Fortune India 500

The Fortune India 500 is a ranking of the top 500 corporations in India compiled on the basis of latest sales and gross revenue figures. The list is published annually by Fortune magazine.[1] Fortune India is Fortune's sixth international edition following local editions for China, Turkey, Korea, Indonesia as well as a special edition for Greece.[2][3]

Fortune India 500
Top 10 companies on the list (2019)
Rank Company Total revenue
(in ₹ Crore)
1 Reliance Industries580,553.00
2 Indian Oil Corporation535,793.18
3 Oil & Natural Gas Corporation436,057.04
4 State Bank of India330,687.36
5 Tata Motors303,227.41
6 Bharat Petroleum Corporation302,806.71
7 Rajesh Exports175,830.66
8 Tata Steel159,835.46
9 Coal India152,271.30
10 Tata Consultancy Services150,774.00
Fortune India Official Website

Fortune India is published monthly in English, through a licence agreement between Time Inc., the publisher of Fortune (US) and Kolkata-based ABP Group, one of India’s largest media companies.[4][5] The first issue of Fortune India was published in September 2010 with Dibyendra Nath Mukerjea as the editor and Pavan Varshnei as the president.[6][7] In October 2011, the publication celebrated its first anniversary with a double issue.[8]

The Fortune India 500 list ranks publicly traded companies by their annual audited total income for the financial year ending on or before June 30. The list has been published in its current form since 2010, and also includes financial corporations and service providers, leading by revenue.[9]

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.[10]

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, and Rajesh Exports, respectively.[11]

2011 list

Indian Oil Corporation, Reliance Industries and Bharat Petroleum Corporation dominate the list in the second year.[12]

Zee Entertainment Enterprises (#1 media, #256 overall), Sun TV Network (#2, #347), HT Media (#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.[13]

Tata Consultancy Services (#1 IT, #20 overall), Wipro (#2, #25), Infosys (#3, #27), HCL Technologies Limited (#4, #49), Satyam Computer Services (#5, #153) and Tech Mahindra (#6, #161) are the top IT companies in the list.[14]

2011 breakdown by city

This is a ranking of the top ten cities, with the most global 500 companies.[15]

RankCitiesBiggest companies of India
1Mumbai177
2Delhi-NCR111
3Kolkata38
4Chennai34
5Bangalore25
6Pune25
7Ahmedabad19
8Hyderabad17
9Trivandrum13
10Coimbatore8

177 companies are based in India's financial capital, Mumbai.

2010 list

Indian Oil Corporation 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 respectively.[16]

See also

References
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