Reliance Industries lead the list of 54 Indian Companies in Forbes' Global 2000

India home to 54 of world's largest, most powerful public companies

Reliance Industries leads the list 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.

This year, the Global 2000 companies hail from 62 countries, up from 46 in our inaugural 2003 ranking. In total, they raked in revenues of $38 trillion and profits of $3 trillion, with assets worth $161 trillion and a market value of $44 trillion. All those totals are higher than a year ago, with the largest growth being in market value (up 13% year-over-year). These firms employ 90 million people worldwide.

For the first time, China is home to the world's three biggest public companies and five of the top 10.

The U.S. holds onto its crown as the country with the most Global 2000 companies: 564. Japan trails the U.S. with 225 companies in aggregate, despite losing the most members (26) this year. China (mainland and Hong Kong) adds 25 to the list this year, more than any other country, for a total of 207. Three countries debut on the list this year: Mauritius, Slovakia, and Togo.

Among Indian 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.

With 674 members in total, Asia easily takes the lead, leaving North America (629 members) and Europe (506 members) behind. That's a stark contrast from 11 years ago when North America dominated the list with over 50% more than Asia's total number. Emerging markets, especially Middle East and Central & South America, also gained significant shares in the past decade with 265% and 76% growth respectively. While Africa still has the least Global 2000 members, the continent has made slow progress, adding seven companies to the list. Four of the African newcomers are based in Nigeria, giving it a total of five.

Ranks of 54 Indian Biggest Public Companies-Forbes 'Global 2000' Rank Company Sales Profits Assets Market Value135 Reliance Industries $72.8 B $3.8 B $67.2 B $50.9 B155 State Bank of India $37.1 B $3.3 B $376.8 B $23.6 B176 Oil & Natural Gas $29.6 B $4.5 B $53.8 B $46.4 B304 ICICI Bank $13.3 B $1.8 B $124.2 B $23.7 B332 Tata Motors $34.5 B $1.8 B $32.4 B $19.9 B416 Indian Oil $74.6 B $0.8 B $43.7 B $11.1 B422 HDFC Bank $7.9 B $1.3 B $75 B $29.6 B424 NTPC $12.3 B $2.3 B $35.5 B $16.8 B428 Coal India $12.6 B $3.2 B $18.4 B $30.6 B500 Larsen & Toubro $13.5 B $1 B $26.7 B $19.8 B535 HDFC $6.6 B $1.2 B $43.5 B $23.2 B543 Tata Consultancy Services $13.1 B $3 B $9.2 B $71.2 B625 Bharti Airtel $14.3 B $0.4 B $29.2 B $21.1 B630 Axis Bank $6.3 B $1 B $62.7 B $11.5 B727 Infosys $8.1 B $1.7 B $8.7 B $31.7 B795 Punjab National Bank $8.7 B $0.9 B $91.4 B $4.5 B801 Bank of Baroda $7.5 B $0.9 B $102.9 B $5.2 B803 Mahindra & Mahindra $12.4 B $0.7 B $14.1 B $9.9 B830 ITC $5.8 B $1.4 B $6.6 B $46.9 B849 Wipro $7.1 B $1.2 B $7.8 B $23.1 B873 Bharat Heavy Electricals $8.9 B $1.2 B $13.2 B $8 B955 GAIL India $9.3 B $0.8 B $12.2 B $8 B957 Hindalco Industries $14.6 B $0.6 B $22.7 B $4.8 B967 Canara Bank $6.9 B $0.5 B $77.2 B $2 B976 Bank of India $6.6 B $0.5 B $84 B $2.4 B983 Tata Steel $23.8 B $-1.3 B $27.2 B $6.5 B1011 Power Grid of India $2.4 B $0.8 B $22 B $9.5 B1045 Bharat Petroleum $40.3 B $0.3 B $14.9 B $5.4 B1153 HCL Technologies $4.7 B $0.7 B $4.2 B $16.6 B1211 Hindustan Petroleum $35 B $0.1 B $17.1 B $1.7 B1226 Power Finance $3.2 B $0.8 B $31.2 B $4.2 B1229 Union Bank of India $5.2 B $0.4 B $57.6 B $1.4 B1233 Adani Enterprises $8.6 B $0.3 B $19.5 B $6.5 B1255 Kotak Mahindra Bank $2.9 B $0.4 B $18.3 B $9.9 B1290 IDBI Bank $5.2 B $0.3 B $59.4 B $1.7 B1294 Sun Pharma Industries $2.1 B $0.5 B $4.1 B $19.9 B1329 Steel Authority of India $8.2 B $0.4 B $15.9 B $4.9 B1339 Rural Electrification $2.5 B $0.7 B $24 B $3.7 B1365 NMDC $1.9 B $1 B $5.4 B $9.1 B1439 Syndicate Bank $3.4 B $0.4 B $39.8 B $1 B1499 Bajaj Auto $3.6 B $0.6 B $2.4 B $10 B1638 Central Bank of India $4.3 B $0.2 B $49.5 B $1.1 B1736 Indian Bank $2.8 B $0.3 B $30 B $0.9 B1750 Indian Overseas Bank $4.1 B $0.1 B $41.9 B $1 B1790 Corporation Bank $3.1 B $0.3 B $35.6 B $0.8 B1810 Allahabad Bank $3.5 B $0.2 B $37.7 B $0.8 B1860 UCO Bank $3.2 B $0.1 B $33.9 B $1.2 B1876 Oriental Bank of Commerce $3.5 B $0.2 B $32.2 B $1.1 B1902 NHPC $1.1 B $0.5 B $12 B $3.6 B1912 Hero Motocorp $4.2 B $0.4 B $1.6 B $7.5 B1955 Jindal Steel & Power $3.5 B $0.5 B $10.4 B $4.6 B1975 Andhra Bank $2.7 B $0.2 B $27.2 B $0.6 B1981 Grasim Industries $5.1 B $0.5 B $7.4 B $4.4 B1990 JSW Steel $7 B $0.2 B $12.1 B $4.1 BValue calculated May 2014

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