The insurance industry has been dynamic and very much competitive in recent years. The insurance industry is on the verge of getting disrupted for which technological changes, customers’ expectations for 24 hours service and changes in regulations and standards are cited as the main reasons. Hence, the whole insurance marketplace is getting redefined. The top insurance companies include names like Berkshire Hathaway, AXA, Ping An followed by Allianz, Japan Post, Prudential etc. Here is the list of the top 10 Insurance companies in world 2018 based on Revenues and Profits.

Quick Glance :

Below are the biggest and Top Insurance Companies in the world 2018:

1st Place : Berkshire Hathaway

2nd Place : AXA

3rd Place : Ping AN

4th Place : Allianz

5th Place : Japan Post

6th Place : Prudential

7th Place : China Life

8th Place : Generali

9th Place : People's Insurance Company of China

10th Place : Metlife

For More details about rankings and parameters, read on.

Top Insurance Companies 2018 with Ranking Parameters (Revenue, Profits):

10. MetLife Inc

Metlife originated in year 1868 and since then has contributed a lot in financial services providing insurance, annuities, employee benefits and asset management.

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Metlife is headquartered in NewYork, USA. With employee base of 58000 it is a well-known leader in insurance world for innovation and for splendid protection planning and launch of solutions in retirement and savings. It has five segments- Asia, USA, Europe, Latin America, Middle East and Africa and Metlife Holdings. Through organic growth, acquisitions, joint ventures and other partnerships, they have strong global presence over 60 countries. In 2013, Metlife foundation has committed to have financial inclusion of low-income and poor individuals and families. For this, now they follow five-year plans of $200 million. The company through MetLife Customer Solutions Center has become much customer focused and provide them security and trust. Metlife customer service has employed 2,100 representatives and sales agents who attend and resolve around 32 million pre-sales and post sales problems of customers. This company is ranked 10th in its 2018 top Insurance companies list.

Parameters ($billion)

Revenue: 64.4

Profit: 4.4

9. The People’s Insurance Company (PICC)

The People’s Insurance Company (Group) of China Limited was established in 1949 headquartered in Beijing, China.

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Within 69 years, it succeeded to becoming among the top insurance companies in the world. It is a state-owned company which promotes insurance services through Asset Management company Limited and Property and Casualty Company limited- its two subsidiaries. This company provides a variety of insurance services ranging from Property and Casualty, Life and health insurance, Asset management and Reinsurances inside the group. With employee base of more than 1lac, company worked a lot towards marketization and prevention of financial risks in P&C insurance. In face of the complex and fierce market competition, this segment strengthened strategic guidance, redesigned organizational structure, inspired and implemented proactive financial policy, assessed market benchmarking and promoted upgrades. The result is remarkable with an increase of 20% on annual net income. This company is ranked 9^th in its 2018 Insurance companies list.

Parameters ($billion)

Revenue: 70

Profit: 2.4

8. Generali

Generali is one of the largest insurance companies in the world.

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Generali offers a variety of solutions to the customers like life insurance, health insurance and other financial services. The company has a strong worldwide presence and has operations in more than 100 countries worldwide. Generali has an expert workforce which provides solutions to customers based on their needs and requirements. The company is based out of Italy and was found in the year 1831. The subsidiary brands of the company includes names like Genertel, Alleanza Toro, Ina Assitalia, Europ Assistance Group. The Generali group has a strong customer base in Europe and has over the last few years had a strong presence in America, Asia and Africa as well. With a good brand value, the company has established in the minds of the consumers through various marketing and advertising activities. The company has sponsored several global events as well as sports teams in Italy, France and other European countries.

Parameters ($billion)

Revenue: 93.1

Profit: 2.4

7. China Life Insurance

China Life Insurance Company Limited was established in 2003 headquartered in Beijing, china.

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This 70% state-owned firm is a leading life insurance company and one of the largest asset management firm in China. Apart from individual and group life insurance services, it also provides a wide variety of insurances such as accident and health insurance, reinsurance, Fund investment both long term and short term. Being customer-oriented, the Company started its business process reengineering, constructed a new business model and technological infrastructure. In order to ease and improve customer experience and operational efficiency, it launched more than 20 new applications. In this way, the Company has taken a remarkable step towards technological transformation and now started working in an Internet-based operation and management mode. With the help of largest market share in terms of Gross written premiums, the company reinforced first-mover advantage in rural markets and improved competitive atmosphere in large- and medium sized cities. 

Parameters ($billion)

Revenue: 97.1

Profit: 6

6. Prudential

Prudential Financial Inc. was founded in 1872 in Ohio, USA.

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It basically has insurance and investments as two primary businesses however, it also engages in additional insurance specialties through its subsidiaries and affiliates. The employee strength is around 50,000. It scored rank 111 in Forbes Global 2000 list of 2018. In 2018, the company decided to divide up into two entities. M&G Prudential is one of the leading retirement and savings businesses in UK and Europe. Another group i.e. the international Group will combine Asia, US and Africa businesses and will take advantage of growth opportunities here. Throughout the demerger process, the company has kept customer as topmost priority. In 2017, the Group published its first environmental, social and governance report, demonstrating that how it deals with stakeholders and customers alike with the same sense of responsibility and commitment and how it engages with investors and regulators on ESG risks and solutions. Apart from core business activities, the company also focusses on financial education, disaster preparedness and social inclusion. 

Parameters ($billion)

Revenue: 111.5

Profit: 3.1

5. Japan Post Holdings

With a huge employee base of around 2.5 lacs, this company is the Number One Japanese insurance company headquartered in Tokyo.

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Japan Post Insurance company Limited offers Life insurance, medical insurance, automobile insurance and Education endowment in addition to ordinary endowments. It connects and sells to customers through agencies and its own post offices which can be found in every corner of the country as bases of operations. Using Post offices helps it in two ways- nation wide network availability and reach to individuals and households. With regards to products and services, it promoted an initiative called “Kampo Platinum Life Service” to offer elderly customer-friendly services that emphasize a sense of security and trust by improving contacts with all of its customers-individuals and corporates. The group is ranked 45^th in Forbes Global 2000 List 2018. The company has wholesale divisions placed in 76 major cities nationwide. Through these units, products and services are sold directly and primarily to corporate and worksite markets. From April 2017, use of IBM Watson in daily business improved operational efficiency. This Insurance division of this company is ranked 5th in its 2018 Insurance companies list.

Parameters ($billion)

Revenue: 116.6

Profit: 0.4

4. Allianz Insurance

Allianz Insurance was established in 1890 in Munich, Germany.

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Since then, this company has been very competitive in insurance industry and now operates in 70+ countries around the world with 1,43000 workforces. In 2018, Allianz is ranked among the top Forbes Global 2000 list. With core businesses in Insurance and Asset management, it offers a wide range of property-casualty and life/health insurance products to both retail and corporate customers. For P&C segment, these include motor, accident, property, general liability, travel insurance and assistance services. It is the leading P&C insurer worldwide and comes in top five in the Life/Health insurance business. The Allianz group has come a long way and delivered net income of $6.8 billion in this year in spite of numerous natural disasters. For this success, the company gives credit to the global strategy program “Renewal Agenda”. Under this program, they started focus on Technical excellence and Customer satisfaction which helped them in 3% growth in annual revenue. The customer satisfaction has reached above average level in more than 60% of the businesses. According to Brand Finance, Allianz has the second highest brand value of all the global insurance companies. This brand is known for quality and expertise, trust and reliability- all these attributes have been intact with Allianz in the last few decades.

Parameters ($billion)

Revenue: 122.5

Profit: 7.7

3. Ping AN Insurance

Ping AN Insurance among the top insurance companies in the world.

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This company was established in 1988 with its headquarter in Shenzen, China. The firm has approximately 320,000+ dynamic workforce and is the largest and most valuable insurer of the world, worth $217 billion as of January 2018. It operates through three subsidiaries namely Ping An Bank, Ping An Securities and Ping An Trust. According to Brand Finance, this company has the highest brand value among all Insurance companies internationally. It comes in rank 16 in Forbes Global 2000 list of 2018. The company has positioned itself as World leading technology powered Personal Finances services group. It has two focuses- Pan Financial assets and Pan Health Care and two growth models- Finance plus Technology and Finance plus Ecosystem. It has achieved continuous CAGR of 25-29% in Total earnings and Total assets since many years. It is engaged in a diverse variety of businesses such as Life and Health, Property and casualty, Banking, Trust, Securities, Fintech and Health-tech and other Asset management. Ping An Bank’s retail strategic transformation generated positive effects as the bank’s revenue and net profit from retail banking grew by 41.7% and 68.3% year on year respectively.

Parameters ($billion)

Revenue: 141.6

Profit: 13.9

2. AXA

AXA is a very old company which was established in 1852 in Paris, France.

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The name was intentionally chosen so as to be easily pronounced by people belonging to any language. It has presence in Asia, North America, Western Europe and the Middle East with workforce of approximately 100,000. This company is specialized in Life, Health, Protection and P&C commercial lines segments. With approx 100 million customers in 56 nations worldwide, the company scored rank 27 in Forbes 2000 list of 2018. Recently, the group has restructured its organization and divided itself into six segments of operation – International, France, Asia, USA, Europe and Transversal and Central Holdings. For expanding customer reach to SMEs and individuals, it is developing Parametric Insurance solutions through AXA Global Para metrics unit. AXA works not only in insurance field but also in banking, asset management, investment and other financial branches. It distributes products through exclusive and non-exclusive channels including exclusive agents, salaried sales forces, direct sales, banks, as well as brokers, independent financial advisors, aligned distributors or wholesale distributors and partnerships.

Parameters ($billion)

Revenue: 149.9

Profit: 6.7

1.  Berkshire Hathaway

Berkshire Hathaway is a conglomerate holding company headquartered in Nebraska, USA.

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With a shareholder equity of $348 billion, Berkshire Hathaway is one of the oldest player in insurance industry which had been established in 1839. Its products and services are available through individual agencies and brokers. It is engaged in a diverse number of business activities among which Insurance and Reinsurance business are primary ones. These two businesses are conducted through numerous domestic and foreign based insurance entities. In 2014, by forming Berkshire Hathaway specialty Insurance this company entered into commercial insurance. With Asian regional offices in Singapore, Hongkong, Malaysia and Macau, BHSI recently has established an office in Dubai where it concentrates on specialty and commercial insurance in the lines of construction, marine, property, casualty, energy, professional and executive. Berkshire’s insurance companies maintain capital strength at exceptionally high levels, which differentiates them from their competitors. The company has an employee base of approx. 3.6 lacs.

Parameters ($billion)

Revenue: 235.2

Profit: 39.7

Rank Methodology:

1. Top 20 companies are shortlisted from all over the world.

2. Parameters like Revenue & Profits are chosen.

3. Weightages of 70% & 30% are given respectively and the total is calculated to evaluate the ranks.

Television is an area which has remained intact in the human lifestyle since 1934 when first TV was introduced. Many technologies and electronics devices entered and left but this device is the one which kept evolving technologically and its sales increased only. From black and white to Large seamless TV screens, Television has grown vigorously in the last 84 years not only in look and feel but also in size, services and features. The list of top TV brands has names like Samsung, LG, Sony, TCL followed by Hisense, Sharp, Panasonic etc. Here are the top 10 TV brands in the world 2018.

Quick Glance :

Below are the biggest and Top TV Brands in the world 2018:

1st Place : Samsung

2nd Place : LG Electronics

3rd Place : TCL

4th Place : Sony

5th Place : Hisense

6th Place : Sharp

7th Place : Panasonic

8th Place : Skyworth

9th Place : Vizio

10th Place : Toshiba

For More details about rankings and parameters, read on.

Top TV Brands 2018 with Ranking Parameters :

10. Toshiba

Toshiba Corporation is a Japanese conglomerate headquartered in Tokyo. Being 142 years old, it is the oldest company in our list.

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It makes a variety of products in communications, electronics, electricals and medical domain, and it made the first Japanese transistor television in 1959. In 2000s, Toshiba used to supply televisions manufactured by Orion Electric under its own brand name. BY 2006, it stopped production of Cathode ray and Plasma TVs and made considerable investment in Digital TVs and LCD displays. Because of the 2015 accounting scandal, Toshiba lost a large piece of its market value and got into indebtedness. Hisense recently acquired Toshiba and is continued to sell TVs under Toshiba brand. In 2018, it has unveiled a series of TVs which will compete biggest rivals in price affordability with identical technology and amazing experience. Toshiba is one of the leading TV brands which has is presence spread across the world. Customers have a wide variety of TV options available which includes wifi enabled internet browsing, HDMI, USB inputs etc. Toshiba ensures that the brand has a strong brand recall owing to excellent advertising and marketing through TVCs, online ads, OOH, billboards etc.

Parameters (S in $billion)

Market Share: 2

Revenue: 6.15

Market Cap: 0.034

9. Vizio

Vizio is an American company headquartered in California and was founded in 2002.

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Vizio is known for aggressively marketing televisions on price and beating competition. It sells mainly television sets and within five years of its launch, it was able to sell approx 6 lacs TVs in America in 2007, as a result became the largest seller of LCD TV. It got overwhelmed by such positive response and expanded to sell internationally. Now it sells almost all kinds of contemporary televisions. Vizio aims to deliver high performance smarter products at cheap price. Recently, it launched premium quality Quantum 4k HDR smart TV which it boasts to give immersive natural viewing experience along with unparalleled smart home functionalities. The company has got a strong distribution network, which enables the TVs to be available for sale at different geographies. Moreover, with the growing impact of ecommerce brands and online shopping, the availability of Vizio TVs through various channels gives the business a huge boost.

Parameters (S in $billion)

Market Share: 2.5

Revenue: 3.5

Market Cap: 3.3

8. Skyworth

Hong Kong Skyworth Digital Holdings Co. Ltd. was founded 30 years back in 1988 at Guangdong, China.

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This company is also an OEM which means it lets retail sell televisions under their own brand name instead of Skyworth. It is a well-known brand in China and won several awards & recognition in television sector since 2011, and has constantly provided customers with the best technology & features. By 2014, its brand value rose to 8.98 billion USD after growing non-stop for six consecutive years. Skyworth sell televisions under the brand name Coocaa and is the world’s first to release Full color Gamut4K TV. By 2014, it also came in the cluster of companies selling highly demanded OLED TVs along with LCD and LED ones. After constant efforts of 30 years, Skyworth deserves to be in 8th position globally because it adhered to its belief of making core industries strong and relevant industries big. A wide range of TVs give the customers plenty of options to chose from. The company keeps on investing in research and development so that the latest in consumer electronics can be served to the customer. The business of Skyworth is also shining across the world due to its excellent distribution and availability through multi brand retail outlets and through ecommerce portals.

Parameters (S in $billion)

Market Share: 3.8

Revenue: 5.45

Market Cap: 2.142

7. Panasonic

Panasonic Corporation formerly known as Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. Ltd. was established in Osaka, Japan in 1918.

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In primitive years, it used to manufacture lightbulb sockets, Bicycle lamps under the brand name “National”. It was in 1950s when the company started manufacturing 17-inch monochrome TV and by end of 1970s started exporting televisions from Japan to US and Europe. From 2006 onwards, Panasonic stopped production of Analog televisions and focussed completely on digital TVs. It moved very aggressively and fast in flat screen Televisions segment and quickly became popular in Plasma TVs worldwide. In 2010, Panasonic is among the firsts to bring 3D TV in 152-inch size which was the largest among all the rival companies. These TV comes with 3D glasses and Blue-ray disc players. In 2011, Panasonic acquired Sanyo electric co. ltd. making it a wholly subsidiary of Panasonic Corporation. Because of sudden explosion of LED/LCD TVs in the market and aggressive marketing by competitors, Panasonic which claimed Plasma TVs to be leading in the market got folded in a corner which compelled it to withdraw from US TV market by 2017. Still, its television is very easily available in other parts of the world. Now it makes LED,LCD,4k UHD and even OLED TV models which only LG and Sony makes in this industry. Like other manufacturers, Panasonic ahs also witnessed double digit growth in TV sale.

Parameters (S in $billion)

Market Share: 2.9

Revenue: 18.74

Market Cap: 17.9

6. Sharp

By being 105 years old, Sharp is a very old electronics company in our list based out in Sakai, Japan.

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Surprisingly, it got its name from the founder’s first invention ie the world popular ever-sharp mechanical pencil. Its electronics journey started from Japanese Radio sets, calculators and basic amplifiers and receivers. It was in 1980s when sharp partnered with Nintendo and produced the first Sharp Nintendo television. Television business was going well until 2005 when its business started experiencing huge loss.  In 2016, Foxconn Electronics acquired sharp brand. Despite its troubles, it remained a world leader in Liquid Crystal Display technology and a leading TV brand. Sharp re-entered Television industry with a bang and launched LED, LCD and UHD televisions under very popular Aquos brand. The speciality of these TVs is Quattron technology which not only gives unique colours identical to nature but also is environment and power friendly.

Parameters (S in $billion)

Market Share: 4.2

Revenue: 17.48

Market Cap: 4.422

5. Hisense

Hisense is one of the largest TV manufacturer brands in the world.

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It was established in 1969 around by Government of China in Shandong and has since then become one of the most prominent TV companies worldwide. It has two companies namely Hisense Electric and Hisense Kelon electrical holdings along with many other subsidiaries. It has 13 manufacturing units across china and sell products across 130 countries. It is well known as Original Equipment manufacturer for making electronic goods to be marketed by other companies. In 2015, it started selling televisions in the brand name of Sharp in America. In 2017, it bought 65% share in Toshiba TV business taking a leap in the Television market shares. Hisense grew mainly because of frequent purchase of technology from foreign firms such as Toshiba, Qualcomm among many others. Decade 1990s was a boon to the company as it acquired 10 failing electronic companies and leveraged itself in technology, innovation and size. Understanding the importance of R&D, it invests a lot of capital in this domain- 5% of the annual revenue which made it the leader in laser Display technology. Hisense primarily focussed on flat panel TVs which is number one in China in the last 12 consecutive years. It developed the world’s first laser Cinema TV in 2014. In CES awards, its TV model ULED and 4k Laser Cast won “Global display tech gold award of the year” in 2015 and 2017 respectively. Hisense believes that high level of quality creates strong long lasting reliable products and for this continued innovation and great service is very important.

Parameters (S in $billion)

Market Share: 6

Revenue: 5.256

Market Cap: 2.25

4. Sony Electronics

Today’s Sony started its journey long back in 1955 when it started producing Transistor Radios which received a worldwide commercial success.

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Soon, it started research and development in communication and successfully delivered world’s first direct-view portable transistor TV in 1960. Within two years, it came with the world’s smallest and lightest monochrome TV too. Sony manufactured televisions under the name LCD Wega until 2005 when it shifted to BRAVIA series of televisions which is actually a completely independent subsidiary of Sony Corporation and not just a brand of products. Under BRAVIA, many television series were launched-some were discontinued and some are still bought by consumers. They are BX series-small LCD TV, EX series-mid size available in LED and LCD both, NX series- extra feature of Corning gorilla glass, HX series- X-Reality pro picture engine and skype camera in addition to all features of NX, NSX series- powered by Google TV and the most recent one being Android TVs- available in medium to wide screens. Android TVs have got much smarter. It gives an array of ecstatic choices-personalised recommendations for videos/audios/programs on the home screen, one tap ease of connection to mobile/tablets/laptops, all kinds of gaming, control TV through remote with built in mic and many more. Both OLED and LCD based TVs are flagship models of BRAVIA which is high on demand worldwide not only because of technology but self-illuminating slim design.

Parameters (S in $billion)

Market Share: 5.6

Revenue: 9.17

Market Cap: 34.5

3. TCL

TCL has been commercially rebranded in 2014 to give a new meaning to its name-The Creative Life.

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This company is very old approximately 37 years and is based out in Guangdong, China and currently it operates in more that 80 cities across the world- with 20 manufacturing units and 35 Research and development centres. In 2010, It got listed on Hong Kong stock exchange so as to raise fund for making LCD and LED Television screens and collaborated with Shenzen Government to set up manufacturing plant worth $4billion. Being very much strategic, in recent years it acquired Palm brand from HP and started making smartphones in the name of brand BlackBerry. TCL has now focussed on developing nations’ market trying to penetrate deeper to achieve regional awareness and purchases. In India, it recently launched “iFalcon” which is highly customised to meet Indian market needs. This TV has partnered directly with Online video streaming websites such as Netflix, YouTube and Eros, hence providing end to end home entertainment requirements and amazing smart home experience.  The organisational structure is fully vertically integrated which allows it to facilitate state of the art factories because of which it is capable of making each and every component of Television on its own. It aims to continuously develop highly innovative products and provide customer delight in the mass electronics market. It is among top three Chinese companies in registering highest number of patents each year.

Parameters (S in $billion)

Market Share: 10.9

Revenue: 2.52

Market Cap: 2.8

2. LG Electronics

LG is widely known for the smile it creates through its prominent logo which means Life’s Good.

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It is based out in Seoul, South Korea and will cross 60 glorious years this October in electronics industry. LG is recognised as a pioneer in Korean Televisions, Refrigerators, Washing Machines and Air Conditioners, and is a leader in the TV segment. Not only this, it was the first to develop plasma TV with 60-inch display and the first to bring 84-inch Ultra-HD TV for sale. Despite of a few international controversies based on its operations and human rights, it is able to continue the legacy of being in top television selling leaders. LG is renowned for the premium quality OLED TV sets. It makes the best of OLED TVs in the industry with superb picture quality and design. It has strategized to focus on premium market segment more than volume based huge sales. Looking back to the double-digit percent increase in market share in last 2-3 years, there is no doubt that it has leveraged its position too well in the market. In 2017, it won the year’s Best of Best award for modelling OLED Signature TV by CES-The Global stage for Innovation 2017.

Parameters (S in $billion)

Market Share: 12.1

Revenue: 16.85

Market Cap: 13.52

1. Samsung Electronics

Samsung Electronics is the flagship company of Samsung Conglomerate established in 1969 with its headquarter in Suwon, South Korea.

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It makes a variety of electronic products especially mobiles, television, tablets and semiconductor memory devices. Firm’s television manufacturing dates back to 1970 when Korean government asked Samsung to manufacture television for Korean citizens and assisted with imported foreign technologies. From there onwards, Samsung never looked back and continuously upgraded itself in innovations and technologies to deliver the best of the televisions in the world. From 1982-the era of black and white/colour TVs to 21st century - the era of LED, Smart and Internet TVs-it has been recognised as uninterrupted market leader across the world. Talking about some of the leading innovations, the latest achievement is QLED televisions based on Quantum Dot Technology, Ultra HD and Premium Ultra HD TVs. These TVs are very robust and Samsung offers 10 years guarantee on them which is the highest till now. Next is Samsung smart Hub which facilitates television to run in absence of set-top box. It just needs a stable internet and subscription of streaming service. Another one which is making news is Samsung-The Frame TV, a TV which resembles a piece of work art when not being used. Samsung has done some lot more exciting innovations and has always been favourite of consumers hence scored highest market share in television industry 2018. It is the number one brand among television manufacturing companies.

Parameters (S in $billion)

Market Share: 20.2

Revenue: 42.39

Market Cap: 201.59

Ranking Methodology

Step 1: Top 15 companies are shortlisted based on last and current years’ records

Step 2: 3 parameters namely Revenue, Market Cap and Market Share are chosen

Step 3: Data for each and every company is taken from Annual reports 2018/Last four quarters reports of individual companies.

Step 4: Using Min-max normalization by giving weightage of 10%, 30% and 60% to parameters Revenue, Market Cap and Market Share respectively, ranking is decided.

Over the years, sports companies have been providing the highest quality of apparel, shoes, equipment etc to athletes and sports fans. With the increase of ecommerce, the popularity of the top sports companies in the world has increased many fold. The top sports brands include Nike, Adidas, Puma, Under Armour, DKS along with Converse, Asics etc. Here is the list of the top 10 sports brands in the world 2018.

Quick Glance :

Below are the biggest and Top Sports Brands in the world 2018:

1st Place : Nike

2nd Place : Adidas

3rd Place : DKS

4th Place : Under Armour

5th Place : Puma

6th Place : New Balance

7th Place : Skechers

8th Place : Asics

9th Place : North Face

10th Place : Converse

For More details about rankings and parameters, read on.

Top Sports Brands 2018 with Ranking Parameters :

10.Converse

Converse is one the leading sports wear brands with a strong product offering.

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Found in 1908, Converse is a global brand focusing on sports wear, apparel, shoes, equipment and much more. The company has an employee strength of 2500+ and since 2003 it is a part of global sports giant Nike, which has helped the brand grow. The company’s “star” logo is one of the most easily identifiable icons which shows the wide popularity of this sports brand. Converse has a strong presence in sports and especially in basketball NBA and skateboarding. The company has made it a point to reach out to sports enthusiasts and has managed to do so by sponsoring several sports events and teams. Apart from sports, Converse has also roped in fashion stars to promote is casual fashion apparel and accessories.   With the increasing reach of online shopping, the brand has a global presence in more than 100 markets worldwide, making it one of the largest sports brands in the world.

Revenue ($ Bn): 2.04

9.North Face

A subsidiary of VF corporation, North Face is one of the top sports brand and equipments company in the world.

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North Face is a world leader in outdoor accessories and equipment like tents, backpacks along with trekking shoes, apparel, jackets etc. Found in 1968 as a brand for mountaineering equipment, the company is currently headquartered in California in US. An expert in snow equipment, North Face has a target audience of those who are interested in snow boarding, skiing, mountaineering etc. The company has more than 50 retail outlets in USA alone followed by 20 in UK and a few in Canada as well. Apart from this, the company sells equipments and goods across the world through online portals as well as multi brand retail outlets. North Face is now a fully owned subsidiary of VF corporation, which has other popular brands like Lee, Wrangler etc as some of the popular brands under its umbrella.

Revenue($ Bn): 2.4

8.Asics

Japanese sports shoes and equipment brand Asics is one of the biggest sports companies in the world.

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Asics is headquartered in Japan and having more than 7000 employees. Asics was found in the year 1949 and has since then gone on to become a leading global sports brand. Asics has gone on to become a leading sportswear brand not only by acquisition of other players but also by aggressive marketing like sponsorship of the cricket team of Australia. The brand offers its entire portfolio of offerings through its website. The product range covers shoes, Tshirts, tracks, equipments for men, women and kids. The company also focuses on customer service and has got provisions for product replacement and return incase a customer is not fully satisfied. Based out of Japan, the company made its presence in US in the year 1977 and since then created a substantial market share. Sponsorships, outdoor advertising, TV commercials etc all have helped establish the brand as a top sports company.

Revenue ($ Bn): 3.61

7.Skechers

Based out of California USA, Skechers has become one of the largest sports brand companies in the world.

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Skechers is one the largest manufacturers of sports footwear and the company boasts of more than 11000 employees. The company was found in the year 1992 and has over the years established itself as a global sportswear brand especially with the help of global celebrities. The global footprint of the company can be judged by the fact that Skechers products are sold in more than 170 countries. All over the world, the company has more than 2500 stores. With the growing popularity of online shopping, Skechers website provides its users the entire range of product offerings. Skechers products are also widely available through multi brand outlets and websites. The company has also focused on CSR activities, most notably being helping foundation for children with special needs and youth. Skechers has been endorsed by several athletes like basketball players, elite runners, TV hosts etc.

Revenue ($ Bn): 4.16

6.New Balance

Over the years, New Balance has grown on to become one of the leading sports brands in the world.

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Found in the year in 1906 in US, New Balance has over 5000 employees globally with the company’s headquarters in Boston. New Balance has a wide range of products like sportswear, shows, cricket equipment, apparel etc. New Balance brand has a strong affinity to the skateboarding sport and has specially designed shoes and accessories for skateboarders. New Balance has grown in leaps and bounces over the last few years and one major reason is the sponsorship it offers for sports teams and events. Olympic committees of a few countries and several European football clubs have been sponsored by the brand. The company has also been extensively involved with sports like cricket, basketball, cycling etc. Some of the leading international tennis players are also brand ambassadors of New Balance.

Revenue ($ Bn): 4.5

5.Puma

Puma is one of the most popular, easily recognizable and top sports brand in the world.

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The Puma company, based out of Germany, was formed in the year 1948 after the brand got split with Adidas. Since then the company which has over 11000 employees is a worldwide leader in footwear, apparel, sports equipment, accessories etc. The company became a publicly listed organization in 1986. The global presence of the company can be seen from the fact that Puma products are sold in more than 120 countries across the world. Puma’s wide product portfolio offers goods for running, gym, football kits, golf, basketball etc. Leading international football stars and some of the top international football teams and clubs are sponsored by Puma. Recently, the company has also associated itself with cricket and Formula 1, with an aim of becoming one of the top sports brands in the world. Puma’s distribution network has been accoladed not of for high efficiency but also for protecting the environment.

Revenue ($ Bn): 4.8

4.Under Armour

Based out of Baltimore USA, Under Armour is one of the leading sports apparel and accessories companies in the world.

