected to be launched in the second half of 2025. Reliance Jio IPO will include a sale of existing shares as well as new shares, along with a pre-IPO placement for select investors, the report in The Hindu Business Line added.
As per the article, RIL has commenced discussions for the pre-IPO placement and the final proportion of existing versus new shares being offered is yet to be determined.
Industry Outlook
According to the IBEF (India Brand Equity Foundation) Report, India’s wireless subscriber base surged to 1,168.95 crore in May 2024, with Reliance Jio solidifying its dominance by capturing a 40.6% market share, supported by its impressive 474.61 crore users. Simultaneously, the country’s e-commerce market is on a robust growth trajectory, expected to expand to an impressive US$325 billion by 2030, driven in part by the quick commerce segment, which is projected to reach US$19.93 billion.
