India’s Top 500 Companies 2019

INDIA’S TOP 500 COMPANIES 2019 94 On the international front, the representation of companies of developed countries in the Fortune 500 Global Companies list is reducing, while countries like China are gaining a foothold. Between 2005-2017, China’s GDP reported a four-fold rise and consequently witnessed 95 of its companies finding a placed in the Fortune 500 Global Companies list. Over the same period, India’s GDP posted a two-fold rise and saw another two of its companies being added to the Fortune Global 500 list. If Top 500 corporates continue to grow at a rapid pace, India could emerge as a driving force for the world’s economy. Performance of Developed v/s Developing countries Source: Fortune Global 500, CNN Money, World Bank Advanced countries Developing countries FORTUNE GLOBAL 500 India’s presence in the global league tables remains modest USA Japan France Germany UK China South Korea India Brazil Taiwan 2005 2010 2018 176 139 126 81 52 71 39 28 39 37 32 37 35 20 29 16 46 111 11 16 10 2 9 8 3 7 7 5 7 7 Note: Data for India is for 2009 instead of 2010 Dun & Bradstreet