Meta and Google's Jio Bet Heads Toward $137 Billion Test

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Jio Platforms, the digital and telecom arm of Reliance Industries, is preparing for a $3.8 billion initial public offering that could value the company at around $137 billion. Meta Platforms owns roughly 9.9% of Jio, while Alphabet holds about 7.7%, giving both U.S. technology giants a direct financial interest in what could become India's largest-ever IPO. Jio plans to issue up to 270 million new shares, with most of the proceeds expected to be used to repay or prepay about $3.3 billion of borrowings at Reliance Jio Infocomm. The larger investor question is valuation, as a public listing would give the market a clearer benchmark for stakes Meta and Alphabet have held for years. Jio had more than 533 million subscribers as of June and has expanded beyond telecom into cloud, artificial intelligence, and enterprise services. Meta and Alphabet are expected to retain their holdings through the offering, keeping their exposure to Jio's next phase of growth. Investors will now watch the final IPO pricing and whether the proposed $137 billion valuation holds as Jio moves closer to listing.

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Cloud & Digital Infrastructure▲ · 2 stocks
Reliance Industries Limited
RIGD
▲ PositiveCapitalrelevance

Reliance's Jio Platforms unit is preparing a $3.8B IPO at ~$137B valuation, with proceeds repaying ~$3.3B of Reliance Jio Infocomm borrowings.

Alphabet Inc Class C
GOOG
▲ PositiveCapitalrelevance

Alphabet holds ~7.7% of Jio, whose ~$137B IPO would give a clearer market benchmark for its long-held stake.

Spatial Computing / AR/VR▲ · 1 stocks
Meta Platforms Inc.
META
▲ PositiveCapitalrelevance

Meta owns ~9.9% of Jio, and the planned IPO would value and benchmark its stake at around $137B.

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Off-coverage companies 1

Jio Platforms LimitedPrivate▲ Positive
Capitalrelevance

Jio Platforms itself is the IPO subject, planning to issue up to 270M new shares at a ~$137B valuation.

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