Jio Platforms has achieved a remarkable milestone by entering the global top 20 in the World Intellectual Property Organisation's (WIPO) Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) rankings for 2025. According to reports from PTI, the technology arm of Reliance Industries climbed 320 places on the list, making it one of the fastest-rising innovators globally. This achievement positions Jio Platforms among an elite group of technology leaders, including Huawei, Samsung, Qualcomm, LG, Panasonic, Nokia, Google, Apple and Microsoft. The report ranks top PCT applicants based on published data, with Jio securing its place among global technology leaders.
With this achievement, Jio Platforms has become the only Indian technology innovator to break into the Global Top-20 coveted list. As reported by PTI, the company's patent portfolio focuses sharply on next-generation digital technologies, including 5G, 5G advanced, 6G, artificial intelligence, AI-native networks, cloud-native platforms, intelligent automation, radio access, core network software, edge intelligence, fixed wireless access, network slicing and digital services infrastructure. The ranking comes in a year when global PCT filings grew by less than one per cent globally, highlighting Jio's exceptional innovation velocity and accelerating pace of intellectual property creation.
According to PTI, Jio Platforms has filed 6,817 patents cumulatively as of March 31, 2026. Of these, 2,393 patents have been filed in India and 4,424 across foreign jurisdictions. A total of 1,009 patents have been granted globally, comprising 538 grants in India and 471 in international markets. The company emphasized that the WIPO ranking is an important external recognition of Jio Platforms' R&D productivity and intellectual property depth, firmly placing India-origin innovation in the global technology creation landscape across multiple advanced technologies.
Jio Platforms is developing sunrise technologies that will define the next wave of digital infrastructure, including 5G/6G Radio, 5G/6G Core, satellite communications and the next frontier in Agentic AI – JioBrain. As reported by PTI, these futuristic technologies give the company's intellectual property portfolio a growth trajectory linked to future commercial deployment. The company has always ensured that its innovation is grounded in technologies and platforms that it has developed and commercialised at scale, positioning it well for continued leadership in advanced technology sectors.
Akash Ambani, Managing Director of Jio Platforms, noted that the rise of JPL to the global top 20 in the WIPO PCT rankings reflects years of efforts towards transformation into a deep-tech company. As reported by PTI, he emphasized that the achievement demonstrates the velocity of innovation at Jio across multiple advanced technologies, which will continue to grow in the coming years. Ambani dedicated this achievement to 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. He added that the company is proud to contribute to India's journey towards becoming a global deep-tech powerhouse, with the WIPO ranking serving as a key indicator of research and development productivity and intellectual property strength.
