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Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) was originally founded as Reliance Textiles Industries Pvt. Ltd. in 1966 and later became Reliance Industries Limited in 1985. It is India's largest private sector corporation with operations spanning multiple sectors including hydrocarbon exploration and production, petroleum refining and marketing, petrochemicals, retail, digital services, media and entertainment, and new energy. As of the fiscal year ended March 31, 2025, its digital services arm, Jio Platforms, had a total subscriber base of 488.2 million, adding 6.1 million subscribers in the fourth quarter of FY2025, with an Average Revenue Per User (ARPU) of ₹206.2 for that quarter. Reliance Retail served a registered customer base of 349 million in FY2025, conducting 1.4 billion transactions and operating 19,340 stores. Its media and entertainment business, JioStar, reported approximately 280 million paid subscribers for JioHotstar as of March 2025. Reliance Industries Limited is a market leader in several of its operational segments within India and became the first Indian company to achieve a net worth of over ₹10 lakh crore as of its FY2025 results.

What does Reliance Industries Ltd do?

Reliance Industries Ltd operates a diversified business model with activities across several major sectors. Its core operations include the Oil to Chemicals (O2C) business, which involves refining crude oil into a range of petroleum products and manufacturing petrochemicals. The company is also engaged in Oil and Gas exploration and production. Its Digital Services segment, primarily through Jio Platforms, provides mobile and fixed broadband connectivity, digital content, and various online services to consumers and enterprises. The Retail division, Reliance Retail, is India's largest retailer, offering a wide array of products through various store formats and e-commerce channels, including consumer electronics, fashion and lifestyle, groceries, and consumer brands. The Media and Entertainment segment, through JioStar, operates streaming services and a large television network. Furthermore, RIL is significantly investing in New Energy, focusing on solar photovoltaic manufacturing, advanced battery storage, green hydrogen production, and bio-energy projects. For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2025, the Oil to Chemicals segment contributed approximately 58.5% to the company's consolidated revenue, Digital Services (Jio Platforms) accounted for about 12.0%, Reliance Retail contributed around 30.9% (based on gross revenue), and the Oil & Gas exploration and production segment made up about 2.4%.

Products/Services of Reliance Industries Ltd

Jio True5G
Jio True5G is the fifth-generation mobile network service offered by Jio Platforms. As of March 31, 2025, it had 191 million 5G users. The service provides high-speed internet connectivity and enhanced mobile broadband experiences. For the quarter ended March 31, 2025, Jio's Average Revenue Per User (ARPU) was ₹206.2.

JioFiber and JioAirFiber
These are Reliance Jio's fixed broadband services, providing high-speed internet to homes and businesses. JioFiber uses a wired fiber-optic network, while JioAirFiber utilizes 5G technology for wireless fixed broadband. As of March 31, 2025, JioHome, encompassing these services, had over 18 million subscribers, with JioAirFiber alone accounting for 5.6 million subscribers.

Reliance Retail Stores
Reliance Retail operates a vast network of physical stores under various brands like Reliance Digital (consumer electronics), Trends (fashion), Reliance Fresh and Smart Bazaar (grocery). As of March 31, 2025, the company operated 19,340 stores covering 77.4 million square feet. In the fiscal year 2025, these stores collectively handled 1.4 billion customer transactions.

JioMart
JioMart is Reliance Retail's e-commerce platform, offering a wide range of products including groceries, electronics, and fashion. It provides quick hyper-local deliveries, which scaled to over 4,000 pin codes by Q4 FY2025, and scheduled delivery options. Average daily orders on JioMart grew by 62% year-over-year in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2025.

Consumer Brands (FMCG)
Reliance Retail's consumer brands division develops and markets a range of fast-moving consumer goods, including beverages like Campa and staples under brands like Independence. This segment achieved revenues of approximately ₹11,450 crore in the fiscal year ended March 31, 2025, and its products are available in over 1 million retail outlets.

Refined Petroleum Products and Petrochemicals
The Oil to Chemicals division operates the Jamnagar refinery, producing fuels such as gasoline, diesel, and aviation turbine fuel, alongside a variety of petrochemicals like polymers and polyesters. The Jamnagar complex achieved a record throughput of 80.5 million metric tonnes in fiscal year 2025.

Oil and Gas Exploration & Production
Reliance explores for and produces crude oil and natural gas, primarily from its KG D6 block and Coal Bed Methane (CBM) blocks. In fiscal year 2025, production from the KG D6 field averaged 28 million standard cubic meters per day (MMSCMD) of gas and 21,000 barrels of oil per day (BOPD).

JioHotstar and Star TV Network
JioStar, the media and entertainment arm, operates the JioHotstar streaming platform, which had approximately 280 million paid subscribers as of March 2025 and offers over 320,000 hours of content. It also includes the Star TV Network, comprising over 100 channels and holding a 34% television market share in India as of March 2025.

New Energy Solutions
Reliance is developing a New Energy business focused on renewable and clean energy. This includes establishing manufacturing capacity for solar PV modules (first line commissioned as of Q4 FY2025, targeting 10 GW annually), advanced chemistry batteries (targeting 30 GWh initial capacity), green hydrogen, and bio-energy. Ten bio-energy (CBG) plants with a combined capacity of 195 tonnes per day were operational as of March 31, 2025.

Future Outlook and Expansion Plans of Reliance Industries Ltd

Reliance Industries Limited has outlined significant expansion plans across its businesses, with a strong emphasis on New Energy, as per its disclosures up to March 31, 2025. The company aims to achieve Net Zero Carbon status by 2035. In its New Energy segment, RIL is developing an end-to-end ecosystem, including a planned 10 GW annual capacity for solar PV module manufacturing (with the first line commissioned) and an initial 30 GWh capacity for advanced chemistry battery manufacturing, both designed to be modularly expandable. The company is also on track to establish 55 integrated Compressed Bio-Gas (CBG) plants by 2025, with 10 already operational as of March 2025, and has signed an MoU to set up 500 CBG plants in Andhra Pradesh. An energy plantation pilot on 1,000 acres is also underway.

In the Oil to Chemicals (O2C) business, Reliance is undertaking a 1 million metric tonnes per annum (MMTPA) expansion project for specialized polyester products, targeted for completion by 2026-27. Additionally, an integrated 1.5 MMTPA Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) project is under development, with phased commissioning expected by 2026-27. For its Digital Services, Jio Platforms is on track to connect 100 million homes with its JioFiber and JioAirFiber broadband services. Reliance Retail continues to expand its JioMart platform, particularly its quick hyper-local delivery network, and its Consumer Brands division plans to establish distribution in select international markets. The Media and Entertainment business, JioStar, aims to make its content accessible on a billion screens across mobile, TV, and connected TV devices.