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Formed only in 1996, Under Armour has grown on to become one of the leading sports companies with an employee strength of more than 13000 worldwide. The company has a wide range of products offering Clothing, footwear, sporting equipment and other accessories. Apart from USA, Under Armour has offices in London, Amsterdam, Mexico, New York and many other locations. The company has grown rapidly over the last few years by some strong acquisitions as well. Apart from acquiring sportswear companies, the company has also taken oven fitness app products which has added to the diversification of the brand. Under Armour offers tshirts, caps, shoes, jackets etc which are widely used in sports like soccer, basketball etc. Under Armour has effectively used man media channels to ensure effective marketing and branding of its products. The company has several celebrity ambassadors endorsing the brand and its products.

Revenue ($ Bn): 5

3.DKS

Dick's Sporting Goods is one of the largest sports companies in the world based out of USA.

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DKS has more than 600 stores spread all over America, which is managed and run by an employee staff in excess of 25000. Some of the important subsidiaries of DKS are Affinity Sports, Field & Stream, Golf Galaxy, Oshman's Sporting Goods, True Runner etc. Over the years, many sports teams and events have been sponsored by DKS, which have ensured worldwide visibility and brand recall of the brand. The company has been associated with several sporting events like marathons, NHL, golf tournaments, basketball, football etc. The company was formed in the year 1948 and regular acquisitions have strengthened its place as a leading sports brands in the world. With the increasing penetration of ecommerce, the company offers its entire product line online through the company website as well as other multi brand websites. For ensuring high customer satisfaction, the company has several processes like return policies, refund etc. DKS has continually invested in advertising through TV commercials, online ads, print media etc.

Revenue ($ Bn): 8.5

2.Adidas

Germany based global sports giant Adidas was formed in the year 1949 as the Adidas brand.

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Adidas has a strong product offering and offers products like Footwear, sportswear, equipment, deodorants etc, which are served to customers worldwide. The company has a strong employee base of more than 50,000+ employees which are spread in its offices all over the world. Some of big brands like Reebok, Runtastic, Matix are also subsidiaries of Adidas group. Adidas being one of the leading sport brands in the world, has sponsored many sporting events and teams all across the world and across various sports as well. Adidas was the official sponsor of the football world cup apart from sponsoring various international and club teams like Manchester United, Real Madrid, Milan etc. The company has also sponsored cricket player & teams, baseball, basketball, golf, running etc. Some of the top tennis players also endorse Adidas brand and its goods/accessories. Effective television commercials using sports celebrities has been the backbone of marketing the Adidas brand. Some sports personalities associated with Adidas are Any Murray, Sachin Tendulkar, Lionel Messi etc.

Revenue ($ Bn): 46.2

1.Nike

Nike is the world’s leading sports good manufacturer, distributor and marketeer in the world.

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With more than 70,000 employees all over the world, Nike is the biggest maker of sports shoes, apparels, sports equipment and much more. Apart from its product business, the brand “Nike” is one of the biggest brands in the world owing to its excellent marketing and top of the mind brand recall. The company was formed in the year 1964, and it has gone on to become one of the biggest companies in the world. Over the years Nike has made some big acquisitions which has strengthened its position in the global sports market. Nike has a strong focus on marketing and branding, and has several brand ambassadors across various sports. Nike has sponsored football stars like Ronaldo, Neymar, Rooney etc. Basketball star Michael Jordan has an entire line of shoes dedicated to him by Nike. In cricket too, Nike has associated itself with the Indian cricket team owing to huge popularity in India.

Revenue ($ Bn): 110.3

Rank Methodology:

1.The leading sports brands are considered for analysis.

2.Latest revenues for the companies are taken.

3.The brands are ranked on the basis of their revenues.

Water is one of the most important thing or product in the world. Even though water is available freely, pure water is becoming a sellable product. Packaged water is becoming one of the biggest market in the entire world. All big beverage companies are entering in the water market. Still, sparkling, flavored packaged water brands are rising in the global market. Top water brands include Nestle, Danone, Coca Cola, Pepsi along with Wahaha, Nongfu Spring, Fiji and C’est Bon. Here is a list of top 10 water brands in world 2018.

Quick Glance:

Below are the biggest and top water brands in the world 2018:

1st Place : Nestle (Poland Spring, Purelife)

2nd Place : Ting Hsing

3rd Place : Danone (Evian)

4th Place : Hangzhou Wahaha

5th Place : Coca Cola (Dasani, Kinley, Smartwater)

6th Place : PepsiCo (Aquafina)

7th Place : Nongfu Spring

8th Place : CR Enterprise (C’est Bon)

9th Place : Fiji Water

10th Place : Bisleri

For More details about rankings and parameters, read on.

Top Water Brands 2018 with Ranking Parameters (Revenue) :

10. Bisleri (Bisleri, Vedica)

Bisleri is based in India and is one of the best selling water brands in the country.

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Bisleri brands is synonymous with packaged bottled water so much that it has become a generic brand in India. Bisleri was launched in Mumbai India in 1965. Bisleri is the market leader in water brands in India and ranks above all international brands which are available in India. Bisleri actually was an Italian brand which was sold to the Parle group which continued the legacy. Bisleri recently entered into mango drink called Fonzo and energy drinks also but its main offering remains packaged drinking water. It is available in various SKUs across the country. Bisleri also has a premium water brand called Vedica. It is positioned as a natural mountain water which is derived from its mountain source in Himalayas. Vedica being the premium brands sells at higher price point than regular Bisleri.

Revenue from water business (in USD Mn): 218

9. Fiji water

Fiji waters was formed in the year 1996 by David Gilmour along with Peter Munk.

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He then sold the company to Lynda Resnick for US$50 million. The company began shipping to the US in the year 1997. Its headquarters is in Los Angeles, California. It is available in the following sizes in single as wells as multi pack units: 300ml, 500ml, 1Lt, 1.5Litre. It now ranks as first in terms of the number of bottles imported by the US and is sold in around 60 countries.

Fiji water is unique because of its source on the islands of Viti Levu, in the Fijian archipelago. Nothing is added to this water and is thus all natural. The water gets its delicate, smooth mouthfeel from a special mix of minerals it gets as it channels down through the island's volcanic rock.

The FIJI Water Foundation was launched in the year 2007 as a charitable trust financed and bolstered  by the owners, employees and corporate affiliates of FIJI Water and has centered its endeavors  and investments on three zones of development:  (1) giving clean water access to provincial groups (2) building educational facilities and infrastructure that benefit children, teenagers and adults; and (3) providing access to healthcare services to underprivileged communities.

Revenue from water business(in USD Mn): 300

8. China resources enterprise ltd (C’est Bon)

This is a subsidiary company of China resources holdings, which is a very large conglomerate.

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This company is listed on the Hong Kong stock exchange. The various segments this company is present is food and beverages, beer brewing, soft drinks segment which includes the bottled water business.Retailing is a major revenue earning activity for this company. Grocery retailing, pharmaceuticals retailing etc. are the ones that it is a big player in the competitive market in Hong Kong and mainland China. It has about 4500 outlets and about 85% of these are self-operated. It enjoys a good consumer base and majority of the market share. Bottled water segment when first entered into by this company was not so attractive because of the people not being accustomed to buying drinking water, but later on when the polluti0on in the country increased this business picked up pretty fast and turned out to be the best segment for the company. From then on they turned global and soon captured majority of the Asian market. Their existing distribution base and their brand value proved to be the major push for it. It later launched various e-commerce websites and this channel was also capitalized. They did not stop at this but went on to introduce a mobile app which bolstered its growth and took it to a next level.

A multi brand and a multi retailing channel strategy coupled with brand value and experience of this company in such affairs made the directions which it took a fruitful one over the years.

Revenue from water business (in USD Mn)~1000

7. Yangshengtang Co Limited(Nongfu Spring)

Nongfu Spring was founded on September 26^th,1996 by Shanshan Zhong. It is based in Xihu district, Hangzhou.

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In 1999 the company’s founder announced that they wont sell purified water and will only focus on mineral water stating that purified water does not provide any health benefits. This led to an instant increase in sales. Nongfu Spring's presentation of three prominent items and its strategy of playing advertisements on TV slots (uncovering how the organization found a water source in the Changbai Mountains) to instruct customers on its polished methodology in drawing out the best filtered water alternatives, ended up being a masterstroke in upgrading its image picture in 2015. In the same year, it became the number 1 bottled water company in China surpassing the Ting Hsin International Group. The company’s premium brand comes in glass bottles adorned with works of art of creatures local to the Changbai Mountains. A 750-milliliter bottle costs $7.70.

The company has 16 plants spread across China.

Revenue from water business (in USD Mn)~2000

6. Pepsi co Inc (Aquafina)

This New York based company is a global food and beverage company.

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The most popular products of this company are Pepsi, Mountain dew, Gatorade and Tropicana, lays, Quaker. It exceeded more than 50 billion US dollars in one particular year. Initially this company was called Pepsi-Cola and then later it merged with a snack company called Frito Lay back in 1965. It is also headed by an Indian woman who goes by the name Indra Nooyi- the first female CEO for the company. She took charge in 2006. It is involved in bottled water, carbonates, concentrates, juice, tea, coffee, sports drinks etc.  It got a revenue of about 63 billion US dollars in a year and out of this a major chunk of close to 50% came from beverages. The thing that it is worried about is that lately the revenue from packaged food business is outgrowing the revenue from its beverages business. The issue is now it has to do a rebranding exercise and this is going to involve huge costs. Another way to deal with this is a thought to split the operations as two companies. The majority of its revenue comes from the United States although it has operations across the world. The other major contributors are Canada, UK, Mexico and Russia. The main threat that this company is facing is that since it is betting its growth to happen because of entering developing countries it faces the political and unstable governments and therefore unstable business scenario.

Revenue from water business (in USD Mn)~4500

5. Coca-Cola Co(Smart Water, Dasani, Kinley)

This is the world’s largest non-alcoholic drinks company and it controls about close to 20% of the soft drinks retail trade volume across the globe.

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The main business segment is from the carbonates but it is recently diversifying into many other business segments like the dairy products, tea, fruit juices etc. the company wants to double their revenues between 2010 and 2020. The main growth strategy followed by this company is both organic and also through acquisitions both vertically and horizontally. Another focus of this company is on developing markets like India and China. This company follows the strategy of franchising its bottling operations and saving on cost and achieve economies of scale because of its size.   The main threat that this company is facing is that people are becoming more and more health conscious and are more and more avoiding these carbonated products. Also, there was a major rumor about this company products that they were containing fertilizers and other artificial harmful chemicals. This impacted its sales revenues very badly. Therefore, they started to prepare themselves for this change by involving into dairy products and also into bottled water.

Revenue from water business (in USD Mn)~4603

4. Hangzhou Wahaha

The meaning of Wahaha is laughing child. It is headquartered in Hangzhou, china.

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This is not a public owned company rather it is a private group. It has around 150 subsidiary companies and also approximately around 60 manufacturing centres across china. The biggest manufacturing plant is in the economic and technical development zone in Hangzhou. The company has more than 2500 sales employees who are constantly working to get the products to the intended customers and also it has an awesome marketing team across china that help it to reach very efficiently the targeted audience. The distributors are responsible for all the capital, storage, and delivery and also it has two levels of distributors. The first level distributors are those who have certain sales targets to achieve and second level distributors are the ones who deal in a lesser quantity and do not have the pressure of achieving certain targets. A good practice followed by the company is that it tries to do the demarcation of sales territory among the distributors well so that there is no cannibalization and the company can achieve the maximum sales.

Revenue from water business (in USD Mn)~5000

3. Danone Groupe (Evian)

This multi-national company is headquartered in Paris, France.

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It is the world’s largest packaged food and beverages company. It is also a leader in the diary market apart from being the leader in the bottled water sales as of 2017 December. It has a 3% market share in the world bottled water sales and in absolute terms it means a sale volume of around 9000 million liters. The main divisions of this company are dairy products, medical nutrition, waters and early life nutrition. The water division of this company is the fastest growing segment and the sales from this division makes up more than 20% of the total revenue of the company. Although the company has made many acquisitions in the dairy division, the main strategy for growth is organic in nature.

The company is continuously looking for growth opportunities in markets like Europe, Africa and also Asia. It is relying on growth from the bottled water division because the competition in the dairy products division is very intense and there are many international companies that are fighting for their piece of the pie. The main innovation that the company is targeting is on the packaging and providing flavored water which it has named as Aquadrinks. The main threat it is facing is in the form of increased awareness among the consumers regarding the harmful impacts of PET bottles on the environment and therefore they are shifting to tap water. Having said this the company has huge potential if it focuses on developing countries where the tap water is not safe to drink. Therefore, a channeling of energy into the right markets is the need of the hour.

Revenue from water business (in USD Mn)~5000

2. Ting Hsin international group

The core business of this company is the production and distribution of packaged food and drinks; mainly beverages.

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Apart from this it also has its hands in retailing, food catering, family mart convenience stores. It recently consolidated its nation-wide distribution network so as to reduce the cost by cutting the unnecessary flab and increasing efficiency. Once it was also ranked second in china on being one of the largest soft drinks manufacturer. It suffered from not so good performance in its juice segment. The result of this was shown on its share price. Ìt also partnered with NBA china and it was the exclusive sponsor and this sponsorship boosted the brand power of master Kong- its product.

Also, the plans to partner with its competitors like Pepsi co is a very important milestone for this company given the intense competition that is present in these soft drinks segment. One major discussion that made the rounds in the press about this company was of the excessive pseudomonas aeruginosa in its product- Master Kong bottled water. To this it responded by saying that it was compliant with the national sanitation foundation and that it was a member of the international bottled water association. The holding company is Tingyi; which is the leading player in the instant noodles category in china.

Revenue from water business (in USD Mn)~5235

1. Nestle SA (Poland Spring, Purelife)

This company is based in Vevey, Switzerland. It is the largest consumer goods company in the world with revenues that run into 90 billion CHF.

The operations of this company are spread across more than 190 countries. The company has an employment base of around 3,30,000 employees. It is among the global leader in the bottled water industry and also the coffee industry. The soft drinks division of nestle is the fastest growing division. The company has many divisions like powdered and liquid beverages, nutrition and health science, milk products and ice cream, pet care, confectionary and water. Packaged water revenue accounts for three quarters of the total revenue in the soft drinks division. Pure life is the leading brand for this company in this particular division. The other water brands in this division are ice mountain and Poland springs. The company is also into the flavored water which is a very small segment but has good growth average over the years.

The main geographical area for nestle is the north American region. This market is strategic to its growth as it accounted for about 40% of the total revenue of nestle in 2016. Similar to its competitors this company also has its focus on developing countries for future growth. China is a special mention here given the rising incomes and more spending in this country.

Revenue from water business (in USD Mn)~7745

Ranking Methodology:

1. List of major packaged water brands was made

2. Annual reports of these companies were analysed for revenue

3. Segmented records of Bottled Water was only considered

4. Companies were ranked based on the Revenue from water business

Consulting firms are a business firm which offers expert advice to various individuals or organizations in charge of some fee. There are many consulting firms in the world offering solutions to millions of global clients. The top consulting firms include brands like Deloitte, PwC, KPMG, EY, Accenture, IBM, BCG, Booz Allen etc. Here is the list of the top 10 consulting firms in the world 2018.

Quick Glance :

Below are the biggest and Top Sports Brands in the world 2018:

1st Place : Deloitte Consulting

2nd Place : PricewaterhouseCoopers

3rd Place : EY

4th Place : KPMG

5th Place : Accenture

6th Place : IBM GS

7th Place : Mercer

8th Place : McKinsey

9th Place : Boston Consulting Companies

10th Place : Booz Allen Hamilton

For More details about rankings and parameters, read on.

Top Consulting Firms 2018 with Ranking Parameters :

10. Booz Allen Hamilton

Booz Allen Hamilton is a global firm engaged in consulting, analytics, digital solutions, engineering, and cyber and with industries ranging from defense to health, energy, and international development.

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With around 24000 employees from diverse backgrounds all around the world, the company values a multicultural community of problem solvers and believe in corporate and individual citizenship that make the communities better places for all. With the company headquarter at McLean, Virginia, USA the company operates worldwide through 80 offices around the globe. The company now has more than 100 years of rich experience in its working. In the FY2017, the company had a revenue of $5.8 billion out of which 97% of the revenue was derived from government agencies, including Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security, and the U.S. Armed Forces. The company has the high level of US government as its key client. With approximately 4,800 contracts and task orders in the FY 2017, 91% of the revenue was derived from engagements on which the company acted as the prime contractor. Booz Allen Hamilton has been named a “Best Management Consulting Firm” by Forbes in 2018 ranking, scored 100% in Human Rights Campaign’s Corporate Equality Index (CEI) which is a national benchmarking survey and report on corporate policies and practices related to lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) workplace equality. Ranked 20 in ComputerWorld list of the "100 Best Places to Work in IT" as well as Scored 100% in American Association of People with Disabilities and the US Business Leadership Network.

Revenue ($ Bn): 4.1

9. Boston Consulting Group

Boston Consulting Group, known as BCG in short, is another one among the list of leading consulting firms in the world.

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With its headquarter at Boston, USA, the company operates globally through its offices in more than 90 locations in as many as 50 countries. With an employee strength of more than 16,000 along with 900 partners and 20,000 alumni, the company has been able to generate a strong network and form a vast client base all around the world. Alongside McKinsey and Bain and Company, BCG is one of the “Big Three” strategy consulting firm or “MBB”.  BCG has multiple partners in various platforms such as BCG Gamma which provide BCG’s data scientists, technologists, and consultants conceptualize, build, and deploy advanced analytics solutions, BrightHouse which is the world’s first ideation company and help companies become purpose-driven, BCG Digital Ventures which is a team of entrepreneurs and investors which help in improving products and services, Expand Research which helps the firms through its decision-support and research services and BCG Platinion which brings together expertise in information technology. The company has been recognized at multiple platforms by numerous external and independent organizations. It has been a part of multiple recognition such as Consulting magazine’s best firm to work for list, fourth in Fortune magazine’s “100 Best Companies to work for”, Human Rights Campaign Award for Workplace Equality Innovation (2018), International Association of Outsourcing Professionals (IAOP)’s World’s Best Outsourcing Advisor (2017), NAFE’s top companies for Executive Women (2018) etc.

Revenue ($ Bn): 6.3

8. McKinsey & Co.

McKinsey & Co. is a global management consulting firm with an experience of around 90 years in it.

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The company serves companies, government agencies, NGOs etc and is engaged in providing their clients help to make significant and lasting improvements to their performance and realize their most important goals. With it headquarter in New York, USA, the company operates through offices in more than 120 cities around the globe. With around 14,000 consultants worldwide which include experienced professionals from different fields who all join McKinsey for the opportunity to apply their talents to complex, important challenges. The company lays great emphasis on knowledge development, learning and capability building and has been investing more than $600 million of the firm’s resources in it annually. This helps them in studying markets, trends, and emerging best practices, in every industry and region, locally and globally. Their investment in knowledge also helps them in advancing the practice of management. They also publish their findings extensively and engage with leading thinkers on the most pressing issues facing the clients and society. McKinsey has also been doing additional initiatives such as funding the McKinsey Global Institute research organization, publishing of the reports on management topics, publishing of the McKinsey Quarterly since 1964 and authoring many influential books on management. Along with Financial Times, McKinsey & Company, awards the Financial Times and McKinsey Business Book of the Year Award every year to the best business book of the year.

Revenue ($ Bn): 10

7. Mercer

Mercer is a professional consulting firm headquartered in New York City, USA.

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The company offers consultant services in the field of health and benefits, wealth and investments, workforce and career and mergers and acquisitions. The company is in fact the world’s largest human resource (workforce and career) consulting firm. The company is in the business of creating more secure and rewarding futures for our clients and their employees. Mercer is a wholly owned subsidiary of Marsh & McLennan which is the world’s leading professional services firm in the areas of risk, strategy and people. The company’s has 50,000+ customers spread over 120 nations. The company was established in the year 1937 as William M. Mercer, Ltd which was acquired by Marsh & McLennan Companies in 1959 and merged with its own employee benefits department. The firm expanded through growth and acquisition to become a global leader in health, retirement, investments, and talent. The company has an employee strength of around 23,000 globally which facilitates the firm to have its base in more than 40 countries of the world and provide services to customers in more than 130 countries globally.  Mercer has been recognized worldwide for its excellence and have been awarded with multiple awards such as it has been recognized by Brandon Hall for excellence in learning and development for the fourth consecutive year and was honored with the Eddy Award in the investment education category.

Revenue ($ Bn): 14

6. IBM Global Business Services

IBM Global Business Service is one among the two divisions of IBM Services, the professional service arm of IBM.

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The other division being the IBM Global Technical Services. Through Global Business Services and Global Technology Services, IBM has helped the world’s most successful enterprises transition from era to era. IBM services have focused on boost using digital reinvention, step by step integration of solutions and AI/ cloud solutions. IBM has its head office at New York, USA the company had a total revenue of $79,238 billion in the financial year 2017. The Global Business Service provided for $16,358 billion of revenue. By further segmentation, $7,262 billion came from the consulting operations. In 2017, GBS deployed a new operating model designed to address specific client digital transformation imperatives and take full advantage of IBM and GBS’s competitive differentiators in industry, cognitive and cloud. The operating model features Digital Strategy and iX, Cognitive Process Transformation and Cloud Application Innovation. IBM has also been a recipient of multiple of awards and recognitions. Some of the notable one includes 2017 Best Company for Multicultural Women by Working Mother Magazine, being one of two companies to receive this distinction for 15 years, Working Mother 100 Best Companies list for the 32nd year in a row, he Momentum Award from the Anita Borg Institute’s Top Companies Award, Workplace Pride named IBM one the most LGBT-friendly organizations in the world and ranked 3rd in Mogul’s list of “Top 100 Innovators in Diversity & Inclusion in 2017.

Revenue ($ Bn): 16.3

5. Accenture

Accenture is a global management consulting firm which provides professional support to companies in various fields such as strategy, consulting, digital, technology and operations.

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The company was incorporated in the year 2009 and since has been growing at a rapid rate and is headquartered at Dublin, Ireland. The company claims to have been serving more than three-quarters of the FORTUNE Global 500 and 95 of the top 100. They lay great emphasis on building strong and enduring client relationships. They have been able to retain all of their top 100 clients with them for at least five years, and 98 have been clients for 10 years or more. Accenture has shown a very promising financial performance in the fiscal year 2017 reflecting the company’s growth path that it has been following. The company have gathered for itself a record net revenue of $34.9 billion which is a 7 percent increase in the local currency. The company has exhibited a positive growth across the vast majority of our industry groups, geographic markets and businesses. We also reached an important milestone in fiscal year 2017. The company’s net revenue the new generation technologies and services such as digital, cloud and security services grew by about 30 percent to $18 billion and accounted for 50 percent of total revenues for the first time. The company has been recognized at various platforms time and again. Some of the notable ones includes FORTUNE’s World’s Most Admired Companies for 15 consecutive years and ranked No. 1 in IT Services category for four years, getting Included on the FORTUNE’s Change the World list of the 50 best companies putting purpose at the center of their business strategies and being ranked 305 in FORTUNE’s Global 500 marking 16 consecutive years.

Revenue ($ Bn): 18.7

4. KPMG

KPMG is a professional service provider with a global network of independent member firms offering audit and assurance, tax & advisory services.

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Another one of the “Big Four” Accounting firms of the world, the firm has a global presence in 150+ nations around the world. Collectively, they have around 200000 working employees around the globe in various disciplines having added more than 37,000 graduates and other entry-level professionals this year itself. The company is headquartered in and with a 4.8% revenue growth, has reached a total revenue of US $26.4 billion. The company has been concentrating in becoming more agile, efficient and effective as they compete in an evolving business landscape. Through alliances and acquisitions, they have invested more than US$1 billion over the past 12 months as part of a multi-year investment program focused on technology and developing innovative new services. With a sex-ratio close to 50-50, the company has been following the growth path by facilitating gender-diversity at the same time. The company’s performance and its work ethics has been recognized in multiple platforms. The company has been awarded with the Anti-Money Laundering Firm of the Year in the US Award, International Award for Anti-Money Laundering Advisory of the Year, Financial/Regulatory Risk Advisory of the Year – International, Teresa Pesce ‘s Game Changer of the Year Award, AsPAC’s Anti-Bribery/Corruption Advisory of the Year Award, AsPAC’s Full Service Forensic Advisory of the Year, Full Service Forensic Advisory of the Year, UK Award are a few among the many.

Revenue ($ Bn): 26.4

3. Ernst and Young (EY)

Ernst and Young (EY) is one among the leading providers of advisory, tax, transactions, assurance and specialty services in the world.

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It forms one of the “Big Four” group of accounting firms in the world and has a wide network which follows global approach of integration, providing cross-border service and the same high quality wherever they do business around the world. They have their structure being composed of the Executive and Regions. Their Executive includes the global leadership, governance bodies and the four geographic Areas who all Work together to oversee their global strategy, brand, business planning, investments and priorities. The company has its headquarter in London, UK, and has an employee strength which exceeds 250000 in the world.  They operate in 25+ Regions which are spread across different continents globally. They have around 700 offices which makes its presence in 150 countries of the world. To expand its Advisory business, the company acquired the Panthenon Group, a 23-year-old Boston consulting firm founded by former Bain & Co. executives, in 2014. The company have won 19 Global Most Admired Knowledge Enterprise (MAKE) awards with recent recognition for their efforts to activate a knowledge-sharing culture. The company has also been awarded for several of its innovative solutions to companies across sectors.

Revenue ($ Bn): 31.4

2. PricewaterhouseCoopers

Another firm among the “Big Four” accounting firms of the world, the company also has a strong network and a wide customer base as the other of the big consulting companies.

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With its headquarter in London, UK the company serves to help organizations and individuals create the value they’re looking for, by delivering quality accounting advisory, consulting, tax and regulatory services, government reforms and infrastructural development (GRID), Fintech, etc. The company has a very wide operational areas having offices in 158 countries and employing more than 236,000 people all around the globe, thereby making it among the leading professional services networks in the world. In the FY2017 alone. 59,252 people joined the firm around the world. The company has been showing a strong signal of growth with PwC’s gross revenues of US$37.7 billion in the previous financial year ending June which was up 7% on the previous year. For the FY17, PwC firms claims to have provided services to 419 companies in the Fortune Global 500 company list in addition to more than 100,000 entrepreneurial and private businesses. Having been recognized for its all-round development, PWC has been awarded with several awards which reflects the values it brings along with it. In the Fortune’s 100 best companies to work for, PWC has been ranked 56 in 2018 rankings making it 14 times in a row where it has been recognized in the list. Besides, it was ranked #38 on Fortune's list of "Best Workplaces for Giving Back", having been in one of friendly employers, ranked #17 on Fortune's "Best Workplaces for Parents" etc.

Revenue ($ Bn): 37.7

1. Deloitte Consulting

Deloitte is an U.K. based private company which operates to provide services in multiple fields such as audit and assurance, consulting, risk advisory, financial advisory and tax.

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Having its headquarter in London, the company is considered to be among the best in terms of revenue and employees network. More than 250000+ professionals are engaged with the company facilitating its strong operations worldwide and thereby generating a revenue of $38 billion dollars worldwide. It is considered one of the “Big Four” accounting firms of the world along with Price Waterhouse Coopers(PWC), Parthenon-EY and KPMG. In the consulting domain, the company works to assist its clients in providing services in the areas of human capital, strategy and operations, technology and finance transformations. These services contributed to 37% of the company’s revenue. The company considers its abilities to solve client’s problems distinctly by delivering strategies and implementations from a business and technology view thereby helping the companies lead in the markets where they operate. The company has been recognized at multiple platforms. Some of its high points includes being ranked second in the Vault’s top 50 accounting firms (2019), recognized in the list of Fortune’s best workplaces in consulting and professional services (2018), got a place in LinkedIn top companies list (2018), listed in Fortune Magazine’s “100 Best Companies to Work For” list (2018), Fortune’s and DiversityInc’s Top 50 Companies for Diversity, Working Mother’s 100 best companies for working mother to name a few. These awards and recognitions truly reflects the company’s working culture which has been a base for its strong growth.

Revenue ($ Bn): 38.8

Rank Methodology:

1. The top 30 consulting companies are taken.

2. Parameters like revenues and employee strength are taken.

3. The top consulting firms are found on the basis of the revenues.

Oil & gas is one of the biggest sectors in the world not only in terms of revenues and profits but also in having influential companies. The leading oil & gas companies in the world are from China, Russia, Europe etc. The top oil & gas companies include Sinopec, Shell, PetroChina, ExxonMobil, Total followed by Chevron, Gazprom, Lukoil etc. Here is a list of the top 10 oil and gas companies in the world 2018.

Quick Glance :

Below are the biggest and Top Oil and Gas Companies in the world 2018:

1st Place : Sinopec

2nd Place : Royal Dutch Shell

3rd Place : PetroChina

4th Place : ExxonMobil

5th Place : Total

6th Place : Chevron

7th Place : Gazprom

8th Place : Lukoil

9th Place : Rosneft

10th Place : Reliance Industries

For More details about rankings and parameters, read on.

Top Oil Companies 2018 with Ranking Parameters (Revenue) :

10.Reliance Industries

Reliance Industries is an Indian organization established by Dhirubhai Hirachand Ambani in 1966.

