Public Companies, South Asia's Biggest
India home to 54 of world's largest, most powerful public companies: Forbes magazine

PTI | May 8, 2014
Values calculated May 2014
NEW YORK: Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries leads the pack of 54 Indian companies in Forbes' annual list of the world's 2000 largest and most powerful public companies, with Chinese companies occupying the top three slots on the list.
The Forbes 'Global 2000' is a comprehensive list of the world's largest, most powerful public companies, as measured by revenues, profits, assets and market value.
China is home to the world's top three biggest public companies and five of the top 10.
The US retains its dominance as the country with the most Global 2000 companies at 564.
Japan trails the US with 225 companies in aggregate.
India is home to 54 of the world's biggest companies.
Reliance Industries is ranked 135 on the list with a market value of 50.9 billion dollars and 72.8 billion dollars in sales as on May 2014.
Reliance is followed by State Bank of India which is ranked 155 and has a 23.6 billion dollars market value.
The other Indian companies on the list are Oil and Natural Gas ranked 176, ICICI Bank (304), Tata Motors (332), Indian Oil (416), HDFC Bank (422), Coal India (428), Larsen & Toubro (500), Tata Consultancy Services (543), Bharti Airtel (625), Axis Bank (630), Infosys (727), Bank of Baroda (801), Mahindra & Mahindra (803), ITC (830), Wipro (849), Bharat Heavy Electricals (873), GAIL India (955), Tata Steel (983) and Power Grid of India (1011).
Also making the list are Bharat Petroleum (1045), HCL Technologies (1153), Hindustan Petroleum (1211), Adani Enterprises (1233), Kotak Mahindra Bank (1255), Sun Pharma Industries (1294), Steel Authority of India (1329), Bajaj Auto (1499), Hero Motocorp (1912), Jindal Steel & Power (1955), Grasim Industries (1981) and JSW Steel (1990).
The complete list for South Asia
Forbes: The World's Biggest Public Companies
The complete list for South Asia
[http://www.forbes.com/global2000/list/#page:1_sort:0_direction:asc_search:_filter:All%20industries_filter:India_filter:All%20states Forbes: The World's Biggest Public Companies]
Afghanistan
Nil
Bangladesh
Nil
Bhutan
Nil
India
Rank |
Company |
Country |
Sales |
Profits |
Assets |
Market Value |
135 |
<![if !vml]><img border=0 width=50 height=50 src="Forbes%202014%20South%20Asia_files/image001.jpg" alt="Reliance Industries" v:shapes="Picture_x0020_54"><![endif]> Reliance Industries
|
India |
$72.8 B |
$3.8 B |
$67.2 B |
$50.9 B |
155 |
<![if !vml]><img border=0 width=50 height=50 src="Forbes%202014%20South%20Asia_files/image002.jpg" alt="State Bank of India" v:shapes="Picture_x0020_53"><![endif]> State Bank of India
|
India |
$37.1 B |
$3.3 B |
$376.8 B |
$23.6 B |
176 |
<![if !vml]><img border=0 width=50 height=50 src="Forbes%202014%20South%20Asia_files/image003.jpg" alt="Oil & Natural Gas" v:shapes="Picture_x0020_52"><![endif]> Oil & Natural Gas
