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{{Short description|Ranking of the top 500 corporations in India}}
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!colspan=3|''Fortune India'' 500
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! colspan="3" |Top 10 companies on the list (2023)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Fortune 500: India |url=https://www.fortuneindia.com/fortune-500?year=2023 |access-date=3 September 2024 |website=fortuneindia.com |language=en}}</ref>
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!Rank
!Company
!Total revenue<br />(in '''billion ₹''')
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! style="text-align:center;"|{{nts|1}} {{steady}}
|[[Reliance Industries]]|| align="right" | 9202.74
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! style="text-align:center;"|{{nts|2}} {{up}}
|[[Indian Oil Corporation]]|| align="right" | 8720.93
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! style="text-align:center;"|{{nts|3}} {{down}}
|[[Life Insurance Corporation|LIC]]|| align="right" | 7924.27
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! style="text-align:center;"|{{nts|4}} {{steady}}
|[[Oil and Natural Gas Corporation|ONGC]]|| align="right" | 6389.65
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! style="text-align:center;"|{{nts|5}} {{up}}
|[[Bharat Petroleum|Bharat Petroleum Corporation]]|| align="right" | 4778.55
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! style="text-align:center;"|{{nts|6}} {{down}}
|[[State Bank of India]]|| align="right" | 4733.78
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! style="text-align:center;"|{{nts|7}} {{steady}}
|[[Tata Motors]]|| align="right" | 3573.17
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! style="text-align:center;"|{{nts|8}} {{steady}}
|[[Tata Steel]]|| align="right" | 2483.74
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! style="text-align:center;"|{{nts|9}} {{up}}
|[[Tata Consultancy Services]]|| align="right" | 2289.07
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! style="text-align:center;"|{{nts|10}} {{down}}
|[[Hindalco Industries]]|| align="right" | 2212.68
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| colspan="3" align="center" |<small>[http://www.fortuneindia.com/fortune-500 ''Fortune India'' official website]</small>
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The '''''Fortune India'' 500''' is a ranking of the top 500 [[corporation]]s in [[India]] compiled on the basis of latest sales and gross revenue figures. The list is published annually by ''[[Fortune (magazine)|Fortune]]'' magazine.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/business/slide-show/slide-show-1-fortune-ranks-top-20-companies-in-india/20111214.htm |title=The top 20 companies in India — Rediff.com Business |work=[[Rediff.com]] |access-date=23 January 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120120185835/http://www.rediff.com/business/slide-show/slide-show-1-fortune-ranks-top-20-companies-in-india/20111214.htm |archive-date=20 January 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref> '''''Fortune India''''' is ''Fortune''{{'s}} sixth international edition following local editions for China, Turkey, Korea, Indonesia as well as a special edition for Greece.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/press-release/first-fortune-india-500-list-declared-ioc-toplist_504264.html| title=Fortune 6th international edition| work=Fortune| access-date=9 December 2010| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101217093407/http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/press-release/first-fortune-india-500-list-declared-ioc-toplist_504264.html| archive-date=17 December 2010| url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.medianewsline.com/news/117/ARTICLE/6713/2010-09-27.html |title=Fortune launches Indian edition |publisher=Medianewsline.com |date=27 September 2010 |access-date=23 January 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110906161853/http://www.medianewsline.com/news/117/ARTICLE/6713/2010-09-27.html |archive-date=6 September 2011 |url-status=live }}</ref>

