Vodafone Idea Advertising in India
Vodafone Idea ads appeared 1,40,094 times across Indian media, more than any other Telecom brand. 79,208 of those were on digital, more than on any other medium. December is its busiest month.
- 56% of its ads run online.
- 39% of its TV airtime runs alongside Feature Films.
- It runs about 30× more ads in December than in its quietest month.
Where its ads run.
Vodafone Idea splits its measured ads across 4 media, and digital leads at 57%. The dashed line shows what a typical Telecom brand does.
Each bar is the share of Vodafone Idea's ads that ran on that medium. The dashed line is the average across all Telecom brands.
Where it airs on TV.
ads on Star Sports 1 Tamil, the TV channel it advertises on most.
This is the number of ads Vodafone Idea ran on each channel.
The genres it leans on.
Each figure is the share of Vodafone Idea's TV airtime that ran alongside that kind of programme.
A clear airing peak around 6 PM.
Vodafone Idea's airings cluster around 18:30-18:59, with the deepest reach concentrated in a narrow window.
Each spoke is the share of Vodafone Idea's airings in that part of the day. The longer the spoke, the busier the slot.
When, and in which languages.
Saturday indexes highest, making it the brand's busiest broadcast day.
Language spread shows how local, or how national, the buy really is.
The digital footprint.
The display-vs-video balance signals whether the buy is reach-first or premium-attention.
What it advertises.
leads Vodafone Idea's products by ad volume. The mix below shows how the rest of its ads split.
This is the number of ads Vodafone Idea ran for each product.
A geographic footprint, led by Ahmedabad.
City figures cover print, radio and outdoor, the media bought market by market. Television and digital are bought nationally.
26.3% of Telecom voice.
Vodafone Idea accounts for 26.3% of all measured Telecom advertising, ranked #1 of 266 advertisers tracked in the category.
The Telecom field, measured.
Vodafone Idea ranks #1 of 266 advertisers in Telecom, counted by how many ads each one ran. These counts cover Telecom advertising only, so they are smaller than a brand's national total.
The whole shape, in one picture.
The short answers.
Optimised for the questions people, and AI engines, actually ask about Vodafone Idea's media.
How many ads did Vodafone Idea run in India?
A Vodafone Idea ad appeared 1,40,094 times across Indian TV, radio, print, online and outdoor. Each one is a single spot, insertion or placement, not a separate campaign. No other Telecom brand ran more.
Where did Vodafone Idea's ads run?
Vodafone Idea ran 79,208 ads on digital, 45,451 ads on TV, 15,236 ads on radio and 199 ads on print.
Which TV channels did Vodafone Idea advertise on?
Vodafone Idea ran 1,284 ads on Star Sports 1 Tamil, more than on any other channel. Next come Star Sports 1 Telugu and Star Sports 1 Kannada.
What kind of TV programmes did Vodafone Idea advertise around?
39% of Vodafone Idea's television ads ran alongside feature films programming.
When did Vodafone Idea advertise the most?
Vodafone Idea ran the most ads in December and the fewest around November.
Campaigns we have run for brands like Vodafone Idea
A campaign we planned, booked and photographed for another advertiser in Telecom, run by the same team and the same process you would work with.
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A 7200 mAh battery is a commuter’s claim, so it ran where commuters are. Exterior train branding carried the Vivo T5x with its price and the Flipkart sale date, positioned to be read from the platform as the train pulls in and while riders wait to board. The message was kept to three things a passenger can absorb in that time: the battery, the price and the date the sale opens.
Buying the platform-facing surface means the creative is read during the wait, which is the longest attention a transit audience gives anything. Leading with the sale date turned the branding into a diary prompt rather than general awareness.
Every placement shown was booked directly with the media owner and photographed on the ground by our team.
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FMCG advertising in India
Television is the sector’s leading medium, taking 67.4% of ad spend over the 12 months to September 2025. Hindustan Unilever leads on 8.4% of that spend, 4.2% of the sector’s ads run on digital, and 4,343 advertisers were still active in January 2026.
Where the volume moved, quarter by quarter
Ad volume indexed against the opening quarter = 100, inside one collection batch. The 2026 exports are not on the same footing, so the trend stays within the 12 months to September 2025 rather than crossing that boundary.
Up 4% on the opening quarter.