|
India |
$29.6 B |
$4.5 B |
$53.8 B |
$46.4 B |
304 |
<![if !vml]><img border=0 width=50 height=50 src="Forbes%202014%20South%20Asia_files/image004.jpg" alt="ICICI Bank" v:shapes="Picture_x0020_51"><![endif]> ICICI Bank
|
India |
$13.3 B |
$1.8 B |
$124.2 B |
$23.7 B |
332 |
<![if !vml]><img border=0 width=50 height=50 src="Forbes%202014%20South%20Asia_files/image005.jpg" alt="Tata Motors" v:shapes="Picture_x0020_50"><![endif]> Tata Motors
|
India |
$34.5 B |
$1.8 B |
$32.4 B |
$19.9 B |
416 |
<![if !vml]><img border=0 width=50 height=50 src="Forbes%202014%20South%20Asia_files/image006.jpg" alt="Indian Oil" v:shapes="Picture_x0020_49"><![endif]> Indian Oil
|
India |
$74.6 B |
$0.8 B |
$43.7 B |
$11.1 B |
422 |
<![if !vml]><img border=0 width=50 height=50 src="Forbes%202014%20South%20Asia_files/image007.jpg" alt="HDFC Bank" v:shapes="Picture_x0020_48"><![endif]> HDFC Bank
|
India |
$7.9 B |
$1.3 B |
$75 B |
$29.6 B |
424 |
<![if !vml]><img border=0 width=50 height=50 src="Forbes%202014%20South%20Asia_files/image008.jpg" alt=NTPC v:shapes="Picture_x0020_47"><![endif]> NTPC
|
India |
$12.3 B |
$2.3 B |
$35.5 B |
$16.8 B |
428 |
<![if !vml]><img border=0 width=50 height=50 src="Forbes%202014%20South%20Asia_files/image009.jpg" alt="Coal India" v:shapes="Picture_x0020_46"><![endif]> Coal India
|
India |
$12.6 B |
$3.2 B |
$18.4 B |
$30.6 B |
500 |
<![if !vml]><img border=0 width=50 height=50 src="Forbes%202014%20South%20Asia_files/image010.jpg" alt="Larsen & Toubro" v:shapes="Picture_x0020_45"><![endif]> Larsen & Toubro
|
India |
$13.5 B |
$1 B |
$26.7 B |
$19.8 B |
535 |
<![if !vml]><img border=0 width=50 height=50 src="Forbes%202014%20South%20Asia_files/image011.jpg" alt=HDFC v:shapes="Picture_x0020_44"><![endif]> HDFC
|
India |
$6.6 B |
$1.2 B |
$43.5 B |
$23.2 B |
543 |
<![if !vml]><img border=0 width=50 height=50 src="Forbes%202014%20South%20Asia_files/image012.jpg" alt="Tata Consultancy Services" v:shapes="Picture_x0020_43"><![endif]> Tata Consultancy Services
|
India |
$13.1 B |
$3 B |
$9.2 B |
$71.2 B |
625 |
<![if !vml]><img border=0 width=50 height=50 src="Forbes%202014%20South%20Asia_files/image013.jpg" alt="Bharti Airtel" v:shapes="Picture_x0020_42"><![endif]> Bharti Airtel
|
India |
$14.3 B |
$0.4 B |
$29.2 B |
$21.1 B |
630 |
<![if !vml]><img border=0 width=50 height=50 src="Forbes%202014%20South%20Asia_files/image014.jpg" alt="Axis Bank" v:shapes="Picture_x0020_41"><![endif]> Axis Bank
|
India |
$6.3 B |
$1 B |
$62.7 B |
$11.5 B |
727 |
<![if !vml]><img border=0 width=50 height=50 src="Forbes%202014%20South%20Asia_files/image015.jpg" alt=Infosys v:shapes="Picture_x0020_40"><![endif]> Infosys
|
India |
$8.1 B |
$1.7 B |
$8.7 B |
$31.7 B |
795 |
<![if !vml]><img border=0 width=50 height=50 src="Forbes%202014%20South%20Asia_files/image016.jpg" alt="Punjab National Bank" v:shapes="Picture_x0020_39"><![endif]> Punjab National Bank
|
India |
$8.7 B |
$0.9 B |
$91.4 B |
$4.5 B |
801 |