''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.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.exchange4media.com/news/story.aspx?Section_id=5&News_id=39539 |title='Fortune India' launches today; Bates 141 roped in as creative agency |publisher=Exchange4media.com |date=24 September 2010 |access-date=23 January 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140811233826/http://www.exchange4media.com/news/story.aspx?Section_id=5&News_id=39539 |archive-date=11 August 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.exchange4media.com/news/story.aspx?Section_id=5&News_id=37252 |title=MIB nod to Indian edition of 'Fortune' magazine |publisher=Exchnge4media.com |date=16 February 2010 |access-date=23 January 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140811233749/http://www.exchange4media.com/news/story.aspx?Section_id=5&News_id=37252 |archive-date=11 August 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The first issue of ''Fortune India'' was published in September 2010 with Dibyendra Nath Mukerjea as the editor and Pavan Varshnei as the president.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.campaignindia.in/article/fortune-india-makes-its-debut/412797|title=Fortune India makes its debut|website=Campaign India|access-date=26 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190626032318/https://www.campaignindia.in/article/fortune-india-makes-its-debut/412797|archive-date=26 June 2019|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |publisher=Business Standard |url=http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/fortune-india-hitsstands-finally/109894/on |title=Fortune India hits the stands, finally |newspaper=Business Standard India |date=24 September 2010 |access-date=23 January 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120115021507/http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/fortune-india-hitsstands-finally/109894/on |archive-date=15 January 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref> In October 2011, the publication celebrated its first anniversary with a double issue.<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.afaqs.com/news/story/31975_Fortune-India-celebrates-first-anniversary-with-double-issue|title = Fortune India celebrates first anniversary with double issue|date = 21 October 2011|access-date = 21 August 2013|website = afaqs.com|publisher = afaqs!|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130823002204/http://www.afaqs.com/news/story/31975_Fortune-India-celebrates-first-anniversary-with-double-issue|archive-date = 23 August 2013|url-status = live}}</ref>

The ''Fortune India'' 500 list ranks publicly traded companies by their annual audited total income for the financial year ending on or before 30 June. The list has been published in its current form since 2010, and also includes financial corporations and service providers, leading by revenue.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/business/slide-show/slide-show-1-indias-30-biggest-companies/20111222.htm |title=India's 30 biggest companies — Rediff.com Business |work=[[Rediff.com]] |date=22 December 2011 |access-date=23 January 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120121044103/http://www.rediff.com/business/slide-show/slide-show-1-indias-30-biggest-companies/20111222.htm |archive-date=21 January 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref>

== History ==

=== 2023's Fortune India 500 list ===
[[Reliance Industries]] has held the top spot for five consecutive years, while [[Indian Oil Corporation]] has moved up to second place and [[Life Insurance Corporation|LIC]] has dropped to third place. Tamil Nadu is the fastest growing state in India.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Fortune 500: India |url=https://www.fortuneindia.com/fortune-500?year=2023 |access-date=3 September 2024 |website=fortuneindia.com |language=en}}</ref>

=== 2021 list ===
[[Reliance Industries]] retained at the top spot for three successive years, whilst [[State Bank of India]] climbed up to second place and Indian Oil Corporation fell to third place.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Fortune India 500: 2021 |url=https://www.fortuneindia.com/fortune-500/company-listing?year=2021 |access-date=13 May 2022}}</ref>

=== 2020 list ===
[[Reliance Industries Limited|Reliance Industries]] continued on top place in the 2020 ''Fortune India'' 500 rankings, while [[Indian Oil Corporation]] and [[Oil and Natural Gas Corporation|Oil & Natural Gas Corporation]] were second and third respectively.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fortuneindia.com/fortune-500?year=2020 |title=India's largest corporations |website=Fortune India |access-date=23 December 2020}}</ref>
Reliance Industries was ranked 96th in the ''Global'' ''Fortune'' 500 list, and the top 7 positioned companies in the Indian list made it to the global ''Fortune'' 500 list.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://fortune.com/global500/2020/search/?fg500_country=India |title=Fortune Global 500 2020|website=Fortune |access-date=23 December 2020}}</ref>

=== 2019 list ===
Reliance Industries exchanged positions with Indian Oil Corporation for the top place in the 2019 ''Fortune India'' 500 rankings, while Oil & Natural Gas Corporation continued on the third position.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fortuneindia.com/fortune-500?year=2019 |title=India's largest corporations |website=Fortune India |access-date=23 December 2020}}</ref>

=== 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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fortuneindia.com/fortune-500|title=Fortune India 500 Ranking |website=Fortune India|access-date=25 December 2019}}</ref>

=== 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.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.fortuneindia.com/fortune-500?year=2017 | title=Fortune India 500 2017 | work=Fortune | access-date=31 January 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180131201006/http://www.fortuneindia.com/fortune-500?year=2017 | archive-date=31 January 2018 | url-status=live }}</ref>

