Tata remains India’s powerful brand with its value over $15 billion for the first time.
Around 20 per cent of the brands in this year’s Brand Finance India 100 are new entries, from sectors like e-commerce, pharmaceuticals, automobiles, telecom, heavy engineering and banking.
Royal Enfield, Micromax and Sun Pharma now among India’s 100 most valuable brands, finds a Brand Finance study.
“There is increasing competition for places in the Top 100. Emerging sectors like E-commerce, telecommunications, technology companies, banking services are particularly competitive. Staying in the premier league of brands will require a world beating product or service, differentiation and a strong vision and mission, including a strong ethical stance,” Brand Finance India’s Ajimon Francis stated.
Take a look at India’s 10 most valuable brands…
Tata group
Rank: 1
Brand value: $15.37 billion
Value change: 4%
State Bank of India
Rank: 2
Brand value: $6.56 billion
Value change: 62%
Life Insurance Corporation
Rank: 3
Brand value: $4.92 billion
Value change: 20%
Bharti Airtel
Rank: 4
Brand value: $4.52 billion
Value change: 18%
Reliance Industries
Rank: 5
Brand value: $3.66 billion
Value change: 3%
Indian Oil Corporation
Rank: 6
Brand value: $3.49 billion
Value change: 11%
Infosys
Rank: 7
Brand value: $3.41 billion
Value change: 49%
Larsen & Toubro
Rank: 8
Brand value: $3.23 billion
Value change: 36%
HCL
Rank: 9
Brand value: $3.14 billion
Value change: 63%
ONGC
Rank: 10
Brand value: $2.89 billion
Value change: -12%
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