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The organization is headquartered in Mumbai, has over $91 billion dollars in resources and utilizes in excess of 23,000+ individuals as a strong workforce across industries. It represents considerable authority in the investigation and creation of oil and gas, oil refining and promoting materials, retail and unique financial zones in India, and even exports it to various countries globally. The organization is likewise engaged with the showcasing of petrochemicals, polyester, plastics and chemicals. The organization has won an expansive number of honors, for example, (most as of late) the 'Feasible Plus Platinum Award' granted in 2016 by the Confederation of Indian Industries. For the quarter which was finished by 30th September 2017, RIL accomplished income of 101,169 crores ($ 15.5 billion), an expansion of 23.9% when contrasted with 81,651 crores in the relating time of the earlier year. Increment in income is basically by virtue of increment in costs and volumes in refining, petrochemical and retail organizations. Fares from India for the purpose of refining and petrochemical tasks were higher by 10.2% at 41,560 crores ($ 6.4 billion) as against 37,717 crores in the comparing time of the earlier year because of higher volumes and item costs. Other consumption expanded by 35.8% to 12,323 crores ($ 1.9 billion) as against 9,073 crores in comparing time of the earlier year essentially because of system costs and access charges relating to the computerized administrations business post beginning of business activities. Solid working execution was driven by the refining, petrochemicals, retail organizations and positive commitment from computerized administrations beginning from this quarter. Devaluation (counting consumption and amortization) was 4,287 crores ($ 657 million) when contrasted with 2,774 crores in comparing time of the earlier year. Benefit after duty was higher by 12.5% at ` 8,109 crore ($ 1.2 billion) as against 7,209 crores in the relating time of the earlier year.

Revenues (USD $ Bn): 60

9.Rosneft

Rosneft is the biggest Russian company of oil and gas activities which was established in 1993 and headquartered in Moscow.

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It isn't only one of the biggest oil and gas organizations in Russia, yet in addition one of the biggest open oil and gas organizations on earth with over $139 billion in resources. The organization utilizes more than 48,000 individuals as employees and its biggest investor is ROSNEFTEGAZ OJSC which claims 69.50 percent of the value. In 3Q 2017 incomes added up to RUB 1,496 billion (USD 26.2 billion). Incomes expanded by 6.9% QoQ the back of further quality change in the generation procedure, improvement of the business structure with stable deals volumes and incompletely positive costs' flow in the working portion. In 9M 2017 incomes added up to RUB 4,305 billion, ascending by 22.9% YoY (76.3 billion in USD terms, increment by 43.7%) on account of the joining of new resources, upgrades in the business blend, growing exchanging movement and some positive ramifications from full scale monetary pointers amid the most recent long stretches of the period. 9 months 2017 income development by 22.9% in RUB terms and by 43.7% in USD terms. 9 months 2017 EBITDA surpassed RUB 1 trillion, development by 10.6%. 3 quater2017 EBITDA edge change. Effective opportune close of key manages potential achievement development in investor esteem. Endorsement of the principal break profit with half payout proportion of net pay under IFRS.

Revenues (USD $ Bn): 94

8.Lukoil

Established in November 1991, Lukoil is headquartered in Moscow, Russia and utilizes more than 110,000 individuals from everywhere throughout the world.

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It spends significant time in the investigation, generation, refining, advertising, and appropriation of oil and is one of the largest oil and gas companies worldwide. The business is isolated into four center segments: Exploration and Production; Refining, Marketing and Distribution; Petrochemicals and Power Generation. The organization has over $69 billion in resources and has spent more than $1.4 billion on investigation. Lukoil has likewise spent over $1.5 billion on natural security, concentrating on using its APG (related oil gas), lessening contamination levels in the environment, diminishing defiled terrains and waste water release. Following are the key gets ready for the forthcoming year:

• Reach arranged generation limit at recently propelled fields by penetrating new wells and development of extra creation offices;

• Increase penetrating in our customary center creating districts to decelerate generation decay rates;

• Build up substantial raw petroleum generation;

• Launch gas preparing offices to support gas generation in Uzbekistan;

• Build up innovative mastery in creating complex stores.

Revenues (USD $ Bn): 99

7.Gazprom

Gazprom utilizes in excess of 449,000 individuals and has resources worth $250.24 billion.

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The organization, which was established in 1989, is headquartered in Moscow and is one of the biggest oil and gas companies all over the world. The organization is included with the geographical investigation, creation, transportation, stockpiling, handling and advertising of gas and different hydrocarbons and it has the world's wealthiest stores of petroleum gas. Gazprom has a giant gas transmission framework which is in the and length of 171,000 kilometers. This makes it the biggest gas transmission framework on the globe. Gazprom NEFT reports benefit development of in excess of 28 percent year-on-year in the initial nine months of 2017. In the initial nine months of 2017, Gazprom NEFT accomplished income (counting obligations (deals)) of RUB1,458 billion, an expansion of 19.3 percent year-on-year. The organization recorded 22.9 percent year-on-year development in its balanced EBITDA, to RUB399 billion, inferable from the fruitful improvement of new hydrocarbon creation ventures, development in retail deals, and the recuperation of the oil cost and the cost of oil items, close by powerful administration activities. 9M 2017 net benefit inferable from investors is RUB189 billion, an expansion of 28.2 percent year-on-year. Free income for the 9M 2017 totaled RUB83 billion, bolstered by expanded income from tasks and the finish of key foundation interests in new upstream undertakings. Hydrocarbon creation for 9M 2017, incorporating Gazprom NEFT's offer in joint year. This development reflected expanded generation at new resources, including the fields, and in Iraq.

Revenues (USD $ Bn): 112

6.Chevron

Chevron was established in 1906 and has gone on to become one of the leading oil and gas companies globally.

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It is a vitality organization which offers managerial, budgetary, administration and technical support to the United States and other global auxiliaries that take part in completely incorporated oil tasks, chemicals activities, mining activities, control age and vitality administrations. The organization has over $266 billion in resources, $129 billion in deals and is headquartered in San Ramon, California. The organization utilizes more than 61,000 individuals. Our prosperity is driven by our kin and their responsibility regarding getting comes about the correct route – by working mindfully, executing with greatness, applying inventive advances and catching new open doors for productive development. Entire year 2017 profit were $9.2 billion ($4.85 per share – weakened) contrasted and lost $497 million ($0.27 per share – weakened) in 2016. Incorporated into 2017 were non-money temporary tax breaks of $2.02 billion identified with U.S. assess change, picks up on resource offers of $1.44 billion, and hindrances and other non-money charges of $840 million. Outside cash impacts diminished income in 2017 by $446 million. Deals and other working incomes in final quarter 2017 were $36 billion, contrasted with $30 billion in the year-prior period. 2017 aggregate net wage $9.2 billion, throughout the most recent five years chevron put $167 billion in worldwide products and enterprises $1.1 billion in worldwide social speculations.

Revenues (USD $ Bn): 139

5.Total

Total, the company was established in the year March 1924 and is headquartered in Courbevoie, France.

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The organization's CEO is Patrick Pouyanné and the company is known for its investigation, advancement, creation and showcasing of oil and gas. The organization has had more than $143 billion in deals and it utilizes more than 96,000 individuals as its employee workforce, making it one of the largest oil and gas company in the world. The business is divided into three areas which are as follows these are: marketing, chemicals, and refining. The organization has resources worth over $224.48 billion. The valuation of TOTAL has enhanced with the 20% drop in raw petroleum. Aggregate's incorporated plan of action gives a differentiated income stream. Six motivations to purchase and a couple of ugly parts of the offers. The offers offer high profit yield and great aggregate return potential. In the most recent organization profit report, working salary was $1,382 million contrasted and $386 million in the main quarter of 2016; this expansion was because of creation development, cost cuts, and higher acknowledged hydrocarbon cost.

Revenues (USD $ Bn): 155

4.ExxonMobil

ExxonMobil was established by John D. Rockefeller in the year 1882 and is headquartered in Irving, Texas.

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Exxon Mobil Corp is associated with the investigation, improvement, and conveyance of oil, gas, and oil-based goods. It works through three principle segments, these are: Upstream, Downstream, and Chemical, and over the years it has grown to become one of the most influential oil and gas companies worldwide. The organization utilizes more than 75,000 individuals and (in 2015) had offers of over $236.81 billion and benefits of over $16.15 billion. Exxon Mobil presently has resources worth $336.76 billion. In the course of the most recent 125 years, ExxonMobil has developed from a territorial advertiser of lamp oil in the United States to the biggest traded on an open market oil and petrochemical undertaking on the planet. Today we work in the majority of the world's nations and are best known by our well-known brand names: Exxon, Esso and Mobil. We make the products that drive current transportation, also controls urban areas, and grease up industry and give petrochemical building hinders that might prompt a huge number of shopper merchandise. ExxonMobil earned incomes totaling 259.5 billion U.S. dollars in 2015, down from 467.03 billion U.S. dollars in 2011. In 2015, ExxonMobil positioned 6th in a rundown of the best organizations worldwide by income following Wal-Mart Stores, which announced incomes of 485.65 billion U.S. dollars that year, Sinopec with 433.31 billion U.S. dollars in income, Royal Dutch Shell with 385.63 billion U.S. dollars in income, PetroChina with 367.85 billion U.S. dollars in income, and BP with 334.61 billion U.S. dollars in income. ExxonMobil had a market estimation of 356.5 billion U.S. dollars in 2015, positioning first on a rundown of best ten oil and gas organizations worldwide by advertise esteem. In 2015, ExxonMobil's aggregate resources achieved 336.8 billion U.S. dollars. The quantity of people utilized by Exxon Mobil has fallen in the previous decade. In 2001, Exxon Mobil utilized very nearly 100 thousand people. In 2015, Exxon Mobil utilized 73.5 thousand people.

Revenues (USD $ Bn): 230

3.PetroChina

PetroChina is engaged with the investigation, improvement, generation and offer of unrefined petroleum and gaseous petrol.

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The business is additionally engaged with the refining of raw petroleum and oil-based commodities, generation and advertising of essential petrochemical items, subsidiary synthetic items and other substance items. The organization was established on the fifth of November, 1999 and is headquartered in Beijing, China and it employs more than 851,000 individuals and has more than $368.69 billion in resources. Petro China's Chief Executive Officer is Wang Dongjin. As of Dec. 31, 2017, in view of the International Financial Reporting Standards, the Company accomplished an income of 2,015,890 million yuan, speaking to an expansion of 24.7 percent as contrasted and a year ago. Net benefit owing to proprietors of the Company was 22,798 million yuan, speaking to a critical increment of 190.2 percent from the earlier year. Essential income per share were 0.12 yuan, speaking to an expansion of 0.08 yuan contrasted with 2016. Free income of the Company expanded by 53.29 billion yuan. The Company's monetary position stayed steady and solid. In the initial seventy five percent of 2017, the normal acknowledged cost for unrefined petroleum of the Group was US$48.76 per barrel, speaking to an expansion of 36.2% as contrasted and a similar time of a year ago, of which the residential acknowledged cost was US$48.31 per barrel; and the normal acknowledged cost for flammable gas was US$5.07 per thousand cubic feet, speaking to an expansion of 8.6% as contrasted and a similar time of a year ago, of which the household acknowledged cost was US$5.03 per thousand cubic feet.

Revenues (USD $ Bn): 282

2.Royal Dutch Shell

Dutch Shell was established in February in the year 1907 and is headquartered in The Hague, Netherlands.

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The organization's benefits are worth over $340 billion and it works in excess of 70 nations. The organizations CEO is Ben van Beurden and the company has more than 93,000 employees by and large and it delivers what might as well be called three million barrels of oil each day, making it one of the top oil and gas companies. Representatives that work at Shell take a shot at the absolute most imaginative vitality extends on the globe, for example, the world's most profound seaward oil and gas field and the biggest drifting melted flammable gas generation office. The organization put over $1.1 billion in interest in innovative work in 2015. In 2017 current cost of provisions profit, barring recognized things, were around $16 billion, income from tasks was some $36 billion, and free income was more than $27 billion. The greater part of this at a normal Brent cost for the time of $54 per barrel. We additionally decreased net obligation by $8 billion of every 2017. The announced profit for 2017 adds up to some $16 billion, the Q4 2017 profit will be completely paid in real money. The profit expectation for the Q1 2018 profit is $0.47 per share - unaltered when contrasted with Q1 2017. In 2017 capital speculation was $24 billion of which around $22.5 billion was in real money. This is lower than the $25 billion viewpoint we gave, and it reflects, to a vast degree, proceeded with upgrades in capital effectiveness and teach in capital designation.

Revenues (USD $ Bn): 321

1.Sinopec

Sinopec was established in December 2000, is headquartered in Beijing, China and presently utilizes more than 78,000 individuals.

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The organization fabricates chemicals and petrochemical items and is one of the top oil and gas companies in the world. The business keeps running by working through five areas, these are: Polyester Chips, Bottle-Grade Polyester Chips, Staple Fiber and Hollow Fiber, Filament and Purified Terephthalic Acid. In the principal half of 2017, worldwide economy recorded direct recuperation and Chinese economy kept up consistent development with (GDP) up by 6.9% year on year. With bottomless supply, household refined oil items showcase saw solid rivalry. As indicated by the insights, local utilization of refined oil items expanded by 5.5% contrasted and the primary portion of 2016, among which gas and lamp oil utilization kept up solid development force, and diesel utilization turned around its descending pattern and acknowledged development year on year. Household interest for gaseous petrol quickened, up by 15.2% contrasted and the main portion of 2016. Household utilization of real chemicals develops altogether with utilization of ethylene proportionate up by 10.5% year on year, and gross edge for concoction items stayed solid. In the principal half of 2017, working incomes of the portion were RMB 74.1 billion, speaking to an expansion of 41.1% year on year. This was principally because of expanded unrefined petroleum costs and extended size of LNG business. In the primary portion of 2017, the oil and gas lifting cost were RMB 767.3 for each ton, speaking to an expansion of 3.2% year on year. In the primary portion of 2017, the fragment connected ease improvement guideline all through its creation and activity forms and acknowledged great outcomes. Working loss of this portion was RMB 18.3 billion in the primary portion of 2017, a lessening of RMB 3.6 billion contrasted and a similar time of a year ago.

Revenues (USD $ Bn): 326

Rank Methodology

1.The largest oil and gas companies are chosen for the analysis

2.The latest parameters like revenues are chosen

3.The biggest companies are ranked on the basis of revenues

The largest retail companies demonstrate the dominance of these retail chains both at home and abroad. The best retail companies have grown rapidly by opening several stores across strategic geographic locations worldwide. Along with that, retail chains have also made their presence felt by having a strong online presence. This enables them to showcase their entire product & service offering, and reach out to customers more efficiently. The top retail companies include Walmart, CVS, Walgreen Boot, Home Depot followed by names like Kroger, Costco, Target, Alibaba, Lowe’s, Carrefour. Here is a list of the top 10 retail companies in the world 2018.

Quick Glance :

Below are the biggest and top retail companies in 2018:

1st Place : Walmart

2nd Place : CVS Pharmacy

3rd Place : Walgreens Boots Alliance

4th Place : Home Depot

5th Place : Kroger

6th Place : Costco

7th Place : Target

8th Place : Alibaba

9th Place : Lowe's

10th Place : Carrefour

For More details about rankings and parameters, read on.

Top Retailers 2018 with Ranking Parameters (Sales, Profit) :

10. Carrefour

Carrefour is one of the biggest retailers headquartered in Boulogne Billancourt, France.

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It is one of the largest hypermarkets of the world with 12,300 self-service stores under group banners in more than 30 countries and regions at the end of year 2017. It was founded by Denis Defforey, Jacques Defforey and Marcel Fournier in 1960, and it was the first to open hypermarket in Europe. In 1970, Carrefour went public and it was listed on the Paris Stock Exchange. Carrefour has more than 374,478 employees worldwide. Since people are now adopting online modes to make purchases, Carrefour recorded 1.3 million unique visitors a day across all the Carrefour websites in the year 2017. Carrefour has more than 20,000 Carrefour quality line suppliers worldwide with over 70% of Carrefour brand food products come from SMEs and national suppliers. There are more than 104 million households worldwide those are using Carrefour products at their homes. The company was able to generate $106 billion of revenue in the year 2017. The company is also known for its philanthropic activities, in the year 2017, company donated 148.2 million meal equivalents donated to food aid associates. They were also able to cut CO2 emissions by 24% as compared to year 2016. In 2014, 65% of the total waste produced by Carrefour stores was recycled and reused.

Sales (Billion): $106.00

Profit (Billion): $0.60

9. Lowe’s

Lowe’s is one of the leading retail companies in the world & has a strong global presence.

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Lowe’s is a fortune 500 American company and operates a chain of home improvement retail stores and appliance store in US, Mexico and Canada. It was founded in 1946 in North Carolina. It has more than 2400 home improvement stores operational and workforce of more 290,000 people. It is the largest home retail improvement chain after the Home Depot. Lowes was able to grow nationally and had acquired Washington based Eagle hardware & Garden company in 1999. With this they started to expand its operations outside the US. The first store that they established outside US was in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. The company has operated or serviced in more than 2,355 locations in US, Mexico and Canada alone. For year 2017, the revenue generated through sales was around $ 65 Billion and able to generate profit of $3 billion. The company has total assets of worth $34 Billion and has market cap of $71 Billion.

Sales (Billion): $65.00

Profit (Billion): $3.00

8. Alibaba

Alibaba is one of the China’s biggest ecommerce firms and retail players.

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Alibaba was founded by 18 people led by Jack Ma, a former English teacher from Hangzhou in 1999. Jack Ma believed that it will empower small businesses and will level the playing field by leveraging innovation and technology to compete in the global economies. They enable the businesses to transform their way of doing business by providing them fundamental technological infrastructure so that they can leverage the power of internet to engage with the users and customers. As the name suggests it opens for small- to medium-sized companies. Alibaba is the most valuable retailer in the world since 2014 and has its operations expanded in more than 200 countries. In year, 2018 it became the 2nd Asian company to break the $500 billion valuation mark. In the early phase Soft bank, Goldman Sachs invested heavily in Alibaba. In 2016, company was able to achieve GMV of $478 billion and aims to double it by 2020. The company accounted for 80% of the total online sales happening in their nation through their online portal in 2014 and feature around billion of products due to which it was featured in the world’s top 20 most visited sites. Alibaba is planning to spend 500 billion yuan over five years to build robust logistic network in China and around the world.

Sales (Billion): $21.00

Profit (Billion): $5.70

7. Target

Target is second largest discount store retailer after Walmart in US having a strong geographic reach.

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The company was founded by George Dayton and has its headquarter in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The first store was established in 1962 in Roseville, Minnesota. It has more than 1800 stores across world by 2017.Target parent company is known by the name Dayton-Hudson Corporation and Target is the highest earning division of Dayton-Hudson Corporation. It experienced massive success by expanding its operations in the urban markets of US. It caters to the need of youth and image conscious shoppers whereas its rival follows a strategy of “always low price”. Target operates in several formats which include the discount store Target, the Supermarket hypermarket and flexible format stores. The first SuperTarget store was opened in Apple Valley, Minnesota in 1990; the stores are 50% larger than traditional stores with the inclusion of grocery department. Target also pay much attention to its ecommerce operations, the target.com domain attracted around 228 million visitors annually by 2008. In Dec 2017, Target announced the corporation intent to purchase Shipt for $550 Million in order to compete with its competitor like Amazon and Walmart. Shipt is an internet based online grocery delivery service in US. Target globally was able to generate $69 Billion worth of revenue with an overall profit of $2.7 billion in the year 2017.

Sales (Billion): $69.00

Profit (Billion): $2.70

6. Costco

COSTCO is an American multinational corporation and it is headquartered in Issaquah, Washington.

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In the year 2015, COSTCO was considered to be as world’s second largest retailer after Walmart & in the year 2016, it became world’s largest retailer of prime beef, organic food, wine and chicken. COSTCO opened its first warehouse in 1983 nearby Seattle and has since then grown with many more stores. The company has 750 warehouses in countries like US, Canada, Mexico, Japan, France, Australia, UK, Spain, Iceland etc. Costco’s history began with Sol Price, when he opened the first Price Club Warehouse in California in the year 1976, thus giving rise to the concept of retail warehousing. Costco employ more than 200,000 employees worldwide and has more than 90.3 million members worldwide in the year 2017. Costco involve in selling products at very low price. Often the products are sold in high volume catering to the needs of large families and businesses. It sells product under the Kirkland Signature label and a typical COSTCO warehouse carries 4,000 distinct products. This helps them in a high volume of sales and allows further reduction in prices due to low marketing costs. Costco has its largest warehouse located in Salt Lake City which of around 235,000 square feet and has highest volume store located in Seoul, South Korea. The company was able to generate sales of around $121 Billion with an overall profit of $2.4 billion in the year 2017.

Sales (Billion): $121.00

Profit (Billion): $2.40

5. Kroger

The Kroger Company is an American retail company having a strong geographic presence.

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It was founded by Bernard Kroger in 1883 in Cincinnati, Ohio, and in the year 2016, it became US’s largest supermarket chain by revenue. It is one of the largest general retailer in US after Walmart, and it is headquartered in downtown Cincinnati. Kroger is also the largest private employer in the US and it is also the third largest retailer in the world. It is operational across 35 states and its store format includes supermarket, hypermarket, departmental stores, superstores, jewellery stores and convenience stores. Kroger is the only major US Company which operate an economical three-tier distribution system. Kroger is serving nearly 9 million customers a day in 35 states. Food stores contribute to 94% of the total company’s revenue and rest comes from jewellery stores and manufacturing facilities. Kroger has around 2,268 pharmacies located in their combined food and drug stores which provide high quality services every day at low prices. The Kroger Company has largest network of private label brand manufacturing in the country. Kroger always believe in simple dictum: Be particular. Never sell anything you would not want yourself.” Kroger’s vision is a world with zero hunger and zero waste. Kroger is committed towards a mission to end hunger in the communities and eliminate waste across its company by 2025.

Sales (Billion): $122.00

Profit (Billion): $1.91

4.  Home Depot

The Home Depot was Bernie Marcus, Ron Brill, Arthur Blank, and Pat Farrah in 1978.

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The company has its headquarter located in Georgia USA and is the largest home improvement retailer of USA. Their vision is to provide them with products, services & knowledge they required in order to build house of their dreams. Arthur blank & Bernie dreamed up The Home Depot from a coffee shop in 1978. They envisioned providing a huge variety of merchandise at a great price with highly trained staff. From just two stores, The Home Depot has now almost 2200 stores in three countries. When it went online, the domain homedepot.com attracted around 120 million visitors annually in the year 2008. In the year 2015, it acquired interline Brands from P2 capital partners and Goldman Sach’s private equity arm for around $1.6 Billion. Interline Brands has over 90 distribution centres across US, Canada. Some of the major brands of home depot are Chem-dry, Behr paints, Homelite, American Woodwork etc. The company is also known for its philanthropic activities like recently, the company donated $50 million to train people as construction workers over a period of 10 years. The company was able to generate revenue of around $95 Billion with an overall profit of $8 Billion in the year 2017. The company has market value 0f $177 Billion with an overall assets value of $43 Billion in the year 2017.

Sales (Billion): $95.00

Profit (Billion): $8.0

3. Walgreen Boots Alliance

Walgreen Boots Alliance is one of the largest pharmacies and retail companies across US and Europe.

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Walgreen Boots Alliance has presence in more than 25 countries and employs around 3,85,000 people with more than 13000 stores across world. Walgreen Boots is an American Holding Company headquartered in Deerfield Illinois, US. The company was formed in year 2014 when Walgreen purchased 55% of stake in Switzerland and UK based Alliance Boots. The company has three divisions: Retail Pharmacy USA (Walgreens), Retail Pharmacy International (Boots) & Alliance healthcare which incorporates Pharmaceutical wholesale vertical. The company has unmatched supply chain and distribution network and procurement expertise which offers customers innovative solutions at lower price. It has other brands in the category of global health and beauty product like No7, Soap & Glory, Liz Earle, Sleek MakeUP and Botanics. It has a unique platform which helps them generate huge profit and let them grow in a sustainable way in developed and emerging markets. Walgreen Boots Alliance leverages on all these advantages and opportunities which is helping them in developing a global platform for future to provide innovative ways to address wellness and health challenges. Walgreen Boots Alliance has been included in the list of World’s Most Admired Companies in Fortune Magazine 2018. Walgreen Boots has been able to generate sales of $116 Billion with an overall profit of $4.2 billion in the year 2017. It has a market value of around $89 billion in the year 2017.

Sales (Billion): $116.00

Profit (Billion): $4.2

2. CVS Pharmacy

CVS was originally named as Consumer Value Stores and was founded in 1963 in Lowell, Massachusetts.

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It is a subsidiary of health care company CVS Health and is headquartered in Woonsocket, Rhode Island. It is the largest pharmacy chain in US and its biggest competitor in this space is Walgreen Boots Alliance which has been ranked among the top according to Fortune 500 in 2016. It has more than 9600 stores worldwide and has been ranked 7th largest US Corporation by Fortune 500 in 2016. CVS sells prescribed drugs, beauty products & cosmetics, seasonal merchandise, greeting card and medicines can be ordered online also through CVS.com. CVS.com attracted 26 million visitors annually by 2008. CEO Tom Ryan considers CVS as “Convenience, value & Service.” In year 2015, CVS acquired Targets pharmacy and retail clinic businesses which let CVS to expand its operations in Seattle, Denver, Salt Lake City and Portland. CVS acquired Eckerd drug stores, Eckerd Health Services and also fragmented store operations of supermarket chain Albertsons. It also acquired Minneapolis based largest retail-based health clinics “Minuteclinic”. It has been able to achieve sales figure of $177 Billion and able to mint profit of $5.3 Billion in the year 2017.

Sales (Billion): $177.00

Profit (Billion): $13.60

1. Walmart

Walmart Inc. is an US retail giant and was founded by Sam Walton in the year 1962.

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Walmart has more than 11000 stores and is operating across 25 countries under 50+ different names. Walmart was able to generate $480 billion of revenue and was able establish it as world’s largest company by revenue according to Fortune Global 500 list in 2016. The revenue generated through its ecommerce operations is just 4% of its overall revenue. Walmart is famous among its customers because Walmart customers able to purchase products at very low price on any day. The reason behind selling items at lower price is that Walmart is able to achieve economies of scales. Walmart analyse large amount of user data which allows them to optimise their operations by predicting consumer’s habits. Now Walmart is focussing more on expanding online commerce. In year 2016, it acquired Jet.com to compete with Amazon.com. Walmart’s US ecommerce CEO considering doubling their warehouses for ecommerce to enhance consumers digital experience. In early 2006 when India had strict FDI regulations, Walmart announced a joint venture with Bharti Enterprise. Bharti enterprise would handle the front end retail stores and Walmart takes care of cold chain and logistics. Now Walmart is in talks to buy India’s ecommerce giant Flipkart at a valuation close to $20 billion. If the deal goes through, it will pose a great threat and competition to Amazon’s India ecommerce operations.

Sales (Billion): $485.00

Profit (Billion): $13.60

Ranking Methodology:

1. The leading retail companies in the world are considered

2. Parameters like sales and profits are considered

3. The final ranks are calculated based these parameters

The top bike brands have constantly been on a growth path having a global footprint across continents. Bike companies have focused on innovation, fuel efficiency, features, stylish looks etc. All the companies have a strong distribution network globally and ensure good customer satisfaction through after sales services also. The top bike brands include brands like Honda, Yamaha, Here Moto Corp, Bajaj followed by TVS, Suzuki, Royal Enfield etc. Here is a list of the top 10 bike companies in the world 2018.

Quick Glance :

Below are the biggest and top Bike companies in 2018:

1st Place : Honda

2nd Place : Yamaha

3rd Place : Hero Moto Corp

4th Place : Bajaj

5th Place : TVS

6th Place : Suzuki

7th Place : BMW

8th Place : Royal Enfield

9th Place : KTM

10th Place : Piaggio

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Top Bike Brands 2018 with Ranking Parameters (Revenue, Units) :

10. Piaggio

Piaggio Group is an Italian based company headquartered in Pisa, Italy.

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The company also has a research and development center in California, USA by the name Piaggio Group Advanced Design Center. Piaggio group is one of the largest European Manufacturer of two-wheelers specializing in the product range of scooters, motorcycles and mopeds in the segment of 50 to 1400cc. The important brands and products it operates in are Aprilia, Moto Guzzi, Vespa, Piaggio, Derby and Scarabeo. Besides two-wheeler segment, the group also has a product range in three-wheeler and four-wheeler commercial vehicle segment with its model Ape, Quargo and Porter. The Piaggio group also has a 45% ownership in a Chinese company named Zongshen Piaggio Foshan Motorcycles. The company does not use the data from this joint venture In the Group’s financial result. This makes it one of the top bike brands worldwide. In the European market, the company relies on Aprilia and Moto Guzzi to improve sales and profitability in the European and North American market. In India, it is using Vespa range to penetrate further into the market. The company has gained a 9.3% increase in the total sale of its two-wheeler accounting for its total net sale to reach 3,76,000 units. This has accounted for a total revenue of $1,176 billion which is 3.7% rise from the previous year. In the motorcycle racing, Aprilia has established itself as one of the most successful brands in the history having won 54 world titles till date, 38 out of them are in world championships, 7 in superbikes and 9 in off-road disciplines.

Revenue (million $): 1176.22

Unit Sales (in thousand): 376

9. KTM

KTM AG is a renowned name in the powersports vehicles where it has a reputation of producing innovative and trend-setting vehicles on a regular basis.