<![if !vml]><img border=0 width=50 height=50 src="Forbes%202014%20South%20Asia_files/image017.jpg" alt="Bank of Baroda" v:shapes="Picture_x0020_38"><![endif]> Bank of Baroda
|
India |
$7.5 B |
$0.9 B |
$102.9 B |
$5.2 B |
803 |
<![if !vml]><img border=0 width=50 height=50 src="Forbes%202014%20South%20Asia_files/image018.jpg" alt="Mahindra & Mahindra" v:shapes="Picture_x0020_37"><![endif]> Mahindra & Mahindra
|
India |
$12.4 B |
$0.7 B |
$14.1 B |
$9.9 B |
830 |
<![if !vml]><img border=0 width=50 height=50 src="Forbes%202014%20South%20Asia_files/image019.jpg" alt=ITC v:shapes="Picture_x0020_36"><![endif]> ITC
|
India |
$5.8 B |
$1.4 B |
$6.6 B |
$46.9 B |
849 |
<![if !vml]><img border=0 width=50 height=50 src="Forbes%202014%20South%20Asia_files/image020.jpg" alt=Wipro v:shapes="Picture_x0020_35"><![endif]> Wipro
|
India |
$7.1 B |
$1.2 B |
$7.8 B |
$23.1 B |
873 |
<![if !vml]><img border=0 width=50 height=50 src="Forbes%202014%20South%20Asia_files/image021.jpg" alt="Bharat Heavy Electricals" v:shapes="Picture_x0020_34"><![endif]> Bharat Heavy Electricals
|
India |
$8.9 B |
$1.2 B |
$13.2 B |
$8 B |
955 |
<![if !vml]><img border=0 width=50 height=50 src="Forbes%202014%20South%20Asia_files/image022.jpg" alt="GAIL India" v:shapes="Picture_x0020_33"><![endif]> GAIL India
|
India |
$9.3 B |
$0.8 B |
$12.2 B |
$8 B |
957 |
<![if !vml]><img border=0 width=50 height=50 src="Forbes%202014%20South%20Asia_files/image023.jpg" alt="Hindalco Industries" v:shapes="Picture_x0020_32"><![endif]> Hindalco Industries
|
India |
$14.6 B |
$0.6 B |
$22.7 B |
$4.8 B |
967 |
<![if !vml]><img border=0 width=50 height=50 src="Forbes%202014%20South%20Asia_files/image024.jpg" alt="Canara Bank" v:shapes="Picture_x0020_31"><![endif]> Canara Bank
|
India |
$6.9 B |
$0.5 B |
$77.2 B |
$2 B |
976 |
<![if !vml]><img border=0 width=50 height=50 src="Forbes%202014%20South%20Asia_files/image025.jpg" alt="Bank of India" v:shapes="Picture_x0020_30"><![endif]> Bank of India
|
India |
$6.6 B |
$0.5 B |
$84 B |
$2.4 B |
983 |
<![if !vml]><img border=0 width=50 height=50 src="Forbes%202014%20South%20Asia_files/image026.jpg" alt="Tata Steel" v:shapes="Picture_x0020_29"><![endif]> Tata Steel
|
India |
$23.8 B |
$-1.3 B |
$27.2 B |
$6.5 B |
1011 |
<![if !vml]><img border=0 width=50 height=50 src="Forbes%202014%20South%20Asia_files/image011.jpg" alt="Power Grid of India" v:shapes="Picture_x0020_28"><![endif]> Power Grid of India
|
India |
$2.4 B |
$0.8 B |
$22 B |
$9.5 B |
1045 |
<![if !vml]><img border=0 width=50 height=50 src="Forbes%202014%20South%20Asia_files/image027.jpg" alt="Bharat Petroleum" v:shapes="Picture_x0020_27"><![endif]> Bharat Petroleum
|
India |
$40.3 B |
$0.3 B |
$14.9 B |
$5.4 B |
1153 |
<![if !vml]><img border=0 width=50 height=50 src="Forbes%202014%20South%20Asia_files/image028.jpg" alt="HCL Technologies" v:shapes="Picture_x0020_26"><![endif]> HCL Technologies
|
India |
$4.7 B |
$0.7 B |
$4.2 B |
$16.6 B |
1211 |
