THEBUSINESSBYTES
BUREAU
MUMBAI,
JUNE 14, 2026
In a landmark
achievement for India’s technology sector, Jio Platforms Limited (JPL), the
technology arm of Reliance Industries Limited, has entered the global top 20 in
the latest Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) rankings released by the World
Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), becoming the only Indian technology
company to secure a place among the world’s leading innovators.
According to the WIPO
rankings based on published PCT application data for 2025, Jio Platforms made
an extraordinary leap of 320 positions to reach the 20th spot globally, making
it one of the fastest-rising innovators in the world. The achievement places
Jio alongside an elite league of global technology giants, including Huawei,
Samsung, Qualcomm, LG, Panasonic, Nokia, Google, Apple and Microsoft.
Jio’s growing patent
portfolio is centered on next-generation digital technologies such as 5G, 5G
Advanced, 6G, artificial intelligence, AI-native networks, cloud-native
platforms, intelligent automation, radio access technologies, core network
software, edge intelligence, fixed wireless access, network slicing and digital
services infrastructure.
Commenting on the
achievement, Akash M. Ambani, Managing Director, Jio Platforms Limited, said,
“The rise of Jio Platforms to the global top 20 in the WIPO PCT rankings
reflects our years of efforts towards transforming into a deep-tech company. It
demonstrates the velocity of innovation at Jio across multiple advanced
technologies, which will continue to grow in coming years. I would like to
dedicate this achievement to Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi’s vision
of an Atmanirbhar Bharat, which envisages India to become a creator, owner and
exporter of technology to the world. We are proud to contribute to India’s journey
towards becoming a global deep-tech powerhouse.”
What makes the feat
even more significant is that Jio’s dramatic rise came during a year when
global PCT filings grew by less than one per cent, highlighting the company’s
exceptional pace of innovation and intellectual property creation.
The WIPO ranking
serves as a major international endorsement of Jio Platforms’ research and
development capabilities and the depth of its intellectual property portfolio.
It also underscores the growing prominence of India-origin innovation in the
global technology ecosystem.
As of March 31, 2026,
Jio Platforms had cumulatively filed 6,817 patents worldwide. Of these, 2,393
patents were filed in India, while 4,424 were filed across international
jurisdictions. The company has secured 1,009 patent grants globally, including
538 in India and 471 in overseas markets.
Jio said its
innovation strategy has consistently focused on developing and commercialising
indigenous technologies at scale. The company is currently investing in a range
of sunrise technologies expected to shape the future of digital infrastructure,
including 5G and 6G Radio, 5G and 6G Core technologies, satellite
communications, and Agentic AI through its ambitious JioBrain initiative.
With a robust pipeline
of future-ready technologies and a rapidly expanding intellectual property
portfolio, Jio Platforms’ ascent into the global innovation elite signals a
broader transformation in India’s technology landscape — from being a
large-scale adopter of technology to becoming a creator and exporter of
cutting-edge technologies for the world.
