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India is home to 54 of the world's biggest companies, according to Forbes' annual list of the world’s 2,000 largest and most powerful public companies.
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.
Out of the 54 companies, we bring you the top 30 companies in India.
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The biggest and the most powerful companies in India
Image: A worker (R) counts currency at a petrol pump in Kolkata.Photographs: Parth Sanyal/Reuters
Hindustan Petroleum
India rank: 30
Global rank: 1,211
Sales: $35 billion
Profit: $0.1 billion
Assets: $17.1 billion
Market value: $1.7billion
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The biggest and the most powerful companies in India
Image: People walk in front of the HCL Technologies Ltd office at Noida.Photographs: Mansi Thapliyal/Reuters
HCL technologies
India rank: 29
Global rank: 1,153
Sales: $4.7 billion
Profit: $0.7 billion
Assets: $4.2 billion
Market value: $16.6 billion
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The biggest and the most powerful companies in India
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Bharat Petroleum
India rank: 28
Global rank: 1,045
Sales: $40.3 billion
Profit: $0.3 billion
Assets: $14.9 billion
Market value: $5.4 billion
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The biggest and the most powerful companies in India
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Power Grid of India
India rank: 27
Global rank: 1,011
Sales: $2.4 billion
Profit: $0.8 billion
Assets: $22 billion
Market value: $9.5 billion
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The biggest and the most powerful companies in India
Image: The Tata Steel logo is seen at the Tata Steel rails factory in Hayange, Eastern France.Photographs: Vincent Kessler/Reuters
Tata Steel
India rank: 26
Global rank: 983
Sales: $23.8 billion
Profit: $-1.3 billion
Assets: $27.2 billion
Market value: $6.5 billion
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The biggest and the most powerful companies in India
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Bank of India
India rank: 25
Global rank: 976
Sales: $6.6 billion
Profit: $0.5 billion
Assets: $84 billion
Market value: $2.4 billion
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The biggest and the most powerful companies in India
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Canara Bank
India rank: 24
Global rank: 966
Sales: $6.9 billion
Profit: $0.5 billion
Assets: $77.2 billion
Market value: $2 billion
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The biggest and the most powerful companies in India
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Hindalco Industries
India rank: 23
Global rank: 957
Sales: $14.6 billion
Profit: $0.6 billion
Assets: $22.7 billion
Market value: $4.8 billion
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The biggest and the most powerful companies in India
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Gail India
India rank: 22
Global rank: 955
Sales: $9.3 billion
Profit: $0.8 billion
Assets: $12.2 billion
Market value: $8 billion
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The biggest and the most powerful companies in India
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BHEL
India rank: 21
Global rank: 873
Sales: $8.9 billion
Profit: $1.2 billion
Assets: $13.2 billion
Market value: $8 billion
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The biggest and the most powerful companies in India
Image: The Wipro campus is seen in Bangalore.Photographs: Punit Paranjpe/Reuters
Wipro
India rank: 20
Global rank: 849
Sales: $7.1 billion
Profit: $1.2 billion
Assets: $7.8 billion
Market value: $23.1 billion
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The biggest and the most powerful companies in India
Image: A man talks on his mobile phone as he walks past an ITC office.Photographs: Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters
ITC
India rank: 19
Global rank: 830
Sales: $5.8 billion
Profit: $1.4 billion
Assets: $6.6 billion
Market value: $46.9 billion
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The biggest and the most powerful companies in India
Image: The logo of Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd is pictured on the pocket of a salesman's shirt as he poses inside the company's showroom.Photographs: Danish Siddiqui/Reuters
Mahindra & Mahindra
India rank: 18
Global rank: 803
Sales: $12.4 billion
Profit: $0.7 billion
Assets: $14.1 billion
Market value: $9.9 billion
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The biggest and the most powerful companies in India
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Bank of Baroda
India rank: 17
Global rank: 801
Sales: $7.5 billion
Profit: $0.9 billion
Assets: $102.9 billion
Market value: $5.2 billion
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The biggest and the most powerful companies in India
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Punjab National Bank
India rank: 16
Global rank: 795
Sales: $8.7 billion
Profit: $0.9 billion
Assets: $91.4 billion