Up 72% on the opening quarter.
Down 31% on the opening quarter.
Ads recorded per quarter across the 12 months to September 2025, indexed to Oct-Dec 24. Media with too few ads to compare are left out.
The preferred medium
Television captured the highest share of the sector’s ad spend over the 12 months to September 2025, at 67.4% of estimated television, print and radio spend. Digital sits outside this split because TAM prices it on a different scale; it is reported by ad count instead.
A plan that skips television buys a smaller share of this category’s voice than the headline spend suggests.
How many advertisers each medium carries
Advertisers active on each medium, quarter by quarter across the 12 months to September 2025.
Television: Hindustan Unilever leads the medium
Television carries 67.4% of the sector’s estimated TV, print and radio ad spend over the 12 months to September 2025. In January 2026, Hindustan Unilever holds 14.7% of the medium’s spend and the top ten advertisers hold 57.0%.
Feature Films takes 20.8%, the largest single share.
Prime time takes 32.8%, the largest single share.
Hindi takes 35.2%, the largest single share.
234 advertisers ran on television within this sector and nowhere else over the 12 months to September 2025.
Hindustan Unilever led television in January 2026, on 14.7% of the medium’s spend, from 503 advertisers active.
Print: SBS Biotech leads the medium
Print carries 31.8% of the sector’s estimated TV, print and radio ad spend over the 12 months to September 2025. In January 2026, SBS Biotech holds 7.5% of the medium’s spend and the top ten advertisers hold 33.3%.
North zone takes 44.7%, the largest single share.
Dainik Bhaskar Group Of Pubs takes 15.4%, the largest single share.
Mumbai takes 3.2%, the largest single share.
Amar Ujala carried the most print ads over the 12 months to September 2025.
2,791 advertisers ran on print within this sector and nowhere else over the 12 months to September 2025.
SBS Biotech led print in January 2026, on 7.5% of the medium’s spend, from 1,093 advertisers active.
Radio: SBS Biotech leads the medium
Radio carries 0.9% of the sector’s estimated TV, print and radio ad spend over the 12 months to September 2025. In January 2026, SBS Biotech holds 16.6% of the medium’s spend and the top ten advertisers hold 58.7%.
North zone takes 34.2%, the largest single share.
Prime time takes 29.6%, the largest single share.
My FM carried the most radio ads over the 12 months to September 2025.
357 advertisers ran on radio within this sector and nowhere else over the 12 months to September 2025.
SBS Biotech led radio in January 2026, on 16.6% of the medium’s spend, from 193 advertisers active.
Digital: Soundrise Hearing Solutions leads the medium
Digital carries 4.2% of the sector’s ads over the 12 months to September 2025. In January 2026, Soundrise Hearing Solutions holds 10.3% of the medium’s spend and the top ten advertisers hold 39.0%.
Facebook takes 30.0%, the largest single share.
Display takes 59.9%, the largest single share.
Mobile Display takes 21.6%, the largest single share.
7,892 advertisers ran on digital within this sector and nowhere else over the 12 months to September 2025.
Soundrise Hearing Solutions led digital in January 2026, on 10.3% of the medium’s spend, from 3,179 advertisers active.
Every medium peaks in a different season
The four busiest months for each medium across the 12 months to September 2025, the most recent twelve consecutive months TAM holds with full detail.
Sequencing each medium against its own peak covers the category year end to end, rather than buying one season hard and going quiet.
What the data tells us
Television takes 67.4% of the sector’s estimated TV, print and radio ad spend over the 12 months to September 2025.
Hindustan Unilever leads the sector on 8.4% of that spend.
The sector ran 851,902 ads from 4,343 advertisers in January 2026.
4.2% of the sector’s ads run on digital.
Print ad volume ended the 12 months to September 2025 at 104 against an opening quarter of 100.
Feature Films carries 20.8% of the sector’s TV ads.
North zone carries 44.7% of the sector’s print spend.
North zone carries 34.2% of the sector’s radio spend.
Built from 18 industry-standard ad-monitoring and research sources. Every number here is a count of ads recorded: how many ads the brand ran and where they ran. We do not publish rupees, because the cost figures in the data are not comparable between TV, radio, print and online. City figures cover print, radio and outdoor, the media bought market by market. Reference lines show the category average. Updated monthly. Full methodology →
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