Last year saw India marching ahead of Russia to attain number three position. This year the country is set to witness another milestone when it is estimated that around May it will overtake USA to emerge as the number 2 market in terms of subscriber base across the globe.

The country added 83 million subscribers in one year, the highest among all the markets in the world. China managed 76 million additions.

India’s total mobile subscriber base now stands at 237 million in comparison with China''s 534 million, US's 257 million and Russia's 172 million.

US added 20 million subscribers while Pakistan added 26 million.