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It is a premium manufacturer of high-performance motorcycles for both off-road and street use, and the company has its headquarter and research and development center in Mattighofen, Austria. The company is owned together by the KTM Industries AG and Bajaj Auto. The company operates through the following subsidiaries, KTM Sportmotorcycle GMBH, Husqvarna Motorcycle GMBH, KTM Sportcar GMBH, KTM technologies GMBH, KTM Immobilien GMBH with minority stakes in W Verwaltungs AG. With a market share of 10% in Europe and 8% in USA, KTM AG has already become the largest European Motorcycle Manufacturer. In 2017, the company achieved a new record which is now its seven times in a row by increasing its sales and revenue. Sales was up by 17.2% which is the highest among all motorcycle manufacturers of the world. A total of 238,408 vehicles were sold in 2017 under its brands KTM and Husqvarna. In the same period, revenue also saw a rise by 16.6 % to $1.92 billion. 2018 again is going to be a very important year for the company as there is an expected growth in the regions such as Europe, North America as well as the ASEAN nations. To encash on that, the company plans to increase its annual sales to 400,000 units and developing Husqvarna as the Europe’s third biggest motorcycle manufacturer. The company has also entered the MotoGP which has attracted a lot of attention for the company.

Revenue (million $): 1647.8

Unit Sales (in thousand): 191.196

8. Royal Enfield

Eicher Motors Limited is one of the leaders in the Indian Automotive space.

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The company is having its area of operations in commercial vehicles, motorcycles through Royal Enfield brands well as in personal utility vehicles. Royal Enfield is one of the oldest motorcycle brands in continuous production and is now a leader in the premium motorcycle segment in India with a share of 95% in the mid-size motorcycle market segment (250cc-750cc). With five models namely Bullet, Classic, Thunderbird, Continental GT and Himalayan, the company the company was able to make a sale of 8,20,493 the previous year which is a huge 23 percent jump from its previous performance. In the same period the company generated a revenue of $1,440 million from the motorcycle segment which is more than 23% rise from its previous year performance. Besides India, the company has started exploring its base in the countries like Colombia, Indonesia and Thailand where the motorcycle industry is in the same line as the Indian Market. The company has also tied-up with Flipkart to sell its complete range of gear and accessories through e-commerce. In international markets, the company’s motorcycles are sold through 568 dealerships across 46 countries along with 25 exclusive stores across 13 countries and two direct subsidiaries in North America and Brazil. Rider Mania is the Royal Enfield’s marquee riding festival had its 14th edition held in Vagator (Goa), which witnessed a participation of 6,000+ riders, media and influencers from across the country. Besides, the company also has “One Ride” which has become one among the world’s largest community rides organized by Royal Enfield every year in April.

Revenue (million $): 1440

Unit Sales (in thousand): 820.493

7. BMW

BMW AG is the parent company of BMW group which is a global leader in cars & motorcycles.

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The company is based in Munich, Germany and its area of business lies mostly in Automobiles, Engines, products of machinery and Metal Working Industry as well as it deals in the services of them all. Its three major segments include automotive, motorcycle and financial services. The company employs around 1.3 lacks people and operates in more than 150 countries all around the world. In the motorcycle business, the company operates with the brand, BMW Motorrad. The company operates in the premium segment of the global motorcycle sector with 250 cc plus models such as Sport, Tour, Roadster, Heritage, Adventure and Urban Mobility. This segment helps it in generating a higher revenue even with a lesser unit of sales. The motorcycle division of BWM, Motarrad saw a significant rise in its sales number and the revenue it generated for the company. For the first time, the company was able to cross the 150000 mark in its sales volume. It was able to reach a figure of 1,64,153 from 1,45,032 when compared with the previous year. This is a significant 13.2% rise. This increase in sales was because of the dynamic rise in the motorcycle sale sin the Europe market with France having 24.4% jump in its sales volume. Italy and Spain also witnessed a double-digit growth. However, there was a drop in the sales in USA. The period witnessed a launch of six new motorcycle models and five revised models by the company.

Revenue (million $): 2824.87

Unit Sales (in thousand): 164.153

6. Suzuki

Suzuki Motor Corporation is a Japanese Automobile company headquartered in Minami-ku, Hamamatsu.

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The company’s major market segment includes Automobiles, Motorcycles, marines and Power Products. In the motorcycle segment, the company focuses on the 150cc and upwards segment in addition to the sports categories. The group deals in the motorcycles ranging from large-engine displacement to small engine displacement. The company operates through its subsidiaries such as Thai Suzuki Motor Company Ltd for the manufacturing of motorcycles in overseas, Suzuki Auto Parts Manufacturing Company Ltd. for the manufacturing of parts, Suzuki Motorcycle Sales Inc for the marketing of its motorcycles in the domestic market and Suzuki Deutschland GmbH for the marketing of motorcycles in the overseas market. The company witnessed a decline both in its production and sales of motorcycles worldwide with sale going down by 9% while revenue seeing a fall by 11.8% in the same period. The domestic market of Japan saw an overall reduction in motorcycle sales by 6% the previous year with Suzuki managing a rise in sale by 3% in the same period. As is the case with other brands, motorcycle market in Europe saw a rise which has impacted positively on all motorcycle brands including Suzuki. North American market saw a decline and Suzuki sale was no exception. The ASEAN market sale saw a flat figure with some of its nation like India saw a rise in the sale while China witnessed a decline. Suzuki has made a return to the motorcycle racing in 2015 and since then has been developing programs to compete at the highest level.

Revenue (million $): 2200

Unit Sales (in thousand): 1586.66

5. TVS

TVS Motor Company is the largest company among the 90 companies of the TVS group in terms of size and revenue.

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TVS group comprises of the companies dealing in the areas of finance, automobiles, aviation, education, insurance, electronics, textiles, investment, housing, services and logistics. The company is the third-largest two-wheeler manufacturer in India, and is a global leader in motorcycles. TVS Motors has recorded a double-digit growth both in sales as well as revenue of its motorcycles and two-wheelers divisions. Having been ahead of the industrial performance for three consecutive years, the company is raising bars for itself and its competitors every year. The company has a production capacity of 3.2 million every year. The company produces its vehicles from three major manufacturing sites, three out of which are in India, one each in Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Himachal Pradesh while the fourth facility is in Indonesia. The company credit its high growth rate to its continuous commitment to innovation. It achieved a rare feat of launching seven new products on the same day. In 2018, the company launched TVS Ntorq 125 which is India’s first scooter with Bluetooth and smart connectivity. The company has a strong focus on quality improvement with daily works management, Total Quality Management, Total Employee Involvement Program, Kaizen to name a few. The company has also taken multiple initiatives in providing a cleaner and greener product. The company claim to have all its products 85% recyclable. The company was also the first to use a catalytic converter in its bike. Moving ahead, the company are looking towards launching electric scooters and the three-wheelers fitted with CNG and LPG options.

Revenue (million $): 2299.06

Unit Sales (in thousand): 3435.86

4. Bajaj Auto

Bajaj Auto is an India based manufacturing company having its headquarter in Pune, India.

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Bajaj Auto has witnessed a decline of 4.3% in its sales volume but a rise of 5% percent in its revenue, and still remains one of the global bike brands. In fact, the company has not witnessed much growth in its motorcycle division from the last 4 years. Being the second largest motorcycle manufacturer in India and fourth largest in the world in terms of revenue and volume, the company’s downward sloping growth curve is a reason to ponder for their top-management. The company’s export market has also taken a hit, with its motorcycle export degrowing by 16%. The reason being the badly affected economies of the world due to sharp currency devaluation. Bajaj Auto has been one of the pioneer in the industry to propagate women empowerment. The company claims to have female employees in all its plants who operate in all work areas. At Chakan Plant, an assembly line is run by an all-woman team which produces high end bikes like Dominar 400 and Pulsar RS 200. Bajaj Auto also has subsidiaries such as Bajaj Auto International Holdings BV, which is a 100% Netherlands based subsidiary of Bajaj Auto Ltd. as well as holds approximately 48% stake in KTM AG of Austria (KTM) which is cited as the fastest growing motorcycle brand in the world.

Revenue (million $): 3760.8

Unit Sales (in thousand): 3388.87

3. Hero Moto Corp

Hero is one of the biggest brand in Indian market having around 40% of the market share in the two-wheeler market and more than 50 percent market share in motorcycle market in India.

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The company in total has six manufacturing facilities, out of which five is in India and one is in Columbia. Further, the company is also expected to start its seventh manufacturing plant in Bangladesh & has expanded its global presence in 35 different countries and it continues to grow. The company’s leadership lies in the 100-125cc motorcycles. However, the company is trying to get into the premium segment which has seen a rise by about 20$ the previous year. Owing to the local political and economic factors, the exports of two-wheelers saw a decline by about 5.9%. The company is specifically targeting countries like Nepal and Bangladesh which has been showing a double-digit growth continuously. In Bangladesh specifically, the entry level motorcycles are in high demand and hence the move of the company to open a manufacturing facility there is justified. The company, in a recent move, has come up with the initiative of “Fight fake, be safe” to fight the menace of spurious parts. To come into the motorsport map, the company has partnered with Speedbrain Gmbh which is a German off-road racing specialist. The company has also also associated itself with Global Golf events and came up with Her Challenge at the British master’s last year. The company has ventured itself into E-mobility by partnering with Ather Energy which is a start-ups in the two-wheeler EV space.

Revenue (million $): 4964

Unit Sales (in thousand): 7587

2. Yamaha

Yamaha Motors Company Limited is a global manufacturer of motorcycles, marine products, power products and surface mounters.

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With the Company’s headquarter in Iwata, Shizuoka, Japan, the company has its presence in more than 180 countries selling its products through 140 of its subsidiaries. Around ninety percent of the company’s consolidated net sales comes from the overseas market. The company concentrates its production strategy towards the sports-commuter market in the ASEAN region, India, Brazil/China, and developed markets. Yamaha Motors has also actively been working towards the supply of motorcycles in African region where it is used as taxis, as police motorcycles, in NGOs to deliver vehicles and other commercial uses. It provides maintenance support as well which has helped the company in establishing itself as a reliable and durable brand. The company has also been holding YRA (Yamaha Riding Academy) as a driver’s training course to reduce the number of traffic accidents involving motorcycles. The company has also been assembling motorcycles in Nigeria through its joint venture with French trading company CFAO. Yamaha Motors Company Limited saw a jump of twelve percent in its revenue from an increase in sales of around five percent rise. Countries such as India, Vietnam and the Philippines saw an increase in sales of motorcycles, while Indonesia, China and Brazil saw a decline. The company has been focusing on the structural reforms and has been working towards inventory reduction which has resulted in the company’s impressive performance this year. Yamaha Motors Company has actively been in the Motorcycle racing having won 39 world championships including 6 in MotoGP.

Revenue (million $): 9731.86

Unit Sales (in thousand): 5390

1. Honda

Honda Motors Company Ltd has grown up to become world’s largest motorcycle manufacturer in addition of also holding one of the leading positions in automotive industry.

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At present, the company has set up its production facility in 22 countries with 33 production plants. The company operates in India with its 100 percent subsidiary Honda Motorcycle and Scooters India Pvt Ltd with its headquarter at Manesar, Gurgaon. The company has a market share of around 27% in the Indian Market. The company was able to produce a total of 19,554 thousand units in motorcycles and ATVs. This is a jump by 10.7% as compared to the previous year. Super Cub, one of its products has reached a 100 million units milestone in the year 2017. This rise in sales came from Europe and Asia, especially from India and Vietnam while countries like USA, Brazil and Japan which all are its major market has shown a decline. A continued slump in economic conditions in Brazil has led to a huge decline in the company’s sales there which fell by about 28% in the country. While working towards sustainability and eco-friendly future of the industry, the company has started working towards the electrification of their motorcycle by concentrating this more on its commuter models. An electric scooter, besides others, are few models which the company are determined to introduce by the end of this year. In this direction, the company has started to invest on the research and development of system which features a detachable mobile battery that is easy to replace and recharge.

Revenue (million $): 18590

Unit Sales (in thousand): 19554

Ranking Methodology:

1. The leading bike manufacturing companies are considered.

2. Parameters like revenues and unit sales are considered with weightages of 60% and 40%.

3. A final score is calculated and the ranks are evaluated.

Ecommerce websites have revolutionized the way in which shopping was done earlier. Ecommerce websites have become the shopping destination for millions of people in India. The major ecommerce companies in India compete on the basis of offers, discounts, and product offerings to remain at the top. Some of the top ecommerce companies in India include Flipkart, Paytm, BookMyshow, Myntra, etc. Here is the list of top 10 ecommerce companies in India 2018.

Quick Glance :

Below are the biggest and top eCommerce Companies in India 2018:

1st Place : IRCTC

2nd Place : mJunction

3rd Place : Flipkart

4th Place : Paytm

5th Place : Amazon India

6th Place : Snapdeal

7th Place : Shopclues

8th Place : MakeMyTrip

9th Place : Myntra

10th Place : BookMyShow

For More details about rankings and parameters, read on.

Top Indian eCommerce Companies 2018 with Ranking Parameters (GMV) :

10. BookMyShow

BookMyShow is the largest online portal for booking entertainment tickets like movies, events, concerts, sports, plays etc.

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Headquartered in Mumbai, the company was founded by Ashish Hemrajani in 1999, and initially the company was registered under BigTree Entertainment Ltd. Later they changed their brand name to “Go for Ticketing” to “India ticketing” to finally BookMyShow. The company faced challenges in those days as internet, credit card, debit card, were not prevalent and there was no multiple screens in theatres. The company got a boost when Network 18 invested in the company in 2007 giving them 60% partnership in the business. The company had survived the global financial crisis and the dotcom crash. The company has many sources of revenue but the main source of income is through ticketing which contributes to 60% of their total revenue. The other sources of income are through advertising and promotion of new movies, events and artists. BookMyShow has made partnership with major multiplex chains, theaters, event organizing companies across the country. BookMyShow has partnered with IPL, Formula 1 which has helped the company to become the most successful entertainment portal in India. It has also won many awards such as “The Hottest Company of the Year” in 2011. It has expanded its operations to 4 countries outside India.

GMV (in billion $): 0.36

9. Myntra

Based in Bangalore, Myntra is the most popular online fashion portal famous for its fashionable apparels.

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The company was founded by Mukesh Bansal in 2007, and initially the company sold customized gift items, later expanded their business to include apparels and lifestyle products. Myntra was acquired by Flipkart in 2014, and Myntra acquired its biggest competitor Jabong to expand their business. Today Flipkart, Myntra, Jabong together captures a large market share. Myntra acquired Native5; Cubeit to strengthen its mobile app. Myntra has collaborated with Ministry of Textiles to endorse handloom industry. It has also faced criticism for labour issues. Recently, Myntra had acquired a smart wearables devices startup Witworks to reinforce its product development capabilities. The company enjoys a large customer base owing to its continuous innovation in its products. It also provides design for apparel segment in Flipkart. From brands like Fastrack Watches to Being Human, this portal has some of the most recognized and premium brands in its store. Myntra has been always on the front in terms of usage of technology. Myntra is planning to incorporate AI in its app and let users know how they look and give a rating. It will also incorporate augmented reality to produce talking t-shirts. Myntra has associated with Esprit which will allow it to open 15 offline Espirit stores.

GMV (in billion $): 1

8. Makemytrip

Established in 2000 by Deep Kalra, MakeMyTrip is the leading online travel e-commerce company.

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Headquartered in Gurgaon, the company facilitates online booking facilities for train, bus, flights, hotel reservation. The company has done a series of acquisitions like holiday IQ, ITC group, hotel travel group and Mygola to expand its business. MakeMyTrip owns 65 retail stores across 50 cities in India. The company also started providing car hire services. Apart from India, MakeMyTrip offers its hotel booking services internationally. The company has its international branches in New York and Sydney as well. The company has done a series of acquisitions to enhance its presence in the South East Asia. MakeMyTrip merged with its biggest rival Ibibo group to become India’s largest travel agency. The company has also launched several mobile apps that provide various travel services such as flight bookings, holiday packages, tickets, hotel booking etc. The company also offers special packages for tourist locations. MakeMyTrip has recently made a strategic partnership with Flipkart to leverage the cutomer base of Flipkart which will allow it to offer travel services in its platform. MakeMyTrip owns recognized brands such as Goibibo and RedBus. The company provides bookings for all major domestic and low-cost airlines operating in India, Indian Railways and all major Indian bus operators.

GMV (in billion $): 1.1

7. Shopclues

Headquartered in Gurgaon, Shopclues is the leading e-commerce brand in India which sells apparels, home and kitchen appliances, electronic and daily utility items.

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The company was co-founded by Sandeep and Radhika Agarwal in Silicon Valley in the year 2011. Sanjay Sethi is the CEO of the company, and the company has got funding from investors like Tiger Global, Helion Ventures, and Nexus Venture Partner. In 2015, Shopclues launched its app for android, windows and ios platform. The company shipped 30 lakh products per month in 2017. Shopclues has a feature on its website called as Mysite where merchants can create their own websites to sell their products. Shopclues has done a lot of acquisitions like StoreKing, Momoe to expand its business. The company has 5 lakh merchants and it launched its advertising platform Adzone in 2016. Shopclues has attracted customers from Tier II and Tier III cities and gets the maximum order from tier III cities. In 2016; Shopclues won the Gold Award for its Ghar Wapsi campaign. The company has more than 700 employees and 100 Million visits every year. The company has also faced criticism for selling fake Ray-ban products. Shop clue’s Sunday flea market and Wednesday Super Saver Bazar has been immensely successful.

GMV (in billion $): 1.2

6. Snapdeal

Snapdeal is one of the prominent online e-commerce website in India offering a wide range of categories.

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The company was founded by Kunal Bahl and Rohit Bansal in 2010. Although it was initially started as a daily deals platform but later it emerged as the leading online shopping place for electronics, shoes, men and women clothing, home and kitchen appliances etc. The company grew more as it received investments from global marquee investors like Softbank, Temasek, eBay, Venture Partners etc. Snapdeal made a series of acquisitions such as Bangalore based website Grabbon.com and Delhi based online sports goods retailer, esportsbuy.com It also acquired Shopo.in to add handicraft items in its products portfolio. The company has acquired fashion site Doozton.com and gifting site Wishpicker.com to increase its products offerings.In 2015, Snapdeal acquired Freecharge.com to become the leading e-commerce players in the industry. Snapdeal sells maximum products through its Unbox India Sale, 3day Mega Deals. Snapdeal has a large customer base due to its various deals and discounts its offers. Infibeam is anticipated to acquire Unicommerce, a subsidiary of Snapdeal. The company has 10000 employees and offers more than 12 million products in its website.

GMV (in billion $): 1.5

5. Amazon India

Amazon is the world’s largest e-commerce company and has grown rapidly in India.

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Amazon started its operations in India in 2013 but has managed to occupy its place among the top 10 e-commerce companies in India. Based in Seattle, Washington, the company was founded by Jeff Bezos in 1994 and has since then grown to become one of the leading ecommerce companies. Initially Amazon sold books online but later diversified its products to electronics, apparel, Furniture, food, toys and jewelry, videos, mp3, etc. Amazon Inc. has invested 5 billion US dollars in Amazon India to counter rivals like Flipkart, Snapdeal etc. In 2015, Amazon surpassed Walmart to become the most valuable brands in terms of market capitalization. Known for its continuous innovation, Amzaon is anticipated to launch 3-D scan which will help customers find the best fit clothing. The company has over 100 million registered users in India. Amazon offers a lot of products and services such as AmazonPrime, Amazon Drive, Amazon Web services, Kindle etc. Amazon India is set to launch AmazonFresh to cater to grocery needs of Indian customers. The company has made deals with local vendors to provide grocery items within 2 hours. Amazon India is also set to launch Audible which will sell audio books online in its platform. Amazon has signed with renowned authors of the country like Chetan Bhagat.

GMV (in billion $): 3.2

4. Paytm

Based in Noida, Paytm is the pioneer company in India to offer online payment of services.

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Established in 2010 by Vijay Shekhar Sharma, One97 Communications is the parent company of Paytm. Paytm initially offered online recharge of DTH, and later it incorporated landline bill, data packs, prepaid and postpaid mobile payments online. In 2014 it launched its own wallet, Paytm wallet where users can add money. Paytm also added payment of education fees, metro recharges, electricity, gas, and water bill and utility bill payments. It also became the official payment gateway for Indian Railways. In 2016 it unveiled QR system of payment which became a huge success in India. From small tea shops to big retail shops had Paytm QR through which Indian customers did the payments for goods and services. Paytm also incorporated online payment for flight bookings, movie tickets, event booking and amusement park bookings. In 2017, Paytm unveiled Paytm Gold that allowed customers to buy pure gold online. It had 100 million app downloads in 2017. Through its e-commerce platform Paytm Mall , it offers a wide range of apparel, electronics, sports items, books, movies, stationery etc. to become the largest e-commerce company in India. Venturing into the e-commerce segment Paytm is giving tough competition to rivals like Flipkart, Amazon, Snapdeal. In 2015, Paytm got a license from RBI to launch a payments bank through which it will offer banking, lending and insurance services.

GMV (in billion $): 5

3. Flipkart

Headquartered in Bangalore, Flipkart is the largest and the most popular e-commerce companies in India.

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The company was founded in 2007 by IIT Delhi graduates Sachin Bansal and Binny Bansal, and initially, the company sold books online. Flipkart has done a series of acquisitions to expand its range of product offerings. In 2011, it acquired Mime360 and Chakpak to launch its own music store Flyte Digital but it was not a success as Indian consumers were not willing to pay for songs. Flipkart acquired Letsbuy.com and Myntra to add electronics segment and apparels in its product portfolio. Flipkart has ventured into launching its own range of electronic products under the brand Digiflip. Flipkart owns several brands like Citron, Flipkart smartbuy, MarQ, Billion Brand that offers a wide range of home appliances, personal healthcare, electronic products, larger appliances and mobile phones. Flipkart has faced severe criticism for violating net-neutrality when it made a partnership with Airtel to launch the Airtel Zero platform. Today the company sells a wide variety of products like books, movies, music, games, mobile, accessories, cameras, computers, computer accessories, home and kitchen appliances, TV and video products, apparel, personal and healthcare products. Flipkart is anticipated to start repair service for mobile phones and electronic items. Flipkart launches Big Billion sale to capture a large market share during the festive season.

GMV (in billion $): 6

2. mJunction

mJunction is the largest e-commerce companies in India which is a 50-50 venture by Tata Steel and Steel Authority of India Limited(SAIL).

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Headquartered in Kolkata, the company was founded in 2001 by Tata Steel. At the initial stage it sold steel online, and later it expanded its business to include different verticals like e-selling, e-sourcing, e-finance, e-retail. Apart from India, mJunction is the largest e- commerce portal for steel in the world. mJunction was started with the intention to improve the supply chain of steel industry and make the process transparent. mJunction has various online platforms such as metaljunction.com, coaljunction.in, valuejunction.in, autojunction.in, straightline.in and mjunctionedge. All these platforms support small bidders to do transaction as well. mJunction is anticipated to conduct the e-auction for awarding media rights. mJunction has also won prestigious awards for its CSR activities and renowned as the most innovative company of the year. It is the pioneer e-commerce platform which allows selling steels online. It has revolutionized the way in which steel and coal was bought and sold earlier. Viresh Oberoi is the CEO of the company. The company has transacted 556,858 crore till date. It has presence in 25 locations across the country. mJunction won the “Best E-commerce company of the year” award in the ET now making of Developed India.

GMV (in billion $): 9.24

1. IRCTC

IRCTC, a subsidiary of Indian railways is the biggest and the largest e-commerce portal in India.

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It was established by the Government of India in 1999 to provide online railway ticketing services for the citizen of India. Today it facilitates services like online ticketing, tatkal booking, tourist destination booking and catering facilities. IRCTC has special tourist destination packages such as Bharat Darshan, Buddhist Circuit train, Maharaja express operation. Recently it started Adbhut Bhutan flight tour package to the happiest country Bhutan. IRCTC has also incorporated adventure tourist packages that offer adventure sports like water sports, adventure and wildlife treks etc. The catering facilities started by IRCTC is a good initiative as it allows passengers to book food from dominos, haldiram at some selected stations. IRCTC has also won prestigious awards such as Legend PSU of the year for Customer Friendly Operations Biggest E-Commerce portal in India in the year 2014. IRCTC has also made a record of booking of 11, 00,000 tickets in a day. This portal serves millions of customers who make their reservations online. IRCTC is the most popular portal in India for booking railway tickets online. IRCTC has a large customer base owing to its varied offerings. It also provides special benefits to senior citizens of the country.

GMV (in billion $): 14

Ranking Methodology:

1. The leading ecommerce companies of India are considered.

2. Parameters like GMV are considered for all these brands.

3. Based on GMV the companies are ranked to final the top ecommerce companies in India.

The insurance industry has been dynamic and very much competitive in recent years. The insurance industry is on the verge of getting disrupted for which technological changes, customers’ expectations for 24 hours service and changes in regulations and standards are cited as the main reasons. Hence, the whole insurance marketplace is getting redefined. The best insurance companies in the world are quite large in terms of market capitalization and are part of big financial brands globally. The top insurance companies include names like Berkshire Hathaway, AXA, Ping An followed by Allianz, Japan Post, Prudential etc. Here is the list of the top 10 Insurance companies in world 2019.

Quick Glance :

Below are Top Insurance Companies in the world:

1st Place : Berkshire Hathaway

2nd Place : AXA

3rd Place : Ping AN

4th Place : Allianz

5th Place : Japan Post

6th Place : Prudential

7th Place : China Life

8th Place : Generali

9th Place : People's Insurance Company of China

10th Place : Metlife

For More details about rankings and parameters, read on.

Top Insurance Companies with Ranking Parameters (Revenue, Profits):

10. MetLife Inc

Metlife originated in year 1868 and since then has contributed a lot in financial services providing insurance, annuities, employee benefits and asset management.

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Metlife is headquartered in NewYork, USA. With employee base of 58000 it is a well-known leader in insurance world for innovation and for splendid protection planning and launch of solutions in retirement and savings. It has five segments- Asia, USA, Europe, Latin America, Middle East and Africa and Metlife Holdings. Through organic growth, acquisitions, joint ventures and other partnerships, they have strong global presence over 60 countries. In 2013, Metlife foundation has committed to have financial inclusion of low-income and poor individuals and families. For this, now they follow five-year plans of $200 million. The company through MetLife Customer Solutions Center has become much customer focused and provide them security and trust. Metlife customer service has employed 2,100 representatives and sales agents who attend and resolve around 32 million pre-sales and post sales problems of customers. This company is ranked 10th in its top Insurance companies list.

Parameters ($billion)

Revenue: 64.4

Profit: 4.4

9. The People’s Insurance Company (PICC)

The People’s Insurance Company (Group) of China Limited was established in 1949 headquartered in Beijing, China.

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Within 69 years, it succeeded to becoming among the top insurance companies in the world. It is a state-owned company which promotes insurance services through Asset Management company Limited and Property and Casualty Company limited- its two subsidiaries. This company provides a variety of insurance services ranging from Property and Casualty, Life and health insurance, Asset management and Reinsurances inside the group. With employee base of more than 1lac, company worked a lot towards marketization and prevention of financial risks in P&C insurance. In face of the complex and fierce market competition, this segment strengthened strategic guidance, redesigned organizational structure, inspired and implemented proactive financial policy, assessed market benchmarking and promoted upgrades. The result is remarkable with an increase of 20% on annual net income. This company is ranked 9^th in its Insurance companies list.

Parameters ($billion)

Revenue: 70

Profit: 2.4

8. Generali

Generali is one of the largest insurance companies in the world.

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Generali offers a variety of solutions to the customers like life insurance, health insurance and other financial services. The company has a strong worldwide presence and has operations in more than 100 countries worldwide. Generali has an expert workforce which provides solutions to customers based on their needs and requirements. The company is based out of Italy and was found in the year 1831. The subsidiary brands of the company includes names like Genertel, Alleanza Toro, Ina Assitalia, Europ Assistance Group. The Generali group has a strong customer base in Europe and has over the last few years had a strong presence in America, Asia and Africa as well. With a good brand value, the company has established in the minds of the consumers through various marketing and advertising activities. The company has sponsored several global events as well as sports teams in Italy, France and other European countries.

Parameters ($billion)

Revenue: 93.1

Profit: 2.4

7. China Life Insurance

China Life Insurance Company Limited was established in 2003 headquartered in Beijing, china.

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This 70% state-owned firm is a leading life insurance company and one of the largest asset management firm in China. Apart from individual and group life insurance services, it also provides a wide variety of insurances such as accident and health insurance, reinsurance, Fund investment both long term and short term. Being customer-oriented, the Company started its business process reengineering, constructed a new business model and technological infrastructure. In order to ease and improve customer experience and operational efficiency, it launched more than 20 new applications. In this way, the Company has taken a remarkable step towards technological transformation and now started working in an Internet-based operation and management mode. With the help of largest market share in terms of Gross written premiums, the company reinforced first-mover advantage in rural markets and improved competitive atmosphere in large- and medium sized cities. 

Parameters ($billion)

Revenue: 97.1

Profit: 6

6. Prudential

Prudential Financial Inc. was founded in 1872 in Ohio, USA.

