Lost and stolen phones in India: the numbers
These figures are read by hand from the Department of Telecommunications' Sanchar Saathi portal on the date in each row. They are cumulative totals since the CEIR system began. We do not estimate or project them.
| Date read | Blocked | Traced | Recovered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 54,98,000 | — | — | |
| 58,18,933 | 36,20,799 | 13,07,460 | |
| 60,94,489 | 37,82,704 | 14,02,169 |
Between 23 Aug 2026 and 03 Oct 2026, the blocked total rose by 2,75,556 — about 6,721 a day.
A blocked phone cannot be used on Indian networks with any SIM. Every one of these phones can still be offered for sale — which is why a shop checks before it pays.