<![if !vml]><img border=0 width=50 height=50 src="Forbes%202014%20South%20Asia_files/image029.jpg" alt="Hindustan Petroleum" v:shapes="Picture_x0020_25"><![endif]> Hindustan Petroleum
|
India |
$35 B |
$0.1 B |
$17.1 B |
$1.7 B |
1226 |
<![if !vml]><img border=0 width=50 height=50 src="Forbes%202014%20South%20Asia_files/image030.jpg" alt="Power Finance" v:shapes="Picture_x0020_24"><![endif]> Power Finance
|
India |
$3.2 B |
$0.8 B |
$31.2 B |
$4.2 B |
1229 |
<![if !vml]><img border=0 width=50 height=50 src="Forbes%202014%20South%20Asia_files/image031.jpg" alt="Union Bank of India" v:shapes="Picture_x0020_23"><![endif]> Union Bank of India
|
India |
$5.2 B |
$0.4 B |
$57.6 B |
$1.4 B |
1233 |
<![if !vml]><img border=0 width=50 height=50 src="Forbes%202014%20South%20Asia_files/image032.jpg" alt="Adani Enterprises" v:shapes="Picture_x0020_22"><![endif]> Adani Enterprises
|
India |
$8.6 B |
$0.3 B |
$19.5 B |
$6.5 B |
1255 |
<![if !vml]><img border=0 width=50 height=50 src="Forbes%202014%20South%20Asia_files/image033.jpg" alt="Kotak Mahindra Bank" v:shapes="Picture_x0020_21"><![endif]> Kotak Mahindra Bank
|
India |
$2.9 B |
$0.4 B |
$18.3 B |
$9.9 B |
1290 |
<![if !vml]><img border=0 width=50 height=50 src="Forbes%202014%20South%20Asia_files/image034.jpg" alt="IDBI Bank" v:shapes="Picture_x0020_20"><![endif]> IDBI Bank
|
India |
$5.2 B |
$0.3 B |
$59.4 B |
$1.7 B |
1294 |
<![if !vml]><img border=0 width=50 height=50 src="Forbes%202014%20South%20Asia_files/image035.jpg" alt="Sun Pharma Industries" v:shapes="Picture_x0020_19"><![endif]> Sun Pharma Industries
|
India |
$2.1 B |
$0.5 B |
$4.1 B |
$19.9 B |
1329 |
<![if !vml]><img border=0 width=50 height=50 src="Forbes%202014%20South%20Asia_files/image011.jpg" alt="Steel Authority of India" v:shapes="Picture_x0020_18"><![endif]> Steel Authority of India
|
India |
$8.2 B |
$0.4 B |
$15.9 B |
$4.9 B |
1339 |
<![if !vml]><img border=0 width=50 height=50 src="Forbes%202014%20South%20Asia_files/image036.jpg" alt="Rural Electrification" v:shapes="Picture_x0020_17"><![endif]> Rural Electrification
|
India |
$2.5 B |
$0.7 B |
$24 B |
$3.7 B |
1365 |
<![if !vml]><img border=0 width=50 height=50 src="Forbes%202014%20South%20Asia_files/image037.jpg" alt=NMDC v:shapes="Picture_x0020_16"><![endif]> NMDC
|
India |
$1.9 B |
$1 B |
$5.4 B |
$9.1 B |
1439 |
<![if !vml]><img border=0 width=50 height=50 src="Forbes%202014%20South%20Asia_files/image038.jpg" alt="Syndicate Bank" v:shapes="Picture_x0020_15"><![endif]> Syndicate Bank
|
India |
$3.4 B |
$0.4 B |
$39.8 B |
$1 B |
1499 |
<![if !vml]><img border=0 width=50 height=50 src="Forbes%202014%20South%20Asia_files/image039.jpg" alt="Bajaj Auto" v:shapes="Picture_x0020_14"><![endif]> Bajaj Auto
|
India |
$3.6 B |
$0.6 B |
$2.4 B |
$10 B |
1638 |
<![if !vml]><img border=0 width=50 height=50 src="Forbes%202014%20South%20Asia_files/image040.jpg" alt="Central Bank of India" v:shapes="Picture_x0020_13"><![endif]> Central Bank of India
|
India |
$4.3 B |
$0.2 B |
$49.5 B |
$1.1 B |
1736 |