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It basically has insurance and investments as two primary businesses however, it also engages in additional insurance specialties through its subsidiaries and affiliates. The employee strength is around 50,000. It scored rank 111 in Forbes Global 2000 list of 2018. In 2018, the company decided to divide up into two entities. M&G Prudential is one of the leading retirement and savings businesses in UK and Europe. Another group i.e. the international Group will combine Asia, US and Africa businesses and will take advantage of growth opportunities here. Throughout the demerger process, the company has kept customer as topmost priority. In 2017, the Group published its first environmental, social and governance report, demonstrating that how it deals with stakeholders and customers alike with the same sense of responsibility and commitment and how it engages with investors and regulators on ESG risks and solutions. Apart from core business activities, the company also focusses on financial education, disaster preparedness and social inclusion. 

Parameters ($billion)

Revenue: 111.5

Profit: 3.1

5. Japan Post Holdings

With a huge employee base of around 2.5 lacs, this company is the Number One Japanese insurance company headquartered in Tokyo.

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Japan Post Insurance company Limited offers Life insurance, medical insurance, automobile insurance and Education endowment in addition to ordinary endowments. It connects and sells to customers through agencies and its own post offices which can be found in every corner of the country as bases of operations. Using Post offices helps it in two ways- nation wide network availability and reach to individuals and households. With regards to products and services, it promoted an initiative called “Kampo Platinum Life Service” to offer elderly customer-friendly services that emphasize a sense of security and trust by improving contacts with all of its customers-individuals and corporates. The group is ranked 45^th in Forbes Global 2000 List 2018. The company has wholesale divisions placed in 76 major cities nationwide. Through these units, products and services are sold directly and primarily to corporate and worksite markets. From April 2017, use of IBM Watson in daily business improved operational efficiency. This Insurance division of this company is ranked 5th in its Insurance companies list.

Parameters ($billion)

Revenue: 116.6

Profit: 0.4

4. Allianz Insurance

Allianz Insurance was established in 1890 in Munich, Germany.

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Since then, this company has been very competitive in insurance industry and now operates in 70+ countries around the world with 1,43000 workforces. In 2018, Allianz is ranked among the top Forbes Global 2000 list. With core businesses in Insurance and Asset management, it offers a wide range of property-casualty and life/health insurance products to both retail and corporate customers. For P&C segment, these include motor, accident, property, general liability, travel insurance and assistance services. It is the leading P&C insurer worldwide and comes in top five in the Life/Health insurance business. The Allianz group has come a long way and delivered net income of $6.8 billion in this year in spite of numerous natural disasters. For this success, the company gives credit to the global strategy program “Renewal Agenda”. Under this program, they started focus on Technical excellence and Customer satisfaction which helped them in 3% growth in annual revenue. The customer satisfaction has reached above average level in more than 60% of the businesses. According to Brand Finance, Allianz has the second highest brand value of all the global insurance companies. This brand is known for quality and expertise, trust and reliability- all these attributes have been intact with Allianz in the last few decades.

Parameters ($billion)

Revenue: 122.5

Profit: 7.7

3. Ping AN Insurance

Ping AN Insurance among the top insurance companies in the world.

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This company was established in 1988 with its headquarter in Shenzen, China. The firm has approximately 320,000+ dynamic workforce and is the largest and most valuable insurer of the world, worth $217 billion as of January 2018. It operates through three subsidiaries namely Ping An Bank, Ping An Securities and Ping An Trust. According to Brand Finance, this company has the highest brand value among all Insurance companies internationally. It comes in rank 16 in Forbes Global 2000 list of 2018. The company has positioned itself as World leading technology powered Personal Finances services group. It has two focuses- Pan Financial assets and Pan Health Care and two growth models- Finance plus Technology and Finance plus Ecosystem. It has achieved continuous CAGR of 25-29% in Total earnings and Total assets since many years. It is engaged in a diverse variety of businesses such as Life and Health, Property and casualty, Banking, Trust, Securities, Fintech and Health-tech and other Asset management. Ping An Bank’s retail strategic transformation generated positive effects as the bank’s revenue and net profit from retail banking grew by 41.7% and 68.3% year on year respectively.

Parameters ($billion)

Revenue: 141.6

Profit: 13.9

2. AXA

AXA is a very old company which was established in 1852 in Paris, France.

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The name was intentionally chosen so as to be easily pronounced by people belonging to any language. It has presence in Asia, North America, Western Europe and the Middle East with workforce of approximately 100,000. This company is specialized in Life, Health, Protection and P&C commercial lines segments. With approx 100 million customers in 56 nations worldwide, the company scored rank 27 in Forbes 2000 list of 2018. Recently, the group has restructured its organization and divided itself into six segments of operation – International, France, Asia, USA, Europe and Transversal and Central Holdings. For expanding customer reach to SMEs and individuals, it is developing Parametric Insurance solutions through AXA Global Para metrics unit. AXA works not only in insurance field but also in banking, asset management, investment and other financial branches. It distributes products through exclusive and non-exclusive channels including exclusive agents, salaried sales forces, direct sales, banks, as well as brokers, independent financial advisors, aligned distributors or wholesale distributors and partnerships.

Parameters ($billion)

Revenue: 149.9

Profit: 6.7

1.  Berkshire Hathaway

Berkshire Hathaway is a conglomerate holding company headquartered in Nebraska, USA.

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With a shareholder equity of $348 billion, Berkshire Hathaway is one of the oldest player in insurance industry which had been established in 1839. Its products and services are available through individual agencies and brokers. It is engaged in a diverse number of business activities among which Insurance and Reinsurance business are primary ones. These two businesses are conducted through numerous domestic and foreign based insurance entities. In 2014, by forming Berkshire Hathaway specialty Insurance this company entered into commercial insurance. With Asian regional offices in Singapore, Hongkong, Malaysia and Macau, BHSI recently has established an office in Dubai where it concentrates on specialty and commercial insurance in the lines of construction, marine, property, casualty, energy, professional and executive. Berkshire’s insurance companies maintain capital strength at exceptionally high levels, which differentiates them from their competitors. The company has an employee base of approx. 3.6 lacs.

Parameters ($billion)

Revenue: 235.2

Profit: 39.7

Rank Methodology:

1. Top 20 companies are shortlisted from all over the world.

2. Parameters like Revenue & Profits are chosen.

3. Weightages of 70% & 30% are given respectively and the total is calculated to evaluate the ranks.

Pharmaceutical industry has been one of the most consistently growing sector the world over. With billions of dollars riding on the medical industry, top pharma companies have been regularly investing huge sums on research & development to have more innovative solutions in medical sciences. The leading pharma companies have a strong production and distribution of medicines, which are available at all hospitals & pharmacy stores worldwide. The best pharmaceutical companies innovate and product life saving medicines to support healthcare efforts across the world. The list of top pharma companies include names like Pfizer, Roche, Johnson & Johnson followed by Merck, Sanofi, Novartis, AbbVie etc. Here is a list of the top 10 pharma companies in the world 2019.

Quick Glance :

Below are the top Pharmaceuitical Companies in World:

1st Place : Pfizer

2nd Place : Roche

3rd Place : Johnson & Johnson

4th Place : Merck & Co

5th Place : Sanofi

6th Place : Novartis

7th Place : AbbVie

8th Place : GlaxoSmithKline

9th Place : Gilead Sciences

10th Place : Amgen

For More details about rankings and parameters, read on.

Top Pharmaceutical Companies with Ranking Parameters (Revenue, R&D etc):

10. Amgen

Amgen Inc is an American multinational biopharmaceutical organization headquartered in Thousand Oaks, California.

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Amgen finds and creates inventive treatments in both biopharmaceuticals and little particle drugs. In 2017, top 3 of the line drugs incorporate Enbrel, Neulasta, and Aranesp, and for the final quarter, add up to incomes diminished 3 percent versus the final quarter of 2016 to ~6 billion. For the entire year, add up to incomes diminished 1 percent to 22.8 billion. Generally accepted accounting principles misfortune per offer of 5.89 for the final quarter and GAAP profit per share aka Earnings per share of 2.69 for the entire year incorporate a 6.1 billion charge identified with effects of corporate expense change. Non-GAAP Earnings per share were level in the final quarter at 2.89, driven by higher working edges and intrigue wage and a lower share tally. Free income for the entire year grew 9 percent to 10.5 billion, driven by higher working salary and great changes in working capital. At year end, money and speculations totaled 41.7 billion. The Company hopes to expand speculations to drive extra volume-driven development of novel meds in extensive patient populaces. These designs incorporate another U.S. producing plant. Money to investors totaled 6.5 billion of every 2017 through profits and offer repurchases. The Company's Board of Directors approved an extra 10 billion of offer to repurchases. This approval is not withstanding the current 4.4 billion in share repurchase approval as of 2017. 2018 aggregate incomes direction of 21.8-22.8 billion.

Revenue (USD Million): 22849

R&D Expenses (USD Million): 3562

Annual Revenue Growth: -1%

9. Gilead Sciences

Research-based Pharma company, Gilead, is one of the largest pharma companies in the world.

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In 2016, the affiliation extended administrative guaranteeing for Vemlidy, which is used to treat hepatitis B defilement disorders. Obviously, Gilead concentrated on influencing antiviral medications for convincing ailments to like HIV and hepatitis B/C, in any case, the affiliation has fanned out into different districts, for example, aspiratory distresses. Despite the fact that 2016 antiviral remedy game plans addressed 90% of aggregate pay, the total gathered from other pharmaceutical courses of action has moved by 13.6% since 2015. Signify wages for the last quarter of 2017 were 5.9 billion appeared differently in relation to 7.3 billion for a comparative period in 2016. Net incident for the last quarter of 2017 was 3.9 billion, or 2.96 hardship per share, stood out from net pay of 3.1 billion, or 2.34 per debilitated offer for a comparable period in 2016. The net incident for the last quarter consolidates a normal 5.5 billion accuse distinguished of the foundation of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (Tax Reform). Net pay for the last quarter of 2017 was 2.3 billion, or 1.78 per offer, stood out from 3.6 billion, or 2.70 per debilitated offer for a comparable period in 2016. Net pay denies wholes related to obtainment related, ahead of time joint exertion, stock-based pay and diverse expenses, and the impact of Tax Reform. Full year 2017 total wages were 26.1 billion, stood out from 30.4 billion for 2016. Net wage for 2017 was 4.6 billion, or 3.51 per debilitated offer, appeared differently in relation to 13.5 billion, or 9.94 per debilitated offer for 2016.

Revenue (USD Million): 25662

R&D Expenses (USD Million): 3374

Annual Revenue Growth: -15%

8. GlaxoSmithKline

GlaxoSmithKline is an English pharmaceutical organization which is known worldwide for its medicines and other products.

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The expansion can be credited to the superb execution of HIV drugs Trivicay and Triumeq, and solid immunization deals, especially the meningitis and influenza antibody. The organization prides itself on its wide helpful effort that highlights a solid pipeline of inventive medications and treatments inside zones, for example, neurology, oncology, respiratory and immuno-aggravation. In 2016, GSK's then-CEO Andrew Witty trusts that the year's execution was because of "ventures we made to manufacture new scale and supportability in the gathering and to grow new items" and would like to see this achievement proceed into 2017. GSK has several brands in consumer healthcare as well. The company has been listed on New York Stock Exchange, London Stock Exchange as well as FTSE Index. Close to 100,000+ people are employed in the company.

Revenue (USD Million): 24038

R&D Expenses (USD Million): 6235

Annual Revenue Growth: 7%

7. AbbVie

AbbVie is an American biopharmaceutical affiliation that addresses noteworthy master in making little particle drugs for patients around the world.

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Another region into ProClinical's best 10 pharma list, the affiliation is popular for working up the most elevated purpose of the line calm, Humira, which is utilized to treat rheumatoid joint disturbance. The affiliation additionally rotates around other treatment zones, for example, dermatology, oncology, neurological disarranges and metabolic infirmities. AbbVie owes a lot of its thriving this year to the standard degree of general best offering drugs, for example, Humira and Imbruvica, notwithstanding the way that Lupron, Veikira and Synthroid have additionally acknowledged an area in boosting wage. The midpoint of this heading reflects year-over-year advancement of 32 percent, most of which is driven by improvement in the central business. In regard to the in advance issued 2018 bearing gave in October 2017, this course fuses a development of 0.08 in view of more grounded working components. AbbVie's adjusted Earnings per share course go mirrors a suitable evaluation rate of about 9 percent in 2018. In 2018, AbbVie will experience a one-time net tax reduction related to the arranging of the phase in of courses of action of the new sanctioning on particular assistants. AbbVie speculates the association's adjusted intense appraisal rate to augmentation to 13 percent all through the accompanying 5 years in light of extended nearby wage and wander.

Revenue (USD Million): 28216

R&D Expenses (USD Million): 4982

Annual Revenue Growth: 10.39%

6. Novartis

The Swiss pharmaceutical Company, Novartis, makes or produces the pharmaceutical products in the zones/area of medicines, pharma products etc.

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2016 noticed a slight dunk in show progression from the earlier year, however the affiliation checked this hardship by uncovering some basic inside changes to help future game plans. Such as an example, Novartis split their pharmaceutical unit in two, with one being only focused around oncology – a region of phenomenal concentration that they have to widen going advances. On the other hand Cosentyx was an important achievement in the year 2016 and bits of knowledge at no help off in 2017. Novartis passed on best execution in 2017 as strong offers of our advancement key drivers, including Cosentyx, Entresto, Promacta/Revolade, and Tafinlar + Mekinist, continued adjusting the impact of non particular contention for our tumor sedate Gleevec/Glivec. Our results underscore the extensiveness and nature of our thing portfolio and highlight our success at controlling through patent terminations. Arrangements extended in the Innovative Medicines Division and the Alcon eye mind division returned to improvement. Sandoz Division bargains declined due to extended esteem contention in the US. Novartis net arrangements were USD 49.1 billion, up 1% in declared terms and up 2% in enduring money related structures. Arrangements volumes extended 7%, more than adjusting the impact of patent breaches. Working compensation in 2017 was USD 8.6 billion, basically it is controlled by higher arrangements, benefit changes and lower amortization, which were not entirely offset flat contention and higher publicizing wanders. Net wage was USD 7.7 billion benefitting from improvement in working pay and pay from related associations. Benefit per share were USD 3.28 benefitting from higher net pay and our offer buyback program.

Revenue (USD Million): 33000

R&D Expenses (USD Million): 8972

Annual Revenue Growth: 1.35%

5. Sanofi

Sanofi is one of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the world having a global presence.

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Sanofi is a French pharmaceutical organization that spotlights on creating and assembling treatments for some of the present greatest worldwide medical problems. Headquartered in Paris, France, the company has a strong workforce with over 100,000+ employees. The company covers main medicinal areas like cardiovascular, central nervous system, diabetes, internal medicine, oncology, thrombosis and vaccines. The organization picked up FDA endorsement for once-day by day insulin infusion Soliqua for patients with type 2 diabetes, while blockbuster sedate Lantus (diabetes and cardiovascular) encountered a plunge in deals contrasted and 2015. Although, the diabetes and the cardiovascular fragment grew by 3.8%, close by Sanofi Genzyme (strength mind) which expanded by 12.6 percent and also the Rare Disease Franchise by 9.7 percent.

Revenue (USD Million): 36663

R&D Expenses (USD Million): 6697

Annual Revenue Growth: 4.2%

4. Merck & Co

In like manner making profit this year, Merck and Co is a US pharmaceutical company headquartered in New Jersey.

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Regardless of the way that the association did not experience an extensive hop in pay differentiated and 2015 figures, Merck has kept up continuing business part improvement all through 2016 and into 2017. Amazingly, their non-little cell threat sedate Keytruda expanded regulatory underwriting from the FDA and EMA. It is depended upon to be an 'unmistakable preferred standpoint' for lung development patients around the globe. Expects Full-Year 2018 Worldwide Sales to be Between 41.2 Billion and 42.7 Billion, also including an approximately 1 Percent Positive and good Impact from Foreign Exchange. The Earnings per share is expected to be between 2.97 and 3.12. 70,000+ employees are with the organization Merck, the company which was established in 1917.

Revenue (USD Million): 35390

R&D Expenses (USD Million): 10000

Annual Revenue Growth: 1%

3. Johnson & Johnson

With about 20 billion more and higher in wage, Johnson and Johnson is by a long shot the world's most prominent pharmaceutical relationship in light of compensation.

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The US pharmaceutical, helpful contraptions and buyer flourishing supplier is a since quite a while earlier settled easily apparent name, with staple things. For example, Aveeno, Johnson's Baby and Clean and Clear overwhelming the customer stock advance. Wage has stretched out, to a confined degree, in perspective of a 6.5% ascending in pharmaceutical courses of action regardless of the way that an immense essential bit of the affiliation's focal points is from their buyer flourishing partition. The lift in pharmaceutical game plans is for the most part an immediate aftereffect of the stellar execution of illness steady Imbruvica, which is up by 86%. Like Pfizer, J&J have united a superior than normal year with an especially sorted out 30 billion mergers with Swiss biopharma Actelion. General arrangements for the whole year 2017 were 76.5 billion, an extension of 6.3% versus 2016. Operational results extended 6.0% and the beneficial outcome of cash was 0.3%. Family unit bargains extended 5.4%. All-inclusive arrangements extended 7.4%, reflecting operational advancement of 6.6% and a positive cash impact of 0.8%. Notwithstanding the net impact of acquisitions and divestitures, on an operational introduce, general arrangements for the whole year 2017 extended 2.4%, family unit bargains extended 1.6% and overall arrangements extended 3.3%. Net pay and debilitated benefit per share for the whole year 2017 were 1.3 billion and 0.47, independently. Whole year net salary included after-evaluate unimportant amortization cost of around 2.5 billion and a charge for after-force exceptional things of generally 16.2 billion. Consolidated into these uncommon things is a transitory measure of around 13.6 billion related with the present foundation of cost establishment.

Revenue (USD Million): 36256

R&D Expenses (USD Million): 10554

Annual Revenue Growth: 8.3%

2. Roche

Among the primary 3 pharmaceutical associations of 2017 is another Swiss-based pharma company, F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd.

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The association makes drugs and symptomatic instruments and has a proximity in Europe, North America, South America and Asia. The present year's success is owed to creating offers of top notch drugs, Herceptin, Kadcyla and Perjeta that extended by 4%, 7% and 26% independently. The association is in like manner planning to push some new propel solutions into the market all through the accompanying couple of years, including much-expected Ocrevus that will be used to treat various sclerosis. Hoffmann-La (Roche) is an exploration centered human services organization that creates, makes and conveys inventive therapeutics and indicative instruments and tests. Roche offers medication in various categories i.e. oncology, diabetes, ophthalmology, neuroscience, immunology, and irresistible illnesses. In 2017, top 3 top rated drugs incorporate malignancy medicines MabThera/Rituxan, Herceptin, and Perjeta.

Revenue (USD Million): 44368

R&D Expenses (USD Million): 10329

Annual Revenue Growth: 12%

1. Pfizer

The next place, American company Pfizer is ranked 1 and it is one of the biggest pharma companies globally.

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The organization bases on a broad assortment of treatment areas including oncology, neuroscience, metabolic ailments and exceptional ailment, and furthermore making vaccinations. Extended pay can be associated with the tremendous advancement of a couple of solutions which includes chest malady, Lyrica (misery) and Eliquis (blood thinner) that additional to a general 5% move up in bargains. In like manner, Pfizer got a little pharmaceutical association arranged in California, that is depended upon to help the pharma mammoth's disturbance and immunology portfolio in the coming years. 2017 earning of 52 Billion shows the strong position of the company. Revenues were also increased by 2% operationally. The Final Quarter of 2017 earnings of 13+ Billion increased substantially, which shows the consistence performance of the brand. 2018 revenue Growth of 4% and Adjusted Diluted Earnings per share Growth of 11% show a strong financial performance forecasting for the company.

Revenue (USD Million): 52540

R&D Expenses (USD Million): 7657

Annual Revenue Growth: -0.53%

Rank Methodology:

1. The leading pharmaceutical companies in the world are considered.

2. Parameters like revenues, R&D expenditure and growth rate are considered and given 40%, 50% and 10% weightages respectively.

3. A final score is calculated and the ranks are evaluated.

Top IT companies in India are contributing to the growth of technology not only in India but globally. Over the last few decades, top IT sector companies in India have become the global leaders in information technology sector. Even though the IT sector is still one of the biggest recruiters, there has been a constant stress with the advancements and innovations worldwide. The Indian IT sector employs more than 40 lakh people and is a $150+ billion industry. These top indian IT companies provide solutions to various industries across the globe like manufacturing, retail, government agencies, banking etc. Some of the best Indian IT companies are part of the top software companies worldover. Clients of these IT companies come from US, UK, Europe, APAC and locally in India. Some of the top IT companies in India are TCS, Infosys, Tech Mahindra, Wipro followed by HCL, L&T, Mindtree etc. Here is the list of the top 10 IT companies in India 2019.

Quick Glance:

Below are the top IT Companies in India:

1st Place : TCS

2nd Place : Infosys

3rd Place : Tech Mahindra

4th Place : Wipro

5th Place : HCL Technologies

6th Place : L&T Infotech

7th Place : Mindtree

8th Place : Mphasis

9th Place : Oracle Financial Services

10th Place : Rolta India

For more details about rankings and parameters on these top Indian IT companies, read on.

Top IT Companies in India with Ranking Parameters (Revenue):

10. Rolta India

Rolta is one of the leading information technology companies based out of India.

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Established in 1989 and headquartered in India, the company’s core strength lies in developing customized innovative solutions to its clients including many vertical segments. It also provides solutions for Governments, Defense agencies, banking services, retail, healthcare etc. The company received BS ISO/IEC 27001:2005 certification in the year 2006. The company believes in organic growth and building a healthy long-lasting relationship along with strategic alliances with its clients. Rolta has expertise in many fields which impacts businesses globally and have expertise to help clients. The company has consistently been among the top information technology companies in India.

They optimize their project right from the start of the project until the execution including the assessment of cloud, data-center businesses etc, through the implementation of exhaustive solutions. The company had a total revenue of INR 1581 crores in the last four quarters and employees over 2700 employees. Rolta is 10th in the list of top IT companies in India.

Net Sales (Crs)= Rs1581

Employee Strength: 2700

9. Oracle Financial Services

Formerly known as i-Flex Solutions, Oracle Financial Services is the IT counterpart of Oracle Corporation to the banking industry.

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It is a major part of Oracle Financial Services Global Business Unit. It provides financial services cloud solutions like Digital Innovation Platform, Engaged Bank and Financial Services API Economy. The company claims to have a customer base of 900+ clients in close to 150 nations worldwide. The company focuses on industry segments like Banking, Insurance and Capital Markets. Financial Services Next.0 is their flagship product and help clients in implementing Information Technology platforms with their business models. It also has several products for Internal Capital adequacy assessment, commodity trading compliance, enterprise performance management system etc. Over the years, Oracle Financial Services has been among the top IT companies in India. As part of its rebranding in 2008, the company’s website was merged with Oracle’s and the divisions and services were aligned with that of Oracle. The company employees a little over 8000 people and has had a revenue of INR 3,795 crores over the last four quarters.

Net Sales (Crs)= Rs3795

Employee Strength: 8818

8. Mphasis

The merger between Mphasis Corporation and BFL software limited in 2000 formed Mphasis.

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Since inception, they have a reputation of providing seamless services to their customers and provides a superior value to the customer’s value chain. Headquartered in Bengaluru, the company has constantly focused on innovation and client serving to offer best in class services. The company has received several awards and recognitions not only at company level but the management too has been recognized for their contribution to the industry. The company has chosen some vertical segments where they have high end expertise such as banking. In 2012, they concentrated primarily on sales, marketing, and building long term bonds with their business partners. The company has a workforce of approx. 22,000 employees and had a total revenue of INR 3,179 crores over the last four quarters.

Net Sales (Crs)= Rs3179

Employee Strength: 21994

7. Mindtree

Since its inception in 1999, Mindtree has become a renowned company in the Indian IT sector.

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The company delivers digital transformation and technology related solutions to its customers. The services are clients industry specific and hence is an important contributor in accelerating the growth of their clients. Collaborative spirit, expert thinking and unrelenting dedication form the core values of the company. The company lays emphasis on the gender diversity with roughly 30% inclusion of women in its workforce. The company also presence in community work as well. The Mindtree foundation works for improving the living conditions for people with disabilities and enhanced primary education. It also has several association with NGOs across the globe. The company clientele includes technological big giants like Microsoft, Oracle, IBM, HP etc. Owing to its expertise, the company has been one of the performers in top IT companies in India. They provide end-to-end detailed solutions in the fields of analytics, social media intelligence etc.  The company recently received the 2016 Azure innovation partner of the year by Microsoft. The company serves a wide range of verticals from banking, health to manufacturing and education.  The company had a total revue of INR 5,046 crores and an employee strength of 16,500 employees.

Net Sales (Crs)= Rs5046

Employee Strength: 16470

6. L&T Infotech (LTI)

A subsidiary of Larsen and Turbo and established in 1997, L&T Infotech operates in over 23 countries.

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They provide innovative IT services to their clients in order to accelerate their business and enhance the customer’s experience. The company has more than 250 clients worldwide and it was awarded top performer in global corporate social responsibility in the 2016 Global Outsourcing 100. The company employs standards of Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI) and is a maturity level five organisation. Sanjay Jalona is the current MD and CEO of the company. Quality is one of the key factors to the company’s success and they constantly update and benchmark their process against the best in the world. The company was recently ranked amongst super 50 in Dalal Street Journal in March 2017. It was also named one of The Star Performers and Major Contenders in Everest group’s PEAK Matrix Assessment 2015. However, in 2016 the company faced a lot of revolt and protests for revoking the offer letter of roughly 1500 recruits after a waiting period of 18 months. L&T Infotech has been one of the top information technology companies in India. It recently acquired AugmentIQ Data Sciences Pvt Ltd in October 2016 to improve its capabilities in the field of Big Data, Analytics and Internet of Things (IoT) solutions. The company had a total revenue of INR 6,614 crores over the last four quarters

Net Sales (Crs)= Rs6614

Employee Strength: 22000

5. HCL Technologies

HCL Technologies is part of the HCL group which was founded in 1976 by Mr. Shiv Nadar.

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The conglomerate generated a revenue of more than INR 21,000 crores over the last four quarters. The company has a strong workforce of 117,000+ employees and is headquartered in Noida and has offices in more than 30 nations including USA, France, Germany and United Kingdom. The company provides services like Analytics, Cybersecurity amongst many others. It operates across different sectors like consumer electronics, automotive, industrial manufacturing, aerospace, banking and many more. The company practices a culture of maintaining relationships beyond the contract with their clients. They have done businesses with banks like Deutsche, tech companies like HP and many more global enterprises. The company is renowned for its ability to deliver high value to their clients business. The company recently acquired United Kingdom based ETL Factory Limited to improves its prowess in automation. Power of One, HCL’s employee-driven community initiative aims at conducting transformational social projects and activities. Exaple of this being Project Samudhay, where it adopted 100 villages and improved facilities like water, women welfare, education, health and sanitation in those places. HCL is amongst the top 20 largest companies in India with a market cap of a little over $18 billion USD. The company along with its subsidiaries had a revenue of $7.4 billion.

Net Sales (Crs)= Rs21476

Employee Strength: 117781

4. Wipro

Wipro was initially setup as Western India Vegetable Products Limited at 1945 by Mr. Azim Premji.

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Wipro demerged its non-IT business into separate entities and shifted its focus on independent businesses, and currently the company has over 160,000+ people employed across 6 continents. Wipro offers a diverse portfolio of services coupled along with their business expertise to help the clients deploy and use IT strategically to meet their business objectives. It was the first Indian software technology and services company to achieve the ISO 4001 certification in 2002. In 2014, Wipro signed a 10-year contract with ATCO in energy dealings. Mr. Abidali Z. Neemuchwala is the current CEO of Wipro. The company has a number of key focus areas like machine learning, Data Sciences and analytics and is currently investing heavily in block chain technologies. Wipro has been a top performers and hence it among the top IT companies in India. The company was positioned 1st in 2010 Asian sustainability Rating and was recognized as the most ethical companies in the world in March, 2017. The Company has a total revenue of INR 44,902 crores in last four quarters

Net Sales (Crs)= Rs44902

Employee Strength: 166790

3. Tech Mahindra

Tech Mahindra is a part of Mahindra group, which is one of the most reputed organizations in India.

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The global IT giant aims at building a sustainable competitive advantage for their clients, and it has a workforce of 110,000+ people across 90 countries. The company was ranked among the top in the Indian IT services and globally in the Fortune India 500. The company helps clients all over the world transform their businesses to a more integrated and connected one by offering customer-centric and innovative technological expertise. Their core strength lies in technologies fulfilling customer requirements to the fullest, omni-channel distribution and smart solutions in various sectors using AI and machine learning.  C P Gurnani, the current CEO of Tech Mahindra, has various digital initiatives to position the company in the digital domain. The company’s forte lies in the areas of Health and Education. They acquired 31% stake in the Satyam computers in 2012. The company has also sponsored several global events including the soccer worldcup and other international events. Recently, they recently signed the agreement to acquire US based healthcare company, CJS Solutions LLC.  The Company had a total revenue of 23,562 crores in last four quarters.

