Forbes Global 2000 Indian Subset
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A listing of the 50 largest publicly traded companies in India, based on the Forbes Global 2000 ranking for the year 2022. This collection provides crucial financial metrics—including revenue, net profit, total assets, and market value—used to determine the global ranking. Each company's headquarters location and primary industry sector are also specified. The financial figures are recorded in billions of US dollars.
Columns
The dataset contains 12 distinct columns detailing various aspects of the listed companies:
- Rank in India: The company's ranking position among the 50 Indian companies on the list.
- Changes Rank from last Year (India): Indicates the shift in the company's rank within India compared to the previous year.
- Forbes 2000 rank in World: The company’s position within the overall global ranking of 2,000 publicly traded companies.
- Changes Rank from last Year (World): Indicates the shift in the company's global rank compared to the previous year.
- Name: The official name of the company.
- Headquarters: The location of the company’s headquarters (e.g., Mumbai, New Delhi).
- Revenue(billions US$): The revenue generated by the company over the year, expressed in billions of US dollars.
- Profit(billions US$): The net profit earned by the company over the year, expressed in billions of US dollars.
- Assets(billions US$): The total assets held by the company, expressed in billions of US dollars.
- Value(billions US$): The market value of the company, expressed in billions of US dollars.
- Industry: The primary industry sector of the company (e.g., Banking, Oil and gas).
- Index no.: A numerical index for the record.
Distribution
The data is provided in a tabular structure, typically stored in a CSV format file named
2022_Forbes_list.csv
. It contains data for 50 unique records, corresponding to the 50 largest Indian companies listed in the Forbes Global 2000. All 12 columns contain valid, non-missing values for every record. The file size is approximately 4.18 kB.Usage
This data product is suited for a variety of analyses, including:
- Benchmarking the financial performance of India’s largest corporations.
- Tracking changes in the global standing of Indian businesses year-over-year.
- Analysing regional economic dominance, noting that Mumbai accounts for 44% of the headquarters listed.
- Conducting sector-specific studies, particularly within the Banking and Oil and gas industries.
- Developing visualisations comparing revenue, assets, and profit distribution among top firms.
Coverage
The geographic scope is focused exclusively on India. The records cover all 50 Indian companies featured in the Forbes Global 2000 list. The financial data, including revenue, profit, assets, and value, is specific to the reporting year 2022. The list includes companies across 19 unique industry sectors, with Banking being the most frequently represented.
License
CC0: Public Domain
Who Can Use It
- Financial Analysts: To study market valuation trends and profitability metrics of leading Indian companies.
- Economists: For macro-level research concerning India’s corporate sector growth and global integration.
- Data Science Beginners: The structured, small-scale nature of the data makes it ideal for initial data exploration and statistical analysis projects.
- Business Developers: To identify and research potential partners or competitors based on size and sector.
Dataset Name Suggestions
- India's Top 50 Companies 2022 (Forbes Global Data)
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Original Data Source: Forbes Global 2000 Indian Subset