=== 2011 list ===
Indian Oil Corporation, Reliance Industries and [[Bharat Petroleum Corporation]] dominate the list in the second year.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://seekingalpha.com/article/314573-accessing-india-s-top-fortune-500-companies-with-etfs | title=Fortune India 500 second year list | work=Fortune | date=18 December 2011 | access-date=18 December 2011 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111218235313/http://seekingalpha.com/article/314573-accessing-india-s-top-fortune-500-companies-with-etfs | archive-date=18 December 2011 | url-status=live }}</ref>

[[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.<ref>{{cite web |author=Media TV Print Media Radio Ooh Mediaah! |url=http://www.mxmindia.com/2011/12/dish-tv-makes-it-to-fortune-india-500-4-media-biggies-exit-list/ |title=Dish TV makes it to Fortune India 500, 4 biggies exit list |date=13 December 2011 |publisher=MxM India |access-date=23 January 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120502125046/http://www.mxmindia.com/2011/12/dish-tv-makes-it-to-fortune-india-500-4-media-biggies-exit-list/ |archive-date=2 May 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[Tata Consultancy Services]] (#1 IT, #20 overall), [[Wipro]] (#2, #25), [[Infosys]] (#3, #27), [[HCL Technologies Limited]] (#4, #49), [[Mahindra Satyam|Satyam Computer Services]] (#5, #153) and [[Tech Mahindra]] (#6, #161) are the top IT companies in the list.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.mphasis.com/pdfs/FortuneRanking.pdf | title=Fortune India 500 complete list | work=Fortune India | access-date=18 December 2011 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120103114638/http://mphasis.com/pdfs/FortuneRanking.pdf | archive-date=3 January 2012 }}</ref>

==== 2011 breakdown by city ====
This is a ranking of the top ten cities, with the most global 500 companies.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.adgully.com/media/print/fortune-india-500-2011-rankings-unveiled.html |title=India 500 2011: City |work=Fortune India |access-date=14 December 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120615220317/http://www.adgully.com/media/print/fortune-india-500-2011-rankings-unveiled.html |archive-date=15 June 2012 |url-status=dead}} Number of companies data taken from the "Pick a city" box. {{dead link|date=May 2022}}</ref>
{| wikitable class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center"
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!Rank!!Cities!!Biggest companies of India
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| 1 ||style="text-align: left;"| [[Mumbai]] ||177
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| 2 ||style="text-align: left;"| [[Delhi NCR]]|| 111
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| 3 ||style="text-align: left;"| [[Kolkata]]|| 38
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| 4 ||style="text-align: left;"| [[Chennai]]|| 34
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| 5 ||style="text-align: left;"| [[Bangalore]]|| 25
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| 6 ||style="text-align: left;"| [[Pune]]|| 25
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| 7 ||style="text-align: left;"| [[Kochi]]|| 24
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| 8 ||style="text-align: left;"| [[Ahmedabad]]||19
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| 9 ||style="text-align: left;"| [[Hyderabad, India|Hyderabad]]|| 17
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| 10 ||style="text-align: left;"| [[Trivandrum]]|| 13
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=== 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.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/press-release/first-fortune-india-500-list-declared-ioc-toplist_504264.html | title=Fortune India 500 | work=Fortune | access-date=9 December 2010 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101217093407/http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/press-release/first-fortune-india-500-list-declared-ioc-toplist_504264.html | archive-date=17 December 2010 | url-status=live }}</ref>

== See also ==
*[[Fortune 500|''Fortune'' 500]]
*[[Fortune Global 500|''Fortune Global'' 500]]
*[[List of largest companies in India]]

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.fortuneindia.com ''Fortune India'']
* {{cite web |title=''Fortune India'' 500 list, 2017 |url=http://www.fortuneindia.com/fortune-500?year=2017 |access-date=13 May 2022 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200805020703/https://www.fortuneindia.com/fortune-500?year=2017 |archive-date=5 August 2020}}
* {{cite web |title=''Fortune India'' 500 list, 2016 |url=http://www.fortuneindia.com/fortune-500?year=2016 |access-date=13 May 2022 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180131201025/http://www.fortuneindia.com/fortune-500?year=2016 |archive-date=31 January 2018}}

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