Net Sales (Crs)= Rs23562

Employee Strength: 117225

2. Infosys

Infosys is a household name of Information Technology space with workforce of over 200,000 people in different countries.

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The company has around 50 offices worldwide and large number of delivery centres at various strategic locations across the world. Infosys was the first Indian IT company to be listed in NASDAQ and grown on from strength to strength. Infosys has been a consistent performer in the sector and has always been among the top IT companies in India. It is also CPMM Level 5 certified in 1999. Infosys Foundation work in the areas of education, health and many more. The company invests heavily in research and development of Next Gen technology solutions. Finacle a leading core banking product from Infosys gathered a lot of traction which later became a part of EdgeVerve Systems Ltd. The company is currently investing a lot in niche technologies like Big Data analysis and blockchain. The Company has a total revenue of INR 60,878 crores in last four quarters and taskforce of over 200,000 employees.

Net Sales (Crs)= Rs60878

Employee Strength: 200364

1. TCS

TCS has become the first Indian IT company to have a market capitalization of 100 billion dollars.

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The largest IT giant of India was established in 1968 and it is a wholly owned subsidiary of TATA group, and JRD Tata was the first chairman of the company. TCS generates roughly 70% of the revenue for Tata Sons, and is one of the global leaders in the sector. It was ranked among the top in Forbes most innovative company in the world. It is ranked 10th in Forbes India 500 list. A number of joint research and development projects are also being done by TCS, the latest one being the development of a smart watch by partnering with SATS. TCS has close to 400,000+ employees, which is one of the highest in the world. The company is the largest IT recruiter in India consistently over the last decade. It has set up the largest corporate learning centre which can train as much as 50,000 graduates at Trivandrum, Kerala.  TCS and its 67 subsidiaries provide a wide-range of technology-related products and services for both the government bodies and private enterprises as well. The close to 400,000 employees of the company employees have been a constant source of drive for the company. It has 289 offices across 46 countries and 147 delivery centres in 21 countries. It also has 19 innovation labs in three countries and has partnership with leading institutes like IITs, Stanford, MIT, CMU etc. The Company has a total revenue of INR 95,192 crores in last four quarters

Net Sales (Crs)= Rs95192

Employee Strength: 390880

Ranking Methodology:

1. The leading & top IT companies in India are considered

2. Parameters like net sales and number of employees in the organization are considered

3. The final ranks are evaluated based on the revenues.

Over the years, sports companies have been providing the highest quality of apparel, shoes, equipment etc to athletes and sports fans. With the increase of ecommerce, the popularity of the top sports companies in the world has increased many fold. Not only sports players but even young demographics prefer to wear sportswear produced by these companies. The top sports brands include Nike, Adidas, Puma, Under Armour, DKS along with Converse, Asics etc. Here is the list of the top 10 sports brands in the world 2019.

Quick Glance :

Below are the biggest and Top Sports Brands in the world:

1st Place : Nike

2nd Place : Adidas

3rd Place : DKS

4th Place : Under Armour

5th Place : Puma

6th Place : New Balance

7th Place : Skechers

8th Place : Asics

9th Place : North Face

10th Place : Converse

For More details about rankings and parameters, read on.

Top Sports Brands with Ranking Parameters :

10.Converse

Converse is one the leading sports wear brands with a strong product offering.

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Found in 1908, Converse is a global brand focusing on sports wear, apparel, shoes, equipment and much more. The company has an employee strength of 2500+ and since 2003 it is a part of global sports giant Nike, which has helped the brand grow. The company’s “star” logo is one of the most easily identifiable icons which shows the wide popularity of this sports brand. Converse has a strong presence in sports and especially in basketball NBA and skateboarding. The company has made it a point to reach out to sports enthusiasts and has managed to do so by sponsoring several sports events and teams. Apart from sports, Converse has also roped in fashion stars to promote is casual fashion apparel and accessories.   With the increasing reach of online shopping, the brand has a global presence in more than 100 markets worldwide, making it one of the largest sports brands in the world.

Revenue ($ Bn): 2.04

9.North Face

A subsidiary of VF corporation, North Face is one of the top sports brand and equipments company in the world.

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North Face is a world leader in outdoor accessories and equipment like tents, backpacks along with trekking shoes, apparel, jackets etc. Found in 1968 as a brand for mountaineering equipment, the company is currently headquartered in California in US. An expert in snow equipment, North Face has a target audience of those who are interested in snow boarding, skiing, mountaineering etc. The company has more than 50 retail outlets in USA alone followed by 20 in UK and a few in Canada as well. Apart from this, the company sells equipments and goods across the world through online portals as well as multi brand retail outlets. North Face is now a fully owned subsidiary of VF corporation, which has other popular brands like Lee, Wrangler etc as some of the popular brands under its umbrella.

Revenue($ Bn): 2.4

8.Asics

Japanese sports shoes and equipment brand Asics is one of the biggest sports companies in the world.

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Asics is headquartered in Japan and having more than 7000 employees. Asics was found in the year 1949 and has since then gone on to become a leading global sports brand. Asics has gone on to become a leading sportswear brand not only by acquisition of other players but also by aggressive marketing like sponsorship of the cricket team of Australia. The brand offers its entire portfolio of offerings through its website. The product range covers shoes, Tshirts, tracks, equipments for men, women and kids. The company also focuses on customer service and has got provisions for product replacement and return incase a customer is not fully satisfied. Based out of Japan, the company made its presence in US in the year 1977 and since then created a substantial market share. Sponsorships, outdoor advertising, TV commercials etc all have helped establish the brand as a top sports company.

Revenue ($ Bn): 3.61

7.Skechers

Based out of California USA, Skechers has become one of the largest sports brand companies in the world.

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Skechers is one the largest manufacturers of sports footwear and the company boasts of more than 11000 employees. The company was found in the year 1992 and has over the years established itself as a global sportswear brand especially with the help of global celebrities. The global footprint of the company can be judged by the fact that Skechers products are sold in more than 170 countries. All over the world, the company has more than 2500 stores. With the growing popularity of online shopping, Skechers website provides its users the entire range of product offerings. Skechers products are also widely available through multi brand outlets and websites. The company has also focused on CSR activities, most notably being helping foundation for children with special needs and youth. Skechers has been endorsed by several athletes like basketball players, elite runners, TV hosts etc.

Revenue ($ Bn): 4.16

6.New Balance

Over the years, New Balance has grown on to become one of the leading sports brands in the world.

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Found in the year in 1906 in US, New Balance has over 5000 employees globally with the company’s headquarters in Boston. New Balance has a wide range of products like sportswear, shows, cricket equipment, apparel etc. New Balance brand has a strong affinity to the skateboarding sport and has specially designed shoes and accessories for skateboarders. New Balance has grown in leaps and bounces over the last few years and one major reason is the sponsorship it offers for sports teams and events. Olympic committees of a few countries and several European football clubs have been sponsored by the brand. The company has also been extensively involved with sports like cricket, basketball, cycling etc. Some of the leading international tennis players are also brand ambassadors of New Balance.

Revenue ($ Bn): 4.5

5.Puma

Puma is one of the most popular, easily recognizable and top sports brand in the world.

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The Puma company, based out of Germany, was formed in the year 1948 after the brand got split with Adidas. Since then the company which has over 11000 employees is a worldwide leader in footwear, apparel, sports equipment, accessories etc. The company became a publicly listed organization in 1986. The global presence of the company can be seen from the fact that Puma products are sold in more than 120 countries across the world. Puma’s wide product portfolio offers goods for running, gym, football kits, golf, basketball etc. Leading international football stars and some of the top international football teams and clubs are sponsored by Puma. Recently, the company has also associated itself with cricket and Formula 1, with an aim of becoming one of the top sports brands in the world. Puma’s distribution network has been accoladed not of for high efficiency but also for protecting the environment.

Revenue ($ Bn): 4.8

4.Under Armour

Based out of Baltimore USA, Under Armour is one of the leading sports apparel and accessories companies in the world.

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Formed only in 1996, Under Armour has grown on to become one of the leading sports companies with an employee strength of more than 13000 worldwide. The company has a wide range of products offering Clothing, footwear, sporting equipment and other accessories. Apart from USA, Under Armour has offices in London, Amsterdam, Mexico, New York and many other locations. The company has grown rapidly over the last few years by some strong acquisitions as well. Apart from acquiring sportswear companies, the company has also taken oven fitness app products which has added to the diversification of the brand. Under Armour offers tshirts, caps, shoes, jackets etc which are widely used in sports like soccer, basketball etc. Under Armour has effectively used man media channels to ensure effective marketing and branding of its products. The company has several celebrity ambassadors endorsing the brand and its products.

Revenue ($ Bn): 5

3.DKS

DKS Sporting Goods is one of the largest sports companies in the world based out of USA.

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DKS has more than 600 stores spread all over America, which is managed and run by an employee staff in excess of 25000. Some of the important subsidiaries of DKS are Affinity Sports, Field & Stream, Golf Galaxy, Oshman's Sporting Goods, True Runner etc. Over the years, many sports teams and events have been sponsored by DKS, which have ensured worldwide visibility and brand recall of the brand. The company has been associated with several sporting events like marathons, NHL, golf tournaments, basketball, football etc. The company was formed in the year 1948 and regular acquisitions have strengthened its place as a leading sports brands in the world. With the increasing penetration of ecommerce, the company offers its entire product line online through the company website as well as other multi brand websites. For ensuring high customer satisfaction, the company has several processes like return policies, refund etc. DKS has continually invested in advertising through TV commercials, online ads, print media etc.

Revenue ($ Bn): 8.5

2.Adidas

Germany based global sports giant Adidas was formed in the year 1949 as the Adidas brand.

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Adidas has a strong product offering and offers products like Footwear, sportswear, equipment, deodorants etc, which are served to customers worldwide. The company has a strong employee base of more than 50,000+ employees which are spread in its offices all over the world. Some of big brands like Reebok, Runtastic, Matix are also subsidiaries of Adidas group. Adidas being one of the leading sport brands in the world, has sponsored many sporting events and teams all across the world and across various sports as well. Adidas was the official sponsor of the football world cup apart from sponsoring various international and club teams like Manchester United, Real Madrid, Milan etc. The company has also sponsored cricket player & teams, baseball, basketball, golf, running etc. Some of the top tennis players also endorse Adidas brand and its goods/accessories. Effective television commercials using sports celebrities has been the backbone of marketing the Adidas brand. Some sports personalities associated with Adidas are Any Murray, Sachin Tendulkar, Lionel Messi etc.

Revenue ($ Bn): 46.2

1.Nike

Nike is the world’s leading sports good manufacturer, distributor and marketeer in the world.

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With more than 70,000 employees all over the world, Nike is the biggest maker of sports shoes, apparels, sports equipment and much more. Apart from its product business, the brand “Nike” is one of the biggest brands in the world owing to its excellent marketing and top of the mind brand recall. The company was formed in the year 1964, and it has gone on to become one of the biggest companies in the world. Over the years Nike has made some big acquisitions which has strengthened its position in the global sports market. Nike has a strong focus on marketing and branding, and has several brand ambassadors across various sports. Nike has sponsored football stars like Ronaldo, Neymar, Rooney etc. Basketball star Michael Jordan has an entire line of shoes dedicated to him by Nike. In cricket too, Nike has associated itself with the Indian cricket team owing to huge popularity in India.

Revenue ($ Bn): 110.3

Rank Methodology:

1.The leading sports brands are considered for analysis.

2.Latest revenues for the companies are taken.

3.The brands are ranked on the basis of their revenues.

Top banks have been playing a very pivotal role in the people’s loves. The money, its circulation, security, and management are preserved by the banks in each country. Banks are the backbone of the national economies and collectively, they decide the global economy. The Chinese and American Banks have mostly stuck to the positions for a considerable period of time. Other countries like France, Japan, United Kingdom, etc. have fought to reach the list of top 10 Banks in the world. Some of the top banks in the world are dominated by Chinese banks like ICBC, China Construction Bank, Agriculture Bank of China followed by JP Morgan, HSBC, Bank of China etc. Retail and Personal Banking, Corporate Banking, Asset Management, Loans, Investment Banking, etc. are the major functions of the banks and holding groups. The best banks have revolutionized the way they reach and provide services to the customers worldwide. Here is a list of top 10 banks in the world 2019.

Quick Glance:

Below are the top Banks in World:

1st Place : ICBC

2nd Place : China Construction Bank

3rd Place : Agricultural Bank of China

4th Place : Bank of China

5th Place : Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group

6th Place : JP Morgan Chase

7th Place : HSBC

8th Place : BNP Paribas

9th Place : Bank of America

10th Place : Wells Fargo

For more details about rankings and parameters, read on.

Top Banks in World with Ranking Parameters (Revenue, Income & Net Assets):

10. Wells Fargo & Company

Wells Fargo & Company is an American company headquartered at San Francisco, California.

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The company has central offices throughout the country and has given customers access to its many offices across geographies. The bank enjoys the status of the second largest bank in the world by market capitalization as well as the third largest bank by total assets in United States. The financial services of the bank include products such as corporate banking, consumer finance, equities trading, investment banking, retail brokerage, risk management, wealth management, private banking, mortgage loans, currency exchange, credit cards, consumer finance, foreign exchange trading and many more. The bank employs around 270 thousand employees worldwide. The back-offices of Wells Fargo in India and Philippines have more than 3000 people in staff. The bank has offices in London, Dubai, Hong Kong, Singapore, Tokyo and Toronto. Wells Fargo is a top banker for the gun-makers in US and Nation Rifle Association. However, this affiliation of the bank has aroused many controversies.  Wells Fargo Rail is a division of the original Wells Fargo & Company which was bought from GE Capital Rail Services. The Wealth and Investment Management business run under the subsidiaries called Wells Fargo Investments, LLC and Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC. Wells Fargo Securities is another business of investment banking which is headquartered at Charlotte, North Carolina, United States. Artistic interests of banks reflect into their museums. The bank operates nearly 13 museums most known as a Wells Fargo History Museum. During the great recession, Wells Fargo obtained $25 billion as Emergency Economic Stabilization Fund where US Treasury purchased preferred stocks. Hence Wells Fargo is 10th in the Top banks in the World list.

Revenue (in Billions of USD): 48.71

Net Profit (in Billions of USD): 12.07

Assets (in Billions of USD): 1933.01

9. Bank of America

Bank of America has headquarters in Charlotte, North Carolina.

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It is the second largest bank in the United States by Assets which has a strong customer base. Bank of America is a multinational bank with a presence in United States of America, Canada, Asia Pacific, Europe, Middle East, Africa and Latin America. The bank also has 9% stake in the China Construction Bank with almost 3 billion USD value. The bank is also famous by its name “BofA”. The bank was ranked 11 by Forbes Magazine Global 2000 in 2016. The bank holds almost one-tenth of the total deposit in America which makes it one of the “Big Four” Banks of United States. The firm operates in all the states as well as other 40 countries in the world. It serves more than 45 million customers worldwide and has more than 4,500 banking centers enabling relations with many small and big businesses. With more than 15,000 ATMs globally, the bank has highly penetrated the network.  Services and products like Corporate banking, insurance, wealth management, mortgage loans, private banking, etc. can be availed from the bank. The firm has two prime divisions, Bank of America Home Loans and Bank of America Merrill Lynch with three subsidiaries, viz., Merrill Lynch, Merrill Edge and U.S. Trust. Capital ratio is maintained at 11.8% by the firm. The firm also involves itself into philanthropic economic activities as a part of its Civil and Social Service Responsibility. The United States workforce has more than 50% women working in the bank, even in high positions, the ration is nearly 50%.

Revenue (in Billions of USD): 87.34

Net Profit (in Billions of USD): 18.23

Assets (in Billions of USD): 2281.23

8. BNP Paribas

BNP Paribas is a French Multinational Banking Group with its presence in more than 70 countries in the world.

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The bank came into existence with the merger of Banque de Nationale de Paris and Banque de Paris et De Pay-Bas in 2000. Being one of the three big French banks, which also include Société Générale and Le Credit Lyonnais are other two French banks, BNP Paribas is serving more than 30 million customers in three main domestic markets of Belgium, France, and Italy. The bank has brands like BNL and Fortis. In the Western United States, the bank operates under the brand name of Bank of West. Consumer Banking, Corporate Banking, Asset Management, Investment Banking, Credit card Services, etc. are the services provided by BNP Paribas. BNP Paribas has managed to gain the position of the largest bank in the Eurozone and in the world by its value of total assets. In 2015, the bank has outstanding deposits and loans as 600.3 billion USD and 682.5 billion USD respectively with the highest revenue generated from its European operations. The BNP Paribas became the world’s fifth largest bank just after the Global Financial Crisis in 2008. In October 2008, the bank looked after the 75% activities of the Fortis Bank of Belgium and 66% in Luxemburg. The personal banking services are offered in more than 7,000 branches of the bank with providing the employment to 1,90,000 people globally. 9.3 million Euros have been allocated by the bank for the renewable energy sector in 2016 and it is committed to raising 6 million Euros more to it.

Revenue (in Billions of USD): 53.28

Net Profit (in Billions of USD): 9.30

Assets (in Billions of USD): 2420.05

7. HSBC

Formed by the initials, Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation was established in British Hong Kong earlier.

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After some time, it was acquired by its British parent company, HSBC Holding Plc, and the bank is headquartered in London, United Kingdom in HSBC tower. Retail banking, wealth management, finance, insurance, credit card services, investment banking, corporate banking, etc. are the banking services provided by HSBC. Scotsman Sir Thomas had founded the bank in 1865 due to British colonization in Hong Kong during that period. The bank has acquired Marine Midland Bank based in United States of America, Banco Bamerindus and Roberts SA de Inversions of Argentina in the 20^th century. It after, acquired Republic National Bank of New York at the end. Leaving some part of South Africa, the bank has it presence in all over the world including Asia, Europe, America, Australia and Latin America. Global product lines like HSBC Direct, HSBCnet, HSBC Advance and HSBC Premier are present which offer field-related services. For example, HSBC is direct online telephone banking operation for mortgage and other commercial purposes. The bank has overall 2,30,000 employees globally with positive variance in revenue, net profit, assets, equity and growth from last year. Talking about HSBC Sustainable Financial Highlights, the group was listed to be ranked first for the climate change initiative, SRI and sustainable research by institutional investors in Extel Survey. Moreover, it partnered with Cambridge Institute for sustainability leadership Banking Environment Initiative. Famous HSBC Water program which has committed 150 million USD over the period of eight years to be completed in 2019.

Revenue (in Billions of USD): 63.78

Net Profit (in Billions of USD): 11.88

Assets (in Billions of USD): 2521.77

6. JPMorgan Chase

JPMorgan Chase & Co. is basically an investment bank company.

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The firm also provides the services such as Asset Allocation, Debt Resolution, Credit Derivative trading and services, foreign currency exchange, futures, and options trading etc. JP Morgan is also a leader in Money Market trading, Risk Management, Mortgage-backed securities, Retail and Prime Brokerage, etc types of financial services. The firm has maintained a capital ratio of 15.2% until last year. Till last year, it was one of the largest asset management companies in the world. JPMorgan Chase also carries the second position in the United States with its hedge fund unit. The JPMorgan Brand was traditionally known as “Morgan”. The bank formed when two firms were merged namely Chase Manhattan Corporation and J.P. Morgan and Co. The Corporation also consisted of a Chemical Bank Corporation and Bank One Corporation. The company is headquartered in New York City. The bank had gone through a number of mergers and acquisitions to land such a big position. The firm has around 2,50,000 employees worldwide currently. The company has strategic interests in the services like Consumer & Community Banking, Corporate & Investment Banking, Commercial Banking and Asset & Wealth Management. The bank has won the Best Banking Performer in the United States of America given by Global Brands Awards Magazine in 2016. Surprisingly, the Bank collects the Art, too. After the collection began in 1959, the bank has currently acquired 6,000 graphics based and 30,000 based art pieces. The heavy and successful finance banking company has met with many trading losses and other cases.

Revenue (in Billions of USD): 99.62

Net Profit (in Billions of USD): 24.44

Assets (in Billions of USD): 2533.59

5. Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group is headquartered in Tokyo of Japan.

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The company provides banking as well as other financial services, and it was listed as a 5^th bank by assets globally. Not surprisingly, it is the largest holding group in Japan which holds around 1.8 trillion USD worth of deposits. The company was created as a result of the merger of Mitsubishi Tokyo Financial Group and UFJ Holdings based at Tokyo and Osaka respectively. The bank focuses on the services like Corporate Banking, Personal Banking, Investment Management and Banking, Mortgage and Credit Card Services, etc. The six subsidiaries of the firm include Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation, The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Mitsubishi UFJ Securities, UnionBanCal Corporation, Mitsubishi UFJ NICOS and Mitsubishi UFJ Lease and Finance. With over 100,000 employees in Japan, the bank is growing in all aspects of net profit, revenue as well as the assets. The major shareholders of the bank are Japan Trustee Services Bank, The Master Trust Bank of Japan, Nippon Life Insurance Company, Toyota Motor Corporation and other small shareholders. The bank has special Civil and Social Service Responsibility Committee which looks after the CSR and sustainability activities. In the field of Environment, the bank is considered to be ranked first in the renewable energy sector which handled the highest value of related project finances. Carbon Dioxide emissions are not given opportunities to increase, the bank ensures that environment-friendly projects are financed. Over 3,000 employees are on children leave in the MUFJ Group. The ratio of female manager is also rising an an impressive rate.

Revenue (in Billions of USD): 42.68

Net Profit (in Billions of USD): 8.14

Assets (in Billions of USD): 2913.90

4. Bank of China

Bank of China is one of the “Big Four” Banks of China and owned by the Government of China.

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The bank provides the services like credit cards, corporate banking, consumer banking, securities, asset management, mortgage loans, private banking, finance and insurance, wealth management, etc. In 2009, by market capitalization value, the bank was ranked fifth globally. At the same time, it was China’s second largest lender bank as well. Forbes Global 2000 ranked it one of the largest company in the world. Other than Mainland of China, the bank has branches in 27 different countries and areas, i.e., Malaysia, South Africa, Vietnam, Philippines, Taiwan, Bahrain, etc. The foundation dates back in 1912 by the republican government which is also the oldest bank in the mainland of China. The Bank of China has two legally separate subsidiaries- Bank of China (Hong Kong) and Bank of China (Canada). Though the bank has operations outside China, but it accounts for only less than 4% of the activity of the bank by both profits whereas Mainland China accounts for more than 50% of the bank by profits and 75% by assets as in 2005. China Central Huijin which is an investment arm of the government of the People’s Republic of China holds 64.63% of shares in the Bank of China. Other ordinary shareholders are HKSCC Nominees Ltd.  and China Securities Finance which hold 27.78% and 2.9% shares respectively. Preference share owners are the Bank of New York Mellon, China Mobile Communications, China National Tobacco Corporation and Zhongwei Real Estate with having 39.96%, 18.01%, 5.00% and 3.00% respectively. There are around 310 thousand employees of Bank of China working globally.

Revenue (in Billions of USD): 77.15

Net Profit (in Billions of USD): 29.5

Assets (in Billions of USD): 3104.84

3. Agricultural Bank of China

Agricultura Bank of China which is also known as “ABC” (acronym) or “AgBank”.

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The bank is a part of the “Big Four” banks of the Republic of China. The bank has around 320 million retail customers and over 2.5 million of corporate clients which makes it one of the biggest banks in the world and it is operated in nearly 24,000 branches worldwide. The bank’s initial public offering is known to fetch the largest amount of funding followed by Alibaba. The bank was founded in 1951 and has headquarters in Beijing, China. The Agricultural Bank of China was formed as a merger of the Republic of China, Farmers Bank of China and Cooperation Bank of China. The agricultural banks were absorbed in the government for two times. It was restructured as to be Agricultural Bank of China and created a holding company. The bank is listed on both “Shanghai Stock Exchange” as well as “Hong Kong Stock Exchange”. The main owners of the bank include Central Huijin Investment, Ministry of Finance of the Republic of China, National Social Security Fund and China Securities Finance whereas the first two has around 80% of the ownership combined. The rest two have nearly 5% stakes in the shares. Being the public company, other shares are available to the public. The bank houses the total of 5,00,000 employees in the world. Bank provides many products and services like Finance and Insurance, Consumer Banking, Corporate Banking, Investment Banking, Investment Management, Global Wealth Management, Private Equity, Mortgages and Credit Card facilities.

Revenue (in Billions of USD): 86.59

Net Profit (in Billions of USD): 30.80

Assets (in Billions of USD): 3357.80

2. China Construction Bank

When it comes to China, it has four large banks that have also fought for the positions in the top ten list of the world’s largest banks.

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China Construction Bank is one of those banks in the “People’s Republic of China”. The bank has around 14,000 branches in China & it has international branches in more than 15 main cities of different countries worldwide, viz, New York, London, Barcelona, Singapore, Tokyo, etc. The bank is originally owned by the Government of China as a part of Ministry of Finance with over 4 hundred thousand employees. Due to separation procedure is undertaken by China Construction Bank being the predecessor bank, China Construction Bank Corporation was created as a joint-stock commercial bank in September 2004 as under the PRC Company Law of China. Bank of America started with almost around 95% of stake in the bank which now has reached billion 7.3 USD worth of shares. The bank was founded as the People’s construction bank of China which later changed its name. China Construction Corporation Bank investment division had launched a 0.7 billion USD fund called China Healthcare Investment Fund which aimed to focus on investments in China’s rapidly growing healthcare sector. The bank abides by the principles of sustainability by Economic development, Environmental protection by providing green loans and social development. Commitment to serving the real economy and actively supporting the national development strategy. The bank continued to follow and analyze the prospective business opportunities brought by the system of Five-Year plan implementation.

Revenue (in Billions of USD): 94.73

Net Profit (in Billions of USD): 38.85

Assets (in Billions of USD): 3528.61

1. ICBC

The Industrial and Commercial Bank of China which also commonly famous as “ICBC”.

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The company is headquartered in the capital city, Beijing, China, and it is one of the biggest state-owned commercial banks of Republic of China, mainly noted as the “Big Four”. It ranked first in the Bankers’ Top 1000 and Forbes Global 2000 list of public companies in the world. Initially, the bank was a local state-run bank established in 1984. The bank provides the services such as Finance and Insurance, Consumer Banking, Corporate Banking, Investment Banking, Investment Banking, Global Wealth Management, private equity, etc. Most of the voting rights are held by the Government of China through Central Huijin Investment, Ministry of Finance and China Securities Finance. Other holders are Temasek holdings and NSSF. The company provides employment to 4,62,000 employees. Industrial and Commercial Bank of China raised around 14 billion USD in Hong Kong Stock Exchange and 5.1 billion USD in Shanghai Stock Exchange. The bank has acquired major stakes in the banks like the Standard Bank of Argentina. Majorly, the banks have provided loans to the industries like manufacturing, transportation, storage, Power and Gas, Property Development, Construction, etc. The bank follows the international standards of Environmental and Social for Financial Institutions. It is the first Chinese bank to adopt the Equator Principles. The bank follows the Six-Dimension model for CSR activities. The model covers the values such as Green Bank, Brand Builder, Value Creator, Creditworthy Bank, Harmonious Bank and Charity Bank.

Revenue (in Billions of USD): 107.76

Net Profit (in Billions of USD): 45.85

Assets (in Billions of USD): 4160.60

Ranking Methodology:

1. The top 20 banks in the world are considered for the ranking

2. Parameters like revenues, net profits and assets are considered and are given weightage of 0.5, 0.2 and 0.3 respectively

3. A consolidated score is calculated and the final ranks are evaluated.

The FMCG (Fast Moving Consumer Goods) also known as CPG (Consumer Packaged Goods) are the products which are to be used daily. The top FMCG companies manufacture products which may include food and beverage, personal care, health care, skin care, oral care and many more. The top CPG companies include Procter & Gamble, Johnson & Johnson, Nestle, Unilever, JBS, L’Oréal along with beverage companies like Coca Cola, Pepsi etc. The list has taken three main parameters such as revenue, market capitalization and a number of global brands. The biggest FMCG or CPG companies focus a lot of marketing as the products across these companies are more or less similar. Product positioning and distribution plays a major role in the growth of these largest FMCG brands. All these top FMCG companies have a strong business growth which is being driven by a strong workforce across the world. Here is the list of the top 10 FMCG companies in World in 2019.

Quick Glance :

Below are the biggest and top CPG Companies in World:

1st Place : Nestle

2nd Place : Johnson & Johnson

3rd Place : Procter & Gamble

4th Place : Pepsi

5th Place : Unilever

6th Place : AB InBev

7th Place : Coca Cola

8th Place : JBS

9th Place : Phillip Morris

10th Place : L'Oreal

For More details about rankings and parameters, read on.

Top FMCG Companies with Ranking Parameters (Revenue, Profit, MarCap):

10. L’Oréal S.A.

L’Oréal was awarded as world’s most ethical company by Ethisphere Institute and is a leading cosmetic FMCG company.

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Code of business ethics and gender equality are the main highlights of L’Oréal, which is why it is among the top FMCG companies in the world. The portfolio includes cosmetics, makeup and beauty products with more than 34 global brands. L’Oréal was founded by Louis Schueller in 1919, a French chemist. The company has itself employs 20,000 chemists till the date. The number shows L’Oréal’s interest in Research and Development. Continuous patent registration is where L’Oréal stands out, it has registered total 498 patents in the year 2017. L’Oréal also stands as the first cosmetics group in the world with the international presence in 150 countries. Every year, the L’Oréal, in association with UNESCO organizes a program called “For Women in Science” where it celebrates and awards five eminent researchers from five continents. Around 100 laureates have been awarded since 1998, three of them have also received a Nobel prize.