<![if !vml]><img border=0 width=50 height=50 src="Forbes%202014%20South%20Asia_files/image041.jpg" alt="Indian Bank" v:shapes="Picture_x0020_12"><![endif]> Indian Bank
|
India |
$2.8 B |
$0.3 B |
$30 B |
$0.9 B |
1750 |
<![if !vml]><img border=0 width=50 height=50 src="Forbes%202014%20South%20Asia_files/image042.jpg" alt="Indian Overseas Bank" v:shapes="Picture_x0020_11"><![endif]> Indian Overseas Bank
|
India |
$4.1 B |
$0.1 B |
$41.9 B |
$1 B |
1790 |
<![if !vml]><img border=0 width=50 height=50 src="Forbes%202014%20South%20Asia_files/image043.jpg" alt="Corporation Bank" v:shapes="Picture_x0020_10"><![endif]> Corporation Bank
|
India |
$3.1 B |
$0.3 B |
$35.6 B |
$0.8 B |
1810 |
<![if !vml]><img border=0 width=50 height=50 src="Forbes%202014%20South%20Asia_files/image044.jpg" alt="Allahabad Bank" v:shapes="Picture_x0020_9"><![endif]> Allahabad Bank
|
India |
$3.5 B |
$0.2 B |
$37.7 B |
$0.8 B |
1860 |
<![if !vml]><img border=0 width=50 height=50 src="Forbes%202014%20South%20Asia_files/image045.jpg" alt="UCO Bank" v:shapes="Picture_x0020_8"><![endif]> UCO Bank
|
India |
$3.2 B |
$0.1 B |
$33.9 B |
$1.2 B |
1876 |
<![if !vml]><img border=0 width=50 height=50 src="Forbes%202014%20South%20Asia_files/image011.jpg" alt="Oriental Bank of Commerce" v:shapes="Picture_x0020_7"><![endif]> Oriental Bank of Commerce
|
India |
$3.5 B |
$0.2 B |
$32.2 B |
$1.1 B |
1902 |
<![if !vml]><img border=0 width=50 height=50 src="Forbes%202014%20South%20Asia_files/image046.jpg" alt=NHPC v:shapes="Picture_x0020_6"><![endif]> NHPC
|
India |
$1.1 B |
$0.5 B |
$12 B |
$3.6 B |
1912 |
<![if !vml]><img border=0 width=50 height=50 src="Forbes%202014%20South%20Asia_files/image011.jpg" alt="Hero Motocorp" v:shapes="Picture_x0020_5"><![endif]> Hero Motocorp
|
India |
$4.2 B |
$0.4 B |
$1.6 B |
$7.5 B |
1955 |
<![if !vml]><img border=0 width=50 height=50 src="Forbes%202014%20South%20Asia_files/image047.jpg" alt="Jindal Steel & Power" v:shapes="Picture_x0020_4"><![endif]> Jindal Steel & Power
|
India |
$3.5 B |
$0.5 B |
$10.4 B |
$4.6 B |
1975 |
<![if !vml]><img border=0 width=50 height=50 src="Forbes%202014%20South%20Asia_files/image048.jpg" alt="Andhra Bank" v:shapes="Picture_x0020_3"><![endif]> Andhra Bank
|
India |
$2.7 B |
$0.2 B |
$27.2 B |
$0.6 B |
1981 |
<![if !vml]><img border=0 width=50 height=50 src="Forbes%202014%20South%20Asia_files/image049.jpg" alt="Grasim Industries" v:shapes="Picture_x0020_2"><![endif]> Grasim Industries
|
India |
$5.1 B |
$0.5 B |
$7.4 B |
$4.4 B |
1990 |
<![if !vml]><img border=0 width=50 height=50 src="Forbes%202014%20South%20Asia_files/image050.jpg" alt="JSW Steel" v:shapes="Picture_x0020_1"><![endif]> JSW Steel
|
India |
$7 B |
$0.2 B |
$12.1 B |
$4.1 B |
Maldives
Nil
Myanmar
Nil
Nepal
Nil
Pakistan
Rank |
Company |
Country |
Sales |
Profits |
Assets |
Market Value |
1279 |
Oil & Gas Development
|
Pakistan |
$2.4 B |
$1.1 B |
$4.6 B |
$10.8 B |
1995 |
Pakistan State Oil
|
Pakistan |
$11.6 B |
$0.2 B |
$3.3 B |
$1.1 B |
Sri Lanka
Nil