Market value: $4.5 billion
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The biggest and the most powerful companies in India
Image: Employees of Indian software company Infosys walk past Infosys logos at their campus in the Electronic City.Photographs: Vivek Prakash/Reuters
Infosys
India rank: 15
Global rank: 726
Sales: $8.1 billion
Profit: $1.7 billion
Assets: $8.7 billion
Market value: $31.7 billion
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The biggest and the most powerful companies in India
Image: An employee speaks on his mobile phone as he walks inside Axis Bank's corporate headquarters.Photographs: Vivek Prakash/Reuters
Infosys
India rank: 15
Global rank: 726
Sales: $8.1 billion
Profit: $1.7 billion
Assets: $8.7 billion
Market value: $31.7 billion
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The biggest and the most powerful companies in India
Image: The Bharti Airtel office building is pictured in Gurgaon.Photographs: Mansi Thapliyal/Reuters
Bharti Airtel
India rank: 13
Global rank: 625
Sales: $14.3 billion
Profit: $0.4 billion
Assets: $29.2 billion
Market value: $21.1 billion
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The biggest and the most powerful companies in India
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Tata Consultancy Services
India rank: 12
Global rank: 542
Sales: $13.1 billion
Profit: $3 billion
Assets: $9.2 billion
Market value: $71.2 billion
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The biggest and the most powerful companies in India
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HDFC
India rank: 11
Global rank: 535
Sales: $6.6 billion
Profit: $1.2 billion
Assets: $43.5 billion
Market value: $23.2 billion
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The biggest and the most powerful companies in India
Image: Labourers work at L&T factory.Photographs: Jayanta Dey/Reuters
Larsen & Toubro
India rank: 10
Global rank: 500
Sales: $13.5 billion
Profit: $1 billion
Assets: $26.7 billion
Market value: $19.8 billion
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The biggest and the most powerful companies in India
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Coal India
India rank: 9
Global rank: 428
Sales: $12.6 billion
Profit: $3.2 billion
Assets: $18.4 billion
Market value: $30.6 billion
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The biggest and the most powerful companies in India
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NTPC
India rank: 8
Global rank: 424
Sales: $12.3 billion
Profit: $2.3 billion
Assets: $35.5 billion
Market value: $16.8 billion
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The biggest and the most powerful companies in India
Image: People walk in and out of a HDFC bank branch in Srinagar.Photographs: Fayaz Kabli/Reuters
HDFC Bank
India rank: 7
Global rank: 421
Sales: $7.9 billion
Profit: $1.3 billion
Assets: $75 billion
Market value: $29.6 billion
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The biggest and the most powerful companies in India
Image: A worker fills a car with diesel at a fuel station in Jammu.Photographs: Mukesh Gupta/Reuters
India Oil
India rank: 6
Global rank: 416
Sales: $74.6 billion
Profit: $0.8 billion
Assets: $43.7 billion
Market value: $11.1 billion
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The biggest and the most powerful companies in India
Image: Ratan Tata speaks during the unveiling ceremony of Tata Motor's Aria at India's Auto Expo.Photographs: Adnan Abidi/Reuters
Tata Motors
India rank: 5
Global rank: 332
Sales: $34.5 billion
Profit: $1.8 billion
Assets: $32.4 billion
Market value: $19.9 billion
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The biggest and the most powerful companies in India
Image: A woman walks past a ICICI Bank in the western Indian city of Ahmedabad.Photographs: Amit Dave/Reuters
ICICI Bank
India rank: 4
Global rank: 304
Sales: $13.3 billion
Profit: $1.8 billion
Assets: $124.2 billion
Market value: $23.7 billion
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The biggest and the most powerful companies in India
Image: An engineer of Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) works inside the Kalol oil field in Gujarat.Photographs: Amit Dave/Reuters
Oil & Natural Gas
India rank: 3
Global rank: 176
Sales: $29.6 billion
Profit: $4.5 billion
Assets: $53.8 billion
Market value: $46.4 billion
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The biggest and the most powerful companies in India
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State Bank of India
India rank: 2
Global rank: 155
Sales: $37.1 billion
Profit: $3.3 billion
Assets: $376.8 billion
Market value: $23.6 billion
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The biggest and the most powerful companies in India
Image: Reliance Industries Ltd Chairman Mukesh Ambani addresses shareholders during an annual general meeting in Mumbai.Photographs: Punit Paranjpe/Reuters
Reliance Industries
India rank: 1
Global rank: 135
Sales: $72.8 billion
Profit: $3.8 billion
Assets: $67.2 billion
Market value: $50.9 billion
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