L’Oréal has diversified itself by putting a foot in skincare, haircare, makeup, fragrances and hygiene products market where it beats the other giant players in the market. L’Oréal has observed 25% growth in online cosmetic sales worldwide having additional 10% share in the beauty market. The sales of L’Oréal have been roaring so as to fulfill its mission to furnish all with beauty. L’Oréal is reinventing conventional hair salons by adding an element of creativity, thus making it creative hubs. 1,500 salon managers from more than 60 countries came together at the L’Oréal Professional Business Forum in October 2017. It trains 450,000 hairdressers each year with around 250 training studios worldwide. L’Oréal is 10th on the top 10 fmcg companies in world 2018 list.

PARAMETERS:

Revenue: $ 32004 million

Net Profit: $ 4612 million

Market Capitalization: $ 127548 million

Number of Brands: 34

9. Philip Morris

Philip Morris International Inc is one of the largest FMCG companies in the world with a strong worldwide presence.

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It’s a multinational company with over 26 well-reputed brands which are sold across different continents. The company which has its operational headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland and corporate headquarters in New York, started off as a single shop on London’s Bond Street in 1847. Philip Morris marks its presence in over 180 countries other than the US with its iconic brands. One of its iconic brands is Marlboro which fetches billion dollars of revenue to the company. The top brands make it one of the top FMCG companies in the world. Philip Morris invests in Research and Development to decrease the severity of the diseases.

Lately, Philip Morris has increased its capital expenditure to $1.5 billion for unit production. The company is still leading in its own industry despite decline of the market. Philip Morris Inc total volume sales declined by 2.3% due to this reason in 2017 where total industry volume down is 7.2%. Philip Morris has still achieved better than anticipated performance with the help of valuable learnings from its past experience. The company houses more than 80,000 employees worldwide. Despite many differences between the public and the company, the PMI stands as a successful public company.

PARAMETERS:

Revenue: $ 27580 million

Net Profit: $ 6341 million

Market Capitalization: $ 155213 million

Number of Brands: 26

8. JBS

The world’s second-largest food company, JBS, with an extensive product portfolio, producing chiefly frozen meat & poultry.

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This leading FMCG companies also has food processed and maintained with international standards, backed by well-known brands sold in more than 150 countries. JBS boasts 10 iconic billion-dollar brands and is one of the largest meat processing company in the world. The company was formed in Brazil in 1953. 1980 was the time when the company started to observe significant growth. The company has more than 300 production facilities in different countries. The company has over 20 sales offices worldwide. The company has created a niche market in ready to eat, fresh and frozen products.

In many cities, the company’s production facility represents the largest private sector employer. By generating direct and indirect jobs, the company plays an important role in local communities and helps develop local economies. JBS also is the main sponsor of the Germinare Institute in Brazil, a business school for children and adolescents between 12 to 18 years of age in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The company was successful to create the first sustainable hamburger in association with McDonald’s. The company has also received many awards for its “Roast in Bag” product. “Today is Chicken Day” is the largest Brazilian platform focused on chicken with more than 6 million interactions. The company has over 2,15,00 employees all around the world. JBS USA has occupied the second place for the production of meat in the United States.

PARAMETERS:

Revenue: $ 48745 million

Net Profit: $ 534 million

Market Capitalization: $ 24832 million

Number of Brands: 10

7. Coca Cola

The flagship product of the Coca-Cola company is the coke which was originally intended as a patent medicine which helps to reduce the stress.

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The company produces concentrates which result in iconic products such as diet coke, coke zero, Coca-Cola Vanilla, etc. The Coca-Cola Company is the world’s largest beverage company and one of the top FMCG companies in the world owing to its product range and distribution. The company owns the market of more than 500 nonalcoholic beverage brands, which they group into the following category clusters: sparkling soft drinks; water, enhanced water and sports drinks; juice and dairy beverages; tea; coffee; and energy drinks. The company markets four of the world’s top five non-alcoholic soft-drink brands that are Diet Coke, Coca-Cola, Fanta, and Sprite. The company sells its finished beverage products in more than 200 countries.

All FMCG products are furnished to consumers in all over the world, through the network of Company-owned and distribution operations, as well as independent bottling partners, distributors, and retailers — the world’s largest beverage distribution system. The company is also known for its innovative way of distribution and promotion; this is one of the reasons why the products are much popular within youngsters. 60 billion servings of all beverages consumed worldwide every day. The company’s main operating segments are Europe, Middle East, Africa, Latin America, North America, Asia Pacific, etc. The company takes it commitment to sustainability very seriously. 89% of bottling partners and 90% of direct suppliers achieved compliance with supplier guiding principles. 1.7 million women enabled through 5by20 initiative and gained economic empowerment. The company has strategically acquired the brands like Minute-Maid, FUZE, Monster, Vitamin Water, etc.

PARAMETERS:

Revenue: $ 35410 million

Net Profit: $ 1248 million

Market Capitalization: $ 184994 million

Number of Brands: 500+

Number of Brands: 52

6. AB InBev

Anheuser-Busch InBev is a Belgian-Brazilian company selling transitional beverages across the world.

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The company is headquartered in Leuven, Belgium and it is also considered the world’s largest beverage company after its acquisition of SABMiller in October 2016. The company was originally formed with the big companies came together to form today’s AB InBev, which were: Interbrew (from Belgium), Ambev (from Brazil) and Anheuser-Busch (from the US) in 2008. Ab InBev has won over 190+ awards globally in 2017. The company has an international presence with more than 500 brands serving the customers. As one of the top FMCG companies, it has leading billion-dollar brands which have a steady growth. The brands fetched combined 16.8% revenue growth. The company easily boasts the strongest organic revenue growth in 2017 of all global FMCG companies. The company has operations in almost all beer markets with the brands getting sold in 100 countries worldwide.

In 2017, the company has observed 5.1% overall revenue growth and 13.4% EBITDA growth. The company was declared as the world’s most admired company by Fortune magazine. The organization has received 100% score on the 2017 corporate quality index and the best place to work.  The company tries to match the pace with the world of clean energy as a result of which Budweiser has planned to switch to renewable energy for US brewing. The company has committed to shift to renewable energy completely by 2025. The company has an Analytics lab in Illinois known as Bud Analytics lab which has specific purpose to develop data research and innovation which can solve problems, i.e., assortment optimization, social media, market trends, etc.

PARAMETERS:

Revenue: $ 56444 million

Net Profit: $ 7996 million

Market Capitalization: $ 172291 million

Number of Brands: 500

5. Unilever

Unilever is an Anglo-Dutch company having headquarters in London, United Kingdom and Rotterdam, Netherlands.

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Unilever owns more than 300 brands worldwide spread across various product segments, which makes it one of the top FMCG companies in the world. The company was founded in 1930 as a result of the merger of Margarine Uni and Lever Brothers. Soap and margarine producers collaborated and created a multinational company catering to the thousands of daily needs. The product portfolio of the company includes food and beverages, cleaning agents, personal care, home care, refreshments, etc.

One of the oldest multinational companies is present in around 190 countries. The company owns 15 billion-dollar brands. All the iconic brands of Unilever make up to 58% of the total turnover. 18 of the company’s top brands qualified as sustainable living brands which grow faster than 50% and delivering more than 605 of the overall growth of the company. Some o the top brands are AXE, Dove, Knorr, Lipton, Sunsilk, and Surf. Unilever has made many strategic acquisitions like Breyers from Kraft which is largest ice-cream manufacturer in the US. Unilever involves itself in many CSR activities, the Lifebuoy Roti campaign was a significant marketing achievement. Spreading the awareness about health, giving employment to women in rural areas, etc. have been efforts put in by the company. The strength of Unilever is its valuable supply chain network. In countries like India, it is very hard to penetrate into the farthest corner of the country. Unilever made it possible through its experience in distributors network. The company’s product portfolio includes premium products as well as budget products.

PARAMETERS:

Revenue: $ 66068 million

Net Profit: $ 7978 million

Market Capitalization: $ 127900 million

Number of Brands: 310

4. Pepsi Co

PepsiCo is the proud owner of the highly reputed brands like Lays, Pepsi, Tropicana, Quaker, etc.

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The corporate rivalry of PepsiCo with Coca Cola has been amusing for people and its true that loyalist of Pepsi won’t buy Coke and the vice versa. PepsiCo Inc is an American multinational food and beverage company which is among the top FMCG companies worldwide. The company is headquartered at Purchase, New York and currently headed by the CEO, Indra Nooyi. The company has launched successful products like Diet Pepsi, Pepsi, Lays chips, etc. The brand equity of these brands has always been sky-high.

PepsiCo was formed in 1965 with the merger of the Pepsi-Cola company and Frito-Lay Inc. Then it's namesake product Pepsi was expanded to a wide range of food and beverage products. Mountain Dew, Gatorade, 7 Up, Doritos, Lipton teas, Cheetos, Mirinda, Aquafina, etc. are the names that are internationally recognized for which the top of the mind awareness is high. Some of these brands were strategically acquired and some of these were launched looking as per the need of the market. PepsiCo has secured a position in Fortune’s ‘World’s Most Admired Companies’ list and ranked 28th on the most respected companies list by Barron’s. The Food for Good Program of PepsiCo received Ethical Corporation Award and not to mention, it is one of the Fortune 500 companies. The company is recognized by Carbon Disclosure Project for the 7th consecutive year with Dow Jones Sustainability index of 100%. The company was named among Corporate Responsibility Magazine’s World's 100 Best Corporate Citizen in 2017.

PARAMETERS:

Revenue: $ 63525 million

Net Profit: $ 10509 million

Market Capitalization: $ 153570 million

Number of Brands: 22

3. Procter & Gamble

Procter & Gamble was founded in 1837 by British American William Procter and Irish American James Gamble making it one of the oldest Fortune 500 company.

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The famous brand “Pringles” was sold to Kellogg’s when Procter & Gamble decided not to venture into the food market. Earlier the company’s product portfolio included foods, snacks, and beverages, and all these various popular brands make P&G among the top FMCG companies in the world. In 2014, the company took a big step to streamline its business by selling off almost 100 brands and focus on remaining 65 brands. The company is headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America.

Some of the famous brands of the company include Vicks, Whisper, Old Spice, etc. The product portfolio of Procter & Gamble includes Baby, Feminine and Family Care; Beauty; Home Care; Health Care and Grooming products. The company overall developed market is proportioned at 65% means the market. The highest net sales of Procter & Gamble occur in North America which is almost half of the total revenue. The other regions are Latin America, India, Africa & Middle East, Europe, Asia Pacific and China having 8%, 7%, 23%, 9% and 8% respectively. The dividends per share distributed have been steadily increasing year by year stopping at 2.7$ in 2017. The company has always communicated its message strongly like the Always #LikeAGirl campaign, which has started a movement and helped girls worldwide feel more confident. One of the prime product of Procter & Gamble is Tide PODs which completely changed the game of laundry detergents and reformed the laundry expectations.

PARAMETERS:

Revenue: $ 65058 million

Net Profit: $ 10194 million

Market Capitalization: $ 197798 million

Number of Brands: 105

2. Johnson & Johnson

Johnson & Johnson’s products are divided into main three categories: Consumer Healthcare, Medical Devices, and Pharmaceuticals.

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The company is headquartered in New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States and it has almost 250 subsidiaries in almost 60 countries worldwide. Johnson & Johnson has mainly captured the premium segment for all of its products and its wide global distribution makes in a leading FMCG brand. Johnson & Johnson was founded in 1885 by Robert Wood Johnson and James Wood Johnson. In 1961, Janssen Pharmaceuticals was acquired by Johnson & Johnson and remained a key strategic business unit for the company.

Johnson & Johnson’s baby products, Clean & clear face wash, Tylenol medications, Band-Aid brand line for bandages etc. have been some of the famous brands in the portfolio of Johnson & Johnson. Janssen is the pharmaceutical wing of the company which is one of the leading pharma units with extensive research and development facilities. The company has made headlines with its unique offerings. The company has opened a path to expand parental leave benefits as well as military leave benefits. In 2017, the company was named in the Fortune Change the World list and Most Admired Companies list. The Makers program started by Johnson & Johnson recognizes women who go above and beyond the mark to make a difference through their hard work. The company has launched a set of five health goals to be achieved by 2020 calling it as “Health for Humanity 2020 Goals”. The commitment to innovation and health by the company has immeasurable. The company’s institutes train around 1,25,000 healthcare provider every year in its 26 campuses all around the world.

PARAMETERS:

Revenue: $ 76450 million

Net Profit: $ 1300 million

Market Capitalization: $ 344317 million

Number of Brands: 90

1. Nestle AG

Nestle is a food and beverages company having head office in Vevey, Vaud, Switzerland holding true essence of Switzerland.

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Being the largest food company in the world, it is on the top of by the revenue in 2017 and is ranked among the top on the Fortune 500 list of 2017. The company has whopping 2000 total brands worldwide which makes it one of the top FMCG companies in the world. Nestle manufactures and distributes baby food, medical food items, bottled water, cereals, coffee, tea, confectionery, frozen food, etc. in its international market. It has 22 billion-dollar brands with an international presence in 194 countries. The famous brands of Nestle are Nescafe, Nespresso, Kit Kat, Maggi, etc. the brand Maggi has largely penetrated in India. Not only the Indian households but also in the educational institutes’ residential facilities have trusted Maggi since its inception. Surprisingly, it is one of the main shareholders of L’Oréal – the largest cosmetics company in the world.

The company is ahead in its CSR activities as well. The company has set a goal to help 50 million children by 2030 to lead healthier lives. Moreover, it is also committed to improve 30 million livelihoods in communities directly connect to Nestle’s business activities. Nestle for healthier kids celebrated International Chef’s Day by conducting workshops with top professional chefs from over 50 countries. Nestle invested 1.7 billion Swiss francs for research and development. The scientists at Nestle has published 313 research papers in the year 2017. 57% of the volume of Nestle’s 12 priority categories of raw materials and paper are responsibly sourced. By 2025, Nestle’s aim is to source all its eggs from cage-free hens for all food products globally. The company employs 3,25,000 employees internationally.

PARAMETERS:

Revenue: $ 93586 million

Net Profit: $ 7487 million

Market Capitalization: $ 267054 million

Number of Brands: 2000

Rank Methodology:

1. The leading & top 15 FMCG companies in the world are considered.

2. Parameters like revenues, net profits and market capitalization are taken and given weightages of 0.7, 0.2 and 0.1

3. The overall score is calculated and the final ranking is done.

The car companies also known as automotive manufacturers is one of the world’s most important economic sector by revenue. These top car brands includes a wide range of companies and organizations involved in the design, development, manufacturing, marketing, and selling of motor vehicles, some of them are called automakers. The best car companies in the world sell a range of vehicles like sedans, hatchbacks, SUVs, trucks, buses etc. The list of top car brands in the world include Toyota, Volkswagen, Daimler, GM followed by Ford, Honda, SAIC, BMW etc. Here is a list of the top 10 car brands in the world 2019.

Quick Glance:

Below are the top 10 car brands in World:

1st Place : Toyota

2nd Place : Volkswagen

3rd Place : Daimler

4th Place : General Motors

5th Place : Ford Motor

6th Place : Honda Motors

7th Place : SAIC

8th Place : BMW

9th Place : Nissan

10th Place : Fiat Chrysler

For more details about rankings and parameters, read on.

Top Car Brands with Ranking Parameters (Revenue, Market Cap):

10. Fiat Chrysler

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) is one of the leading car companies in the world.

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The company engaged in the designing, engineering, manufacturing and selling of vehicles and related parts and services, components and production systems. The company has its operations and customer base worldwide through 150+ state-of-the art manufacturing facilities, many R&D centers, and dealers and distributors in nearly 150 countries. In 2014, the company was formed by bringing together Fiat and Chrysler into a new holding company, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles. The company is among the top car companies in terms of revenue. The list of brands that the company works with are Alfa Romeo, Chrysler, Fiat, Jeep, Maserati etc the parts and service brand. The Group’s businesses also include engineering and manufacturing of iron, steel, systems etc. The total employee strength of the firm is around 236,000 employees generating a total revenue of 100+ billion euros. Fiat Chrysler Automobiles also engages in the mass production of self-driving vehicles by collaborating with Waymo which is refereed to as the first-of-its kind collaboration. The company has already delivered Pacifica Hybrid minivans to Waymo which was adapted for self-driving during the second half of 2016 and an additional 500 in 2017.

Revenue (Bn $): 116.96

Market Cap (Bn $): 30.72

9. Nissan Motor

Nissan Motor Corporation is a Japanese automaker having been established in the year 1933 at the Yokohama city in Japan.

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Since then the company has evolved itself into a truly global company and has a strong global presence across all continents. The company is involved in the sales and manufacturing of automotive products such as automobiles, trucks and buses as well as other related auto-products. The company has its manufacturing facilities in as many as 20 countries worldwide and customers in more than 160 different nations.  The company owns a diverse range of world renowned brands which operates to produce a wide variety of products. The company’s well known revolutionary products ranges from the 100% electric Nissan Leaf to the super-performer Nismo. The company is also heavily investing in a portfolio of "green" technologies which includes clean diesels, efficient internal-combustion engines and hybrids. The company also gives special focus on the producing the zero emission vehicles, such as electric cars and fuel cell vehicles. Nissan is also known for its operations through forming strategic alliances. Renault currently has roughly around 43 percent share of Nissan while the Japanese carmaker has a 15 percent stake in its French counterpart. According to a recent report, there are chances that a deal would end the current alliance between the companies and marry them as one corporation. On September 2017 Nissan acquired a $2.2 billion controlling stake in Mitsubishi and hence making Mitsubishi an equal partner in the Renault-Nissan Alliance. The new name of the alliance now runs as Renault–Nissan–Mitsubishi Alliance.

Revenue (Bn $): 108.16

Market Cap (Bn $): 43.85

8. BMW group

BMW group abbreviated as Bayerische Motoren Werke Group is one of the leading manufacturers of premium automobiles and motorcycles in the world.

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Besides, the company also acts as the provider of premium financial and mobility services. The company trace back its inception in the year 1916 with its current headquarter in Munich, Germany and it has evolved itself as a truly global company with as many as 30+ production and assembly facilities in many countries and a global sales network. The company’s total employee strength is 120,000+ out of which around 90 percent of the employees are in automobile segment. BMW major models includes BMWi which is electric vehicles leading the way in alternative drive trains, lightweight design and aerodynamics, BMW M which is a pioneer in authentic motor-racing functionality with exclusive, sporty aesthetic appeal, Mini, Mini John Cooper Works, Rolls-Royce Motor Cars which is a very popular premium segment automobile and Motorrad, the motorcycle brand. The company is owned mostly by The Quandt family who are long-term shareholders of the company while the remaining stocks are owned by public float. BMW has a tradition of exceptional innovations. The company was the first to design aircraft engine with aluminum piston in the year 1917. It also designed the BMW328 which was the most successful car of 1930s by making its chassis lightweight and aluminum cylinder heads. Infact, the company has a significant motorsport history, especially in touring cars, Formula 1, sports cars and the Isle of Man TT. According to the recent report, more than 20 BMWs are participating in the Formula One.

Revenue (Bn $): 104.13

Market Cap (Bn $): 70.28

7. SAIC Motor

SAIC Motor Corporation Limited is the largest Chinese automaker enlisted in the Fortune 500 Global list.

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The company has made to the elite list twelfth time in a row, reflecting on the company’s ever-expanding business. The company is also considered as belonging to the “Big 4” Chinese car brands owned by the government and has its headquarter in Shanghai, China but is operating worldwide. The company’s main business includes vehicles, components, auto trade & services, and financing. SAIC Motor has been dominating the auto market in China since 2006.with its current Domestic market share stands at around 23%. The Company has a new SAIC plant coming up in Thailand and is involved in constructing the vehicle and auto-parts park in Indonesian. They have also negotiated for the acquisition of GM India factory. In the international operation, the Company has witnessed a higher sales volume in the overseas key regional markets where the sales of MG brand and Maxus light commercial vehicles both increased by 20% and 53% respectively.  The company also operates through many joint ventures with renowned brands. Along with VW, SAIC has sold more than two million cars in China alone. SGMW maintained the first place in the sales market of vehicles in China and successfully broke into Top four companies with the largest sales volume of passenger vehicles in the domestic market.

Revenue (Bn $): 113.86

Market Cap (Bn $): 62.91

6. Honda Motor

Honda Motor Company is a Japanese multinational automotive and motorcycle company with its presence all around the globe.

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The company deals in automobiles, aircraft, motorcycles, and power equipment and even boasts about running of Honda equipment or vehicles in all seven different continents including Antarctica. The company was incorporated in 1948 by Soichiro Honda and is headquartered at Tokyo, Japan. Honda is the sixth largest automobile manufacturer in the world behind Toyota, Volkswagen Group, Daimler, General Motors and Ford Motors among Fortune 500 Global companies.  Founded in Japan in the year 1948, Honda have had a tremendous journey to being one of the leading manufacturers of the world. From opening of its first U.S. outlet in in 1950s, the company quickly grew fast to become a global brand.  Honda Motor became the first car company from Japan to be a net exporter from the United States, exporting 100,000+ Honda and Acura models, while importing 85000+. The Honda Clarity Series Cars which are the plug-in hybrid electric and hydrogen fuel cell powered vehicles has been named 2018 Green Car of the Year. Honda has some of the leading car brands and variants selling worldwide, namely City, CRV etc.

Revenue (Bn $): 129.2

Market Cap (Bn $): 62.12

5. Ford Motor

Ford Motor Company is an American multinational automaker incorporated in Delaware in the year 1919.

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The company started by acquiring the business of a Michigan company, also known as Ford Motor Company, which had been incorporated in 1903 to produce and sell automobiles designed and engineered by Henry Ford. With about 200,000 employees worldwide, the Company makes and services a full line of Ford cars, trucks, electric vehicles etc. Ford Motors vehicle brands includes Ford and Lincoln. In 2017, the company sold approximately 6,500,000+ vehicles at wholesale throughout the world. The company has multiple consolidated and unconsolidated Joint ventures. The consolidated Joint ventures includes Ford Lio Ho Motor Company Ltd., Ford Sollers Netherlands B.V and Ford Vietnam Limited. The unconsolidated joint ventures AutoAlliance (Thailand) Co., Ltd., Changan Ford Automobile Corporation, Ltd., Ford Otomotiv Sanayi Anonim Sirket, JMC, etc.  Ford emerged comeback story from the Great Recession of 2008 is a model for inspiration. The company achieved this feat through restructuring and re-energizing its business. The company has had the achievement of being one of the companies having the highest sales in US. The company has also launched multiple models the previous year which includes F-150, EcoSport, Focus Electric, all-new Fiesta and all-new Expedition, and an all-new Lincoln Navigator.

Revenue (Bn $): 151.8

Market Cap (Bn $): 45.2

4. General Motors

General Motors is a global automotive company established in the year 1908.

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With its global headquarter at Detroit, USA, the company operates in five continents across many countries. With an employee strength of 180,000 from 70+ nationalities, the company has a very diverse and dedicated team. General Motors functions with eight renowned distinctive brands across the globe which includes, Buick, GMC, Cadillac, Holden, Baojun, Wuling, and Jiefang. The company offers vehicles ranging from electric cars to heavy-duty full-sized trucks which talks volume about the firm’s global reach. The company has shown a remarkable performance the previous year. In 2017, the company delivered 9 million vehicles globally through its dealers which counts to over 12,450 selling vehicles in 125 different countries. General Motors is also going to open five new manufacturing facilities in China by this year end to support sales of nearly 5 million vehicles annually. The company also created the affordable all-electric Chevrolet bolt EV which offers up to an EPA-estimated 238 miles of pure electric range on a full charge. The company has been appreciated multiple times for its quality and performance. Chevrolet won the 2016 Motor Trend car and truck of the year, it has 19 2016-models with a 5-star overall vehicle score which is more than any manufacturer selling in USA and Chevrolet Volt is two-times winner of the Green Car of the Year Award. General Motors designed the crash test dummies which is now a global standard for frontal crash testing. It is also the first North American Auto Manufacturer to build a roll over test facility.

Revenue (Bn $): 166.38

Market Cap (Bn $): 52.57

3. Daimler

Daimler AG is one of the world’s biggest producer and supplier of premium cars and commercial vehicles all around the world.

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The company has strong presence through Mercedes-Benz passenger vehicles, Daimler Trucks, Vans, Buses and Financial Services the company has its global presence in multiple domains. The company, Mercedes-Benz is also a specialist in all-terrain four wheel drive brands. In the year 2017, the company sales risen to 3.3 million altogether with Mercedes Benz accounting for 2.4 million of them which is more than ever before. The company recorded a revenue of 163.4 billion euros, again showing a jump of 7 percent as compared to the previous year. China has been one of the core reason for this remarkable performance by the group which saw a 28 percent rise in the sale of Mercedes-Benz. The company also performed exceedingly well in electric cars segment as 136,000 electric smart models were sold worldwide. Mercedes-Benz Cars also sets an unprecedented series of record of increasing its unit sales every month for more than four years – without a break. In April2017, unit sales grew compared with the prior-year month for the 50th month in succession. As a measure for future, Daimler is cooperating with Bosch to advance the development of highly automated driving and driverless cars.

Revenue (Bn $): 169.48

Market Cap (Bn $): 90.56

2. Volkswagen

Volkswagen Group is the second largest manufacturer of the world with its headquarter in Wolfsburg, Lower Saxony, Germany.

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The group consists of two divisions: the automotive divisions and the financial services divisions. The automotive divisions further comprise of the passenger cars, the commercial vehicles and the Power engineering business areas. The vision of The Volkswagen passenger cars is “Moving people and driving them forward”. The Group has a reputation of owning big car names like Volkswagen Passenger Cars, Audi, SEAT, Skoda, etc. In the year 2017, the company achieved a new record by delivering 1.07 crores vehicles worldwide. With its employee strength of around 6,42,300 the group is one of the largest employers in private sector. In the previous fiscal year, the sales revenue of the firm stood at 230.7 billion euro which is an increase by 6.2% year-on-year. The sales of Volkswagen passenger cars in 2017 totaled 3.6 million vehicles as compared to 4.3 million of the previous year. The decline was mainly because of the reclassification of the companies in the group. However, during the same period the company produced 6.3 million vehicles which was 4 % more than the previous year. In August,2017 the company rolled out its 150 millionth vehicle from assembly line at Volkswagen’s main plant in Wolfsburg. The company has launched its "TOGETHER – Strategy 2025" future program in order to transform its automotive core business and will among other things be launching a further 30-plus fully electric cars by 2025.

Revenue (Bn $): 240.26

Market Cap (Bn $): 99.73

1. Toyota Motors

Toyota Motor Corporation is the largest automaker of the world. It is a Japanese multinational firm having a global presence.

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With its headquarter in Aichi, Japan, the company has grown to become the world’s fifth largest firm in terms of revenue. The company operates through more than 50 overseas manufacturing plants spread over 30 countries and regions of the world. This covers all the broad regions of the world including North America, Latin America, Africa, Asia-Oceania and Europe.  The company has reached its 75 years since inception very recently. To celebrate its 75th anniversary, the company has compiled 75 Years of Toyota. In the financial year 2017-18, the company gained a total revenue of 6.4% from the previous year. The company’s total sales stood at approx. 9 million vehicles worldwide generating a revenue of 29,000+ billion yen. Toyota Motors has a commitment towards innovations which help them towards a high performance in Motor-Sports. Toyota also takes initiatives to involve the customers towards the future they dream of. Toyota shows commitment to safety by Introducing the "Integrated Safety Management Concept". Through this the company supports the driver in each stage of driving (Parking, Active Safety, Pre-Collision Safety, Passive Safety and Rescue) by integrating each system.

Revenue (Bn $): 254.69

Market Cap (Bn $): 206.06

Ranking Methodology:

1. The leading car companies in the world are considered.

2. Parameters like revenues and market cap are taken and given weightages of 60% and 40% respectively.

3. A final score is calculated and the rankings are evaluated.

Mobile Phones have become inherent part of our lives. Smartphones have revolutionized the way people use mobiles today. Consumer preferences are dynamically changing and hence it's a world of latest style and innovation for these top mobile brands. High resolution cameras, quicker processors, stylish look, design, new options, style etc are what the consumer needs, and the top phone brands and new rising mobile companies are exploiting these options to differentiate from their competitors. The list of top mobile brands includes Apple, Samsung, Huawei, Vivo, Oppo, LG followed by ZTE, Alcatel and Lenovo. The leading global mobile phone brands comprise of leading players which have a strong global presence. Customers have a wide range of handsets to choose from the various offerings from the biggest mobile phone brands. Here is the list of the top 10 mobile brands in the world in 2019.

Quick Glance :

Below are the top mobile brands:

1st Place : Samsung

2nd Place : Apple

3rd Place : Huawei

4th Place : Oppo

5th Place : Vivo

6th Place : Xiaomi

7th Place : LG

8th Place : Lenovo

9th Place : ZTE

10th Place : Alcatel-Lucent

For More details about rankings and parameters on these mobile brands, continue with the article.

