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compiled on the basis of latest sales and gross revenue figures. The list is published annually by ''

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'' magazine. ''Fortune India'' is ''Fortune'' sixth international edition following local editions for China, Turkey, Korea, Indonesia as well as a special edition for Greece. ''Fortune India'' is published monthly in English, through a licence agreement between Time Inc., the publisher of ''Fortune'' (US) and

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, one of India's largest media companies. The first issue of ''Fortune India'' was published in September 2010 with Dibyendra Nath Mukerjea as the editor and Pavan Varshnei as the president. In October 2011, the publication celebrated its first anniversary with a double issue. The ''Fortune India'' 500 list ranks publicly traded companies by their annual audited total income for the financial year ending on or before 30 June. The list has been published in its current form since 2010, and also includes financial corporations and service providers, leading by revenue.

History

2023's Fortune India 500 list

Reliance Industries Reliance Industries Limited is an Indian multinational conglomerate headquartered in Mumbai. Its businesses include energy, petrochemicals, natural gas, retail, entertainment, telecommunications, mass media, and textiles. Reliance is the ...

has held the top spot for five consecutive years, while

Indian Oil Corporation Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL or IOC), trading as IndianOil, is an Indian multinational oil and gas company under the ownership of the Government of India and administrative control of the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas. It is ...

has moved up to second place and LIC has dropped to third place.

2021 list

retained at the top spot for three successive years, whilst

State Bank of India State Bank of India (SBI) is an Indian Multinational corporation, multinational Public sector undertakings in India, public sector bank and financial service body headquartered in Mumbai. It is the largest bank in India with a 23% market shar ...

climbed up to second place and Indian Oil Corporation fell to third place.

2020 list

continued on top place in the 2020 ''Fortune India'' 500 rankings, while

and Oil & Natural Gas Corporation were second and third respectively. Reliance Industries was ranked 96th in the ''Global'' ''Fortune'' 500 list, and the top 7 positioned companies in the Indian list made it to the global ''Fortune'' 500 list.

2019 list

Reliance Industries exchanged positions with Indian Oil Corporation for the top place in the 2019 ''Fortune India'' 500 rankings, while Oil & Natural Gas Corporation continued on the third position.

2018 list

Indian Oil Corporation continued on top place in the 2018 ''Fortune India'' 500 rankings, while Reliance Industries and Oil & Natural Gas Corporation was second and third respectively.

2017 list

Indian Oil Corporation topped the 2017 ''Fortune India'' 500 rankings, and Reliance Industries was listed second. The next three places were taken by State Bank of India,

Tata Motors Tata Motors Limited is an Indian Multinational corporation, multinational Automotive industry, automotive company, headquartered in Mumbai and part of the Tata Group. The company produces passenger cars, cars, trucks, vans, and busses, buses. T ...

, and Rajesh Exports, respectively.

2011 list

Indian Oil Corporation, Reliance Industries and Bharat Petroleum Corporation dominate the list in the second year. Zee Entertainment Enterprises (#1 media, #256 overall), Sun TV Network (#2, #347),

HT Media HT Media is an Indian mass media company based in Delhi. It has holdings in print, electronic and digital media. HT Media's flagship newspaper is the ''Hindustan Times'', the second most widely read English newspaper in India after ''The Times of ...

(#3, #383), Network 18 (#4, #413) and Dish TV (#5, #437) are in the list of media companies in the ''Fortune India'' 500 roster of India's largest corporations.

Tata Consultancy Services Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) is an Indian Multinational corporation, multinational technology company specializing in information technology services and consulting. Headquartered in Mumbai, it is a part of the Tata Group and operates in 150 ...

(#1 IT, #20 overall),

Wipro Wipro Limited () is an Indian multinational technology company based in Bengaluru. It provides information technology, consulting and business process services. It is one of India's Big Six IT services companies. Wipro's services include cloud ...

(#2, #25),

Infosys Infosys Limited is an Indian multinational corporation, multinational technology company that offers business consulting, information technology, and outsourcing services. Founded in 1981 in Pune, the company is headquartered in Bengaluru. On ...

(#3, #27), HCL Technologies Limited (#4, #49),

Satyam Computer Services Mahindra Satyam (formerly Satyam Computer Services Limited) was an Indian information technology (IT) services company based in Hyderabad, India, offering software development, system maintenance, packaged software integration and engineering ...

(#5, #153) and Tech Mahindra (#6, #161) are the top IT companies in the list.

2011 breakdown by city

This is a ranking of the top ten cities, with the most global 500 companies.

2010 list

topped the inaugural ''Fortune India'' 500 rankings, and Reliance Industries was listed second. The next three places were taken by State Bank of India, Bharat Petroleum and

Hindustan Petroleum Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) is an Indian public sector undertaking in Petroleum industry, petroleum and natural gas industry, headquartered in Mumbai. It is a subsidiary of the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC), which ...

respectively.

References

External links

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