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Jio Platforms' public offer is fully subscribed within 100 minutes of opening

Jio Platforms Ltd's public offer was fully subscribed within 100 minutes of opening on October 21, 2026, making it the fastest-ever subscribed initial public offer in India. The offer is for Rs 30,213 crore with a price band of Rs 1,065 to Rs 1,119 per share, and is a fresh offering of up to 27 crore shares with no offer-for-sale component. The portion marked for Qualified Institutional Buyers crossed full subscription in the first 10 minutes and later crossed 2.86 times. The issue stays open until October 23 and is set to exceed Hyundai Motor India's Rs 27,870 crore offer of 2024 to become India's largest by value. On October 19, 2026 the company allotted shares worth about Rs 8,110 crore to 212 anchor investors at Rs 1,119 apiece.

Issue size: ₹30,213 crore Price band: ₹1,065 to ₹1,119 per share Previous largest IPO: Hyundai Motor India's ₹27,870 crore 2024 IPO
Why it matters for exams: Bank and SSC papers ask for the largest Indian IPO by value and for the meaning of the QIB portion in a public issue.
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22 October 2026 Source: The Hindu

In plain words

QIB Qualified Institutional Buyer — An institutional investor class registered with SEBI that gets a reserved share of a public issue.

Offer for sale A component in which existing shareholders sell their shares — Its absence means all the money raised goes to the company itself.

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