Top Mobile Phone Brands Ranking with Parameters (Shipment, Sales, Profit):

10. Alcatel-Lucent

Established in 2004, Alcatel-Lucent is French based smartphone organization, having a strong global name in top mobile brands.

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In 2006 Alcatel was merged to US based company Lucent to form Alcatel-Lucent enterprise. This merger was done as both the companies were confronting extreme rivalry in the telecommunications industry, and looking back, it has worked in favor of the companies. In 2016 Alcatel-Lucent was acquired by Nokia mobile company but still it carries the name Alcatel-Lucent enterprise. This acquisition was done to make it a strong contender to the opponent firms like Sony Ericsson and Huawei, whom Nokia and Alcatel-Lucent had outperformed in terms of total income in 2014. The flagship product of Alcatel-Lucent is OneTouch series. Alcatel-Lucent has international presence in 170 countries, which shows why it deserves to be a part of the top global mobile brands worldwide. The company has a robust client base attributable to its specialization in technological innovation and additionally offers its customers with custom-made solutions for their specific desires. Alcatel-Lucent shipments are around 50 million units during a year. The premium brands of Alcatel-Lucent are Pixi, Idol and Pop ranges. The company recently launched A50, A30 plus, Idol 5S, Pop 4 plus smartphone mobiles. Alcatel-Lucent has been able to incorporate virtual reality in their Idol 4 and Idol 4s series. Alcatel-Lucent had a market share of 1.3% in 2017. Alcatel is 10th in the list of top mobile brands 2018.

Units Shipped (Million) : 20

Profit (in million $): 218

Sales (in million $): 15,149

9. ZTE

Telecommunications equipment and mobile manufacturing brand ZTE from China is a leading smartphone company.

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ZTE is one of the global leaders in making smartphones, feature mobile phones, tablets etc apart from telecommunication and network equipment. More than 70,000 people are employed with the ZTE company which has a very strong worldwide presence owing to its diverse range of mobile phones and strong distribution network. The mobile phones made by ZTE are also sold with the name OEM in different parts of the world. ZTE company has subsidiaries named ZTEsoft, Zonergy and Nubia Technology which are all involved in telecom equipments and peripherals. With extensive distribution and strong marketing, ZTE has its business spread in 140 countries. Such a strong presence and good revenues show why ZTE is one of the top global mobile phone brands in the world market. ZTE Axon M launched in 2017, is an all-packed smartphone with all features to compete with the best smartphone brands. ZTE is 9th in the list of top mobile brands 2018.

Units Shipped (Million) : 45

Profit (in million $): 719

Sales (in million $): 17123

8. Lenovo

Lenovo is Chinese multinational company and is the world's prime laptop manufacturer.

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Lenovo was founded in the capital of China in 1984 and it entered the mobile industry in 2012. Over the years, Lenovo has worldwide presence in around 160 countries, and has grown to become one of the top global mobile companies. Some of the popular smartphones of Lenovo are P Series, K Series, Zuk Series, A Series and VIBE. Lenovo launched the Moto Z models which reinforces its philosophy of “Different is better”. Lenovo will be launching Tango handset that can be altered to video projectors or speakers. For developers, Lenovo released a smartphone-based program which can incorporate handsets with services hosted in the web cloud. Lenovo launched ZUK Z1 to provide a whole package of power pack performance and user-friendly experience and it has Cyanogen operating system that permits customization of the user interface. Lenovo India sells its mobiles and accessories largely through flash sales in India. Lenovo’s Tango models have sensors which can track motions and measure the contours of rooms; also it can map interiors of the buildings.  Lenovo has raised the competition among its peers by using augmented reality and advanced innovation. Lenovo is 8th in the list of top mobile brands 2018.

Units Shipped (Million) : 50

Profit (in million $): 535

Sales (in million $): 43,035

7. LG

Founded in 1958 LG is South Korean Electronics Company having a strong global presence.

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LG’s premium mobile brands embody the G-Series, the K-Series, LG Tribute, the LG G Flex and also the LG Nexus. LG sells nearly sixty million units a year, making it one of the most popular and high volume-driven mobile companies in the world. In 2016, LG shipped 12 million units of smartphones. In 2017, LG Electronics’ revenue totaled at 57.71 billion U.S. dollars. LG Electronics (LG) is anticipated to launch the 2018 edition of its premium flagship smartphones K8 and K10 at MWC 2018 which is set to roll out worldwide in countries like Europe, Asia, Latin America and the Middle East. These smartphones have advanced camera features such as high speed auto focus and noise reduction for better low-light photography. K-Series mobile range continues to deliver exceptional smartphones to customers at exceptional prices. LG Electronics will roll out smartphones with AI technologies at MWC 2018. The new technology is going to be embedded in the 2018 version of the LG V30 model which will be LG’s most advanced smartphone till date. LG is 7th in the list of top mobile brands 2018.

Units Shipped (Million) : 55

Profit (in million $): 110

Sales (in million $): 46800

6. Xiaomi

Xiaomi is one in all the quickest growing smartphone company in the world that manufactures smartphones, mobile apps, laptops.

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Xiaomi was founded in 2010 by Lei Jun, and released its first smartphone in 2011, and since then Xiaomi has become the 8^th largest smartphone manufacturer in the world. Xiaomi’s flagship brands are the Redmi and Mi series, which have grown significantly in popularity. Xiaomi has been able to create brand value owing to its focus on continuous innovation in technology. It also has been able to gain large market share due to its extensive advertising and marketing strategies especially in India and China to boost its sales of smartphones. With a consistent growth, Xiaomi is competing with the top global mobile brands in the world. In March 2018 Xiaomi launched Mi MIX 2S. Xiaomi’s MIUI 9 has in-built feature that allows users to do advanced customization. The company has been able to mark its presence in markets of India, China, Brazil, Singapore, Turkey, and Asian nation with its exclusive Mi and Redmi Series mobile phones. Xiaomi shipments of smartphones were around 90 million in 2017 and have able to create a big presence in the top 10 smartphone companies in the world and are known as the Apple of China. Xiaomi had a market share of 15.5% in 2017. Xiaomi is 6th in the list of top mobile brands 2018.

Units Shipped (Million) : 95

Profit (in million $): 1000

Sales (in million $): 17000

5. Vivo

Vivo is the largest manufacturer of smartphones, smartphone accessories, software, and online services based in China.

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Started in 2009, this is the fastest growing smartphone company in the world having a strong global footprint with its wide mobile range. Vivo had recently developed Android-based software system known as Funtouch. Vivo entered the top mobile phone brands within the half quarter of 2017 with a worldwide market share of 10.7%.  Some of the premium smartphones of Vivo are X series, V series as the middle-priced phones and the Y series as the low-end smartphones. In 2018 Vivo released exclusive smartphones X20 UD, the world's preliminary smartphone with a fingerprint scanner that utilized the "ClearID" technology. Celebrity endorsements, sponsorships have propelled the brand vale of Vivo. Vivo recently launched V9 mobile series that is similar to Apple’s iPhone X with its notch display. Vivo is the first Android company to launch smartphones that features a notch display similar to Apple’s iPhone X that has a full view display with a notch on top. Vivi is 5th in the list of top mobile brands 2018.

Units Shipped (Million) : 95

Profit (in million $): 1125

Sales (in million $): 46484

4. Oppo

China based Oppo mobile phone brand is one of the most prominent new companies in the world.

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The Oppo company, which was formed in 2011, is headquartered in China and has a strong global presence with its mobile devices and accessories. Oppo has produced a wide range of smartphones ranging from the low segment to targeting the affluent customer segments. Some of the most prominent phones brands by Oppo are Find 5, Find 7, N1, N3 etc. Oppo’s A77 model was launched in 2017. Oppo has managed to create a strong brand presence despite being a late entrant in the smartphone market. However, aggressive marketing and branding along with good product quality has enabled Oppo to be among the top mobile brands globally.

Oppo in 2017 became the official sponsor of the cricket team for India, which gave the brand massive credibility as well presence. More over, the company in India engaged with Bollywood celebrities who became the face of the brand. Apart from this, a strong distribution network covering more than 200,000 retailers has enabled the brand to have a strong reach within India itself. Oppo is 4th in the list of top mobile brands 2018.

Units Shipped (Million) : 111

Profit (in million $)~ 1400

Sales (in million $)~ 60000

3. Huawei

Founded in 1987, Huawei is the largest smartphone manufacturer in the world based in China.

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Huawei has the best innovation centers across the globe and in 2016, Huawei invested 14% of their revenue in R&D. Huawei has global presence in more than 170 countries and is also anticipated to build and develop its own operating system, which shows its strong presence in the mobile market. Huawei shipped 153 million smartphones in 2017. Huwaei was positioned among the top Fortune 500 companies in 2017. Also a good number of the Fortune 500 companies chose Huawei as their business partner for digital transformation. In March 2018, Huawei launched a highly sophisticated and powerful smartphone; the Porshe Design HUAWEI Mate RS mobile phone featuring innovative in-screen fingerprint sensor and dual fingerprint design, AI processor and triple camera with high quality image capture. This smartphone is going to surpass the most demanded smartphone. In March 2018, Huawei unveiled the much-anticipated smartphone models such as HUAWEI P20 and HUAWEI P20 Pro which has the world's first Leica triple camera. All innovations and R&D have enabled Huawei to establish itself as a top global mobile phone brand. HUAWEI has set the expectations high for smartphone photography through which anyone can capture professional quality images. Huawei is 3rd in the list of top mobile brands 2018.

Units Shipped (Million) : 152

Profit (in million $) 6890

Sales (in million $) 87646

2. Apple

Apple maintains its top position in the smartphone industry as the most preferred brand.

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Founded in 1976 by Steve Jobs and Ronald Wayne, Apple today is known for its classy iPhones. Apple has a large customer base because it offers products which have superior design and features, which have become more of an aspirational brand for people worlwide. Apple has been able to maintain the quality of its products as it always incorporates rapid technological advances and evolving design approaches. Many competitors of Apple try to imitate its features and sometimes even do price cutting mechanism to gain market share but it has not able to deter the large customer base Apple has. This shows why Apple is the top global mobile phone brand in the whole world. Apple has worldwide presence in around forty countries and 499 retail stores in twenty two countries as of December 2017. Apple INC is known for its high specification and stylish iPhone that is the signature product of Apple. In 2017 its revenue amounted to $229 billion. Apple unveiled its first-generation iPhone on 2007, and the most recent iPhone mobile models are the iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus the new generation of iPhone in a stunning red finish which has advanced cameras, powerful and smartest chip ever in any smartphone. Apple is anticipated to launch iPhone X Leather Folio, future generation iPhone which can have a full-screen display with a face ID. Apple is 2nd in the list of top mobile brands 2018.

Units Shipped (Million) : 215

Profit (in million $): 48,351

Sales (in million $): 229,234

1. Samsung

Headquartered in Samsung town, Samsung electronics is a South Korean company and is a subsidiary of Samsung group.

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Samsung mobile is market leader in the smartphone industry as it continuously strives to enhance product capabilities through its extensive R&D. Samsung has broadened its offerings for mid and lower priced smartphones to high-end mobile phones in the affluent segment. Samsung is popular for its Samsung Galaxy smartphone range. The flagship products of Samsung are Samsung Galaxy S7 edge+ and Galaxy Note 7. Recently, Samsung developed Tizen OS for its smartphones an alternate to its Android-based smartphones. Galaxy J7 Prime 2 is the latest mobile launch of Samsung in March 2018. For its latest launch Galaxy S9 Samsung also partnered with Audio expert companies such as AKG and Dolby to give customers a high quality sound experience. Samsung India is re-launching its most successful smartphone, Galaxy S8, with a majestic Burgundy Red color. Samsung had a market share of approximately 20%, making it one of the top mobile phone brand globally. Samsung is 1st in the list of top mobile brands 2018.

Units Shipped (Million) : 315

Profit (in million $): 18,947

Sales (in million $): 170,625

Ranking Methodology:

1. The leading mobile phone companies were taken

2. Parameters like Sales, Profit and Shipments are considered

3. The final rankings were based on the scores obtained

Top IT companies globally are driving the innovation around the world. With the growing focus on automation and technology, there has been a consistent boom as far as the IT sector is concerned. As per industry reports, the worldwide information technology spending is pegged at over $4.5 trillion worldwide. Things like IOT, cloud computing, privacy, online security etc are the IT services being served to clients by the best software companies in the world. The list of top IT companies include Microsoft, IBM, Oracle followed by Accenture, HPE, SAP & other big IT brands. Majority of the IT services happen in US and Asia, which contribute to one-third of the overall global business worldwide. The growth of the information technology industry in the world is pegged at 4.5-5% as per industry experts. The top it companies are leading innovation in consulting, outsourcing, technology and services in the world. Here is the list of the top 10 IT companies in the world 2019.

Quick Glance:

Below are the top IT Companies in World:

1st Place : Microsoft

2nd Place : IBM

3rd Place : Oracle

4th Place : Accenture

5th Place : HPE

6th Place : SAP

7th Place : TCS

8th Place : Capgemini

9th Place : Cognizant

10th Place : Infosys

For More details about rankings and parameters on these Top IT companies globally, read on the article.

Top IT Companies with Ranking Parameter (Revenue):

10. Infosys

Infosys is an Indian MNC that provides IT solution to its client through business process consulting, software development and business process outsourcing services.

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Infosys had around 200000 employees by the end of March 2017 & its headquarter is located in Bengaluru, Karnataka, India. The company is also known for its high gender diversity as it has around 36% of women workforce all across the world. Infosys is the second largest Indian IT company by 2017 revenues and is ranked under top 10 IT company of the world in terms of revenue. On June 2017, its market capitalisation was around $34 billion. During financial year 2017, Infosys had a 4% hiring rate and received around 1,290,000 applications from prospective employees who were interested in building their career with Infosys. Its workforce consists of employees from more than 100 different nations.

Out of its total workforce, more than 75% are software professionals, 15-20% are working in its Business process mapping arm and remaining are engaged for technical support and sales projects.  It was the India’s first IT company which was able to cross annual revenue of US$100 million in the year 2000, US$1 billion in 2004 and US$10.21 billion in 2017. Quarter 3 of 2017 financial year, Infosys were able to achieve high growth rate with net profit increased to 38.3%. Hence Infosys is on 10th Rank in Top 10 IT companies in the world. 

Revenue: US $10.21 Billion

Profit: 21.9% of its revenue

9. Cognizant

Cognizant is one of the leading IT services companies which is helping clients' to transform their existing business, operating and technology models with the rapidly changing digital technology.

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Cognizant is consistently able to maintain its ranking among the most admired and fastest growing companies in the world. Cognizant unique industry based consulting approach actually helping client to build more innovative and efficient businesses. It has its headquarter located in U.S. Cognizant is also the member of the Nasdaq and it is ranked 205 on the Fortune 500 ranking. The revenue of Cognizant is consistently growing and it has increased from $7.7 Billion to $13.5 billion currently. It has an employee strength of around 260,000 workforce by 2016. Cognizant is investing aggressively in digital services to enhance value for stakeholders or shareholders through high return of capital. Cognizant is helping banks revolutionize lending by assessing risk using predictive analytics by analysing customer’s financial history. Using advanced analytics tools, they analyse rich borrower data which helps banks to better predict a customer’s creditworthiness and take various informed decisions to lend money to those who have lower credit risk. It also help qualified individuals and businesses to get the desired financing. Cognizant is on 9th Rank in Top IT companies in the world 2018.

Revenue: $ 14.81 Billion

Profit: 10.2% of its Revenue

8. Capgemini

Capgemini is one of the leading IT companies in the world having a strong global presence.

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The French company Capgemini, based out of Paris, has its global operations spread across more than 40 countries. The brand is a leader in IT services providing consulting, professional services, outsourcing etc, which is driven by more than 190000+ employee globally. Over the last few year, Capgemini is consolidated its position as a leading IT company by acquiring several other players in the industry. To name a few, the company has acquired iGate, Fahrenheit 212, LiquidHub-US etc in the last couple to years. All these acquisitions have helped the company have more business in IT, technology and strategy domains. Green IT is another business initiative of Capgemini which has put the company in the elite company of the top IT companies in the world. The company was formed in 1967 by Serge Kampf and has since then become one of the pioneers in the industry. In India, itself the company has over 100000 employees. With a consistent performance year after year the company has also been recognized by several awards from the likes of Gartner, Forrester, Backbase etc. Capgemini is on 8th Rank in Top IT companies in the world 2018.

Revenue: $ 15.73 Billion

Profit: 6.4% of its Revenue

7. Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has been ranked as no. 1 Indian Multinational IT firm which generate its revenue from various domains.

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TCS has many functional domains like consulting, software development, infrastructure support and business process outsourcing and its headquarter is located in Mumbai, India. It comes under the world's top 10 largest IT services provider by revenue. As of 2017, it has also been ranked 10th in the Fortune India 500 list. It has various clients of different sectors like Banking and Financials, Consumer Goods and Distribution, Communication, Media & Technology, Energy- Resources and Utilities, Insurance, manufacturing, Life Sciences & Healthcare, Retail, Public services etc. It has surpassed Reliance industries by achieving Rs. 6.19 trillion market capitalization and has become the most valued firm of India. TCS is expanding its technology portfolio and is working on latest technologies like Artificial Intelligence, Machine learning, Internet of things, Cloud Computing and Cyber Security. TCS is on 7th Rank in Top IT companies in the world 2018.

Revenue: $17.57 Billion

Profit: 22.3 % of its revenue

6. SAP

SAP has been able to successfully build its image as world leader in enterprise applications in terms of software and software related services.

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It has an employee strength of more than 88,000 employees in more than 130+ countries and based on market capitalization, SAP is world’s third largest software manufacturer. SAP has more than 380,000 customers in over 170+ countries. SAP has strong history of technology innovation and it has always focussed on innovating new technology due to which it has developed 100+ innovation and development centre across the world. SAP is leveraging technologies like machine learning, Internet of things, blockchain, cloud and SAP HANA to solve various business problems across all industries and regions.

SAP HANA allows companies to integrate processes end to end and help them in enhance their business models in the way they actually want to create enormous amounts of value for its customers. For supply chain and logistics management, SAP was the first company to build ERP solutions and it always focussed on extending the business processes beyond the customer expectations. Through business collaboration and networking they are able to achieve massive scale and high market share. The company is thinking of migrating their 90% of SAP customers to their new platform by 2025. They want to eliminate paper-based processes and redundancy. They also aim to get a billion users of our cloud solutions and also they want half a million businesses of all sizes running SAP software so that they can defeat complexity and able to simplify their businesses. SAP is on 6th Rank in Top IT companies in the world 2018.

Revenue: $28.86 Billion

Profit: 28.9% of its Revenue

5. Hewlett Packard Enterprise

Hewlett Packard Enterprise is one of the leading technology firm that enable its customers to remain robust and upfront to changing environment.

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HP is an American multinational company headquartered in California and has its research arm known as HP Labs. It was founded in 1966 aims to deliver new technologies and to create opportunities which helps HP to maintain its market share in the current dynamic scenario. HP has a most comprehensive product portfolio and provide its customers cloud solutions, data centre, workplace applications. They develop technology and services which help its customers to be more IT proficient, more productive and secure across the globe. It is specialized in developing and designing software, data storage, cloud computing.

There are several product lines and services which forms the major part of their total revenue such as personal and official computing or printing devices, networking devices like large servers, storage devices, software and it also has several range of hardware products like printers etc. HP spends large amount of its earning in marketing its products to several enterprises, households, supply chain retailers, software partners, major technology vendors, SME’s through offline or via online medium. HP Software also provides software solutions like SAAS software as a service, cloud computing services, including education, consulting, support etc. HPE is on 5th Rank in Top IT companies in the world 2018.

Revenue: $12.8 billion

Profit: 1.38% of its revenue

4.  Accenture

Accenture has been listed in fortune global 500 companies and is one of the largest IT companies.

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It is a global management consultancy firm which provides professional services like strategy, consulting, technology and operations services. Accenture started as the business and tech consulting firm of accounting firm which was named as Arthur Andersen. In the year 1989, it separated and Andersen consulting adopted its current name Accenture which means accent of the future. The company has a head count of more than 400,000 employees worldwide. Accenture has various business units and all business units have unique contribution in Accenture’s overall revenue generation. Accenture consulting provides mobility services and digital marketing analytics. Accenture technology focusses on research and development, technology solution implementation, technology labs for emerging technologies. Accenture strategy provides technology strategy services, business strategy and operation strategy services.

Investments by Accenture in the future-

Digital: Accenture has been recgonised as largest provider of digital marketing services.

Cloud: Accenture is helping various companies to migrate to the cloud to realize the benefit of increased agility at lower speed.

Security: For various clients they are providing enhanced capabilities for advanced security and increased productivity. In 2017 their investment has almost been double in acquisition to become more relevant and grow continuously through inorganic and strategic acquisition. Accenture is on 4th Rank in Top IT companies in the world 2018.

Revenue: $34.90 Billion

Profit: 13.3% of its revenue

3. Oracle

Oracle corporation headquarter is located in Redwood Shores California and it is one of the renowned American MNC.

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Oracle has second highest revenue in software industry after Microsoft with an employee base of around 1,35,000. The company is widely known for its ERP solutions, database development and management, supply chain management software and Customer relationship management software. Oracle has a wide customer base having more than 400,000 customers across the globe and has their presence across wide variety of industries in more than 150 countries. Oracle is known for its user friendly applications and always try to eliminate the complexities from the applications they build like applications ranging from data centre operations to cloud applications which can be road block for business innovation, speed, flexibility, manageability, reliability, security and engineering.

It enable its customers by providing smart solutions which add value to their business as well as their users and customers. Oracle has more than 16,000 patents worldwide. The company is focussing majorly on building intelligent cloud applications, integrated cloud platform, open source platform for developers, ERP solutions and analytical tools which use machine learning algorithms to generate results. Oracle is also developing its capabilities in AI, machine learning, IOT, blockchain, human interface technologies all of which aimed to enhance customer capabilities so that they can develop their own innovative products and services. Oracle investment is huge in Research and development activities and it was $6.5 billion dollars in the year 2017. Oracle is on 3rd Rank in Top IT companies in the world 2018.

Revenue: $37.73 Billion

Profit: 24.8% of its revenue

2. IBM

International Business Machine (IBM) is an American MNC and is operational in more than 150 countries.

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The company was established originally as computing recording company but was later renamed as IBM (International Business Machines) in 1924. IBM headquarter is present in Armonk, New York, and it has a diverse portfolio of software products and services which they are further expanding to cater the current growing needs of existing and new users. Major areas from where it earns its revenue are cloud computing, cognitive computing, data analytics and Internet of things, IT infrastructure and security. IBM’s revenue is growing at a double digit rate. During 2017 they successfully strengthened their position as a leading enterprise for providing cloud services and block chain leader for the business.

IBM believes in high R&D investment due to which company holds the record for most patents generated by business. IBM has the highest workforce and company is known for its employee friendly schemes like the company was among the first corporations to provide group life insurance. IBM is one of the world’s largest employer with nearly around 380,000 employees. Looking ahead, IBM is positioning uniquely to help clients and users to use AI and data analytics to build smarter businesses. Over the past years IBM invested aggressively in technology and its people but senior leadership also considering IBM to position in key high value segments of the IT industry like AI, blockchain, cloud computing and information security. IBM is on 2nd Rank in Top IT companies in the world 2018.

Revenue: $ 79.14 billion

Profit: 45.8% of its Revenue

1. Microsoft Corporation

Microsoft Corporation is headquartered in Redmond, Washington, and is one of the largest companies in the world.

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The products like Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Office, and Internet Explorer etc is being used by almost by almost every professional in the world. Microsoft was founded by Bill Gates and Paul Allen on 4, April, 1975, and it has expanded its market share by diversifying its services from operating system market to other various software products. It also took advantage of inorganic growth i.e. improve its revenue by acquiring no. of companies. Lastly Microsoft has acquired Linkedin which is considered to be largest acquisition for 26.2 billion dollars in 2016 and also it has acquired skype technologies for 8.5 billion dollars in the year 2011. There is a new paradigm shift in technology with the rapidly evolving environment and Microsoft is trying to lead this new era as a front runner. Looking forward Microsoft is focussing on new innovative technologies like Machine Learning, AI and cloud computing to drive new growth that can help them building their own digital capability and provide robust solutions for various users.

There is a huge surge in the growth rate of gaming industry and Microsoft is investing huge amount in $100 billion Gaming industry. They have around half million live member network of XBOX users. They want Microsoft to be the company of gamers to play the games they want, on the device they want and with the people they want. Microsoft Corporation strategically prioritizing their investments to capture the expanding markets opportunities. They are expanding their existing datacentres and they are bringing Azure to various regions globally more than any other cloud services provider and with the best compliance coverage in the IT industry. Microsoft is on 1st Rank in Top IT companies in the world 2018.

Revenue: $53 billion

Profit: 31% of its revenue

Ranking Methodology for Top IT Companies:

1. The top 15 IT companies in the world are considered

2. Parameters like revenues and profit margins are taken

3. Based on the revenues, the final ranking is created.

Telecommunication has seen a steady growth for the year with increasing penetration of services. With calls becoming unlimited & free, and data volumes surging, top telecom companies are in a growth phase. These companies are known for their best mobile network capabilities and services which makes the biggest in the telecom business. The highly growing telecommunications industry, consists of all Internet service providers and telecommunications/telephone companies. The list of Top telecom companies include AT&T, China Mobile, Vodafone, Verizon, Deutsche Telekom followed by Orange, Telefonica, America Móvil, China Telecom etc. All these compete in terms of network connectivity and customer satisfaction and high speed internet (4G, 5G). Here is a list of the top 10 telecom companies in world 2019.

Quick Glance :

Below are the biggest and top Telecom Companies in World 2019:

1st Place : AT&T

2nd Place : Verizon

3rd Place : China Mobile

4th Place : NTT

5th Place : Deutsche Telekom

6th Place : Softbank

7th Place : Telefonica

8th Place : China Telecom

9th Place : Vodafone

10th Place : America Movil

For More details about rankings and parameters about these global telecom companies, continue with the complete article.

Top Telecom Companies 2019 with Ranking Parameter (Revenue/Sales):

10. America Movil

Found in 2000, the fourth largest mobile network operator in terms of equity subscribers América Móvil, is now one among the biggest firms in the world.

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Headquartered in Mexican City, Mexico this Mexican telecommunications corporation is a Forbes Global 2000 company. This venture of Carlos Slim is the leading provider of integrated telecommunications services in Latin America. The company offers a portfolio of value added services and enhanced communications solutions in 25 countries in America and Europe through 363.1 million access lines, including 280.4 million wireless subscribers, 33.1 million landlines, 27.9 million broadband accesses and 21.7 million PayTV units as of September 30, 2017. The company operates under various brands: Telmex, Telcel and Claro In Latin America. In Mexico, the company has 65% of wireless market share with 91% wireless penetration. The current market capitalization for the company as of March 21, 2018 is 63.163B.

Since February 2016, América Móvil and its subsidiaries have joined the United Nations Global Compact, reiterating their commitment to respect and promote the Ten Principles and the Sustainability Management Model of the UN Global Compact, both internally and throughout our supply chain. Through Groupe Speciale Mobile Association (GSMA) América Móvil like many other mobile operators work together with government agencies and private corporates to increase business and give its socio-economical contribution in Americas in terms of Response to natural disasters, privacy, SMS control, child protection, environmental care, handset theft, digital inclusion etc.

Revenue (in Billion $): 50

9. Vodafone

Vodafone, which predominantly operates services in various countries of Asia, Africa, Europe, and Oceania, is a British multinational telecommunications company founded in year 1991.

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Headquartered at London, this 26-year-old company owns networks in 26 countries and has partner networks in over 50 additional countries. Since making the first ever-mobile call on 1st January 1985 in UK, today the company has 500 million customers. The current market capitalization for the company as of April 03, 2018 is $73.83B. The company’s Global Enterprise division provides IT services and telecommunications to corporate clients in 150 countries. The company has primary listing on London Stock Exchange and secondary on NASDAQ. The company’s entry in the Internet of Things (IoT) consumer market was marked by the launch of “V by Vodafone”, hereby thus enabling consumers to connect millions of electronics and home products to the Group’s dedicated IoT network – the largest of its kind in the world.

Frost & Sullivan’s Company of the Year award went to Vodafone for the second consecutive year for its considerable accomplishments in the European contact centers and cloud communications market. Factors like development of visionary scenarios based on in-depth understanding of mega trends; ability to address unmet market needs; superior customer purchase experience; strong financial performance; price/performance value and brand equity has contributed to the company’s success. Vodafone India has been ranked as one of the best companies to work for in India. It has also been ranked as 20^th in the LinkedIn Top Attractors 2017 Award- the only telecom service provider to be featured.

Revenue (in Billion $) ~55

8. China Telecom

Headquartered in Beijing, the Chinese state owned Telecommunications Company China Telecom was founded on 17th May 2000.

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The company is a constituent of Hang Seng China Enterprises Index, the index for H share of state-controlled listed companies, which is traded in the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong since 15 November 2002. Even the company’s American Depositary Shares ("ADSs") are listed on the New York Stock Exchange respectively. After marketization of China, the state-owned enterprise China Telecommunications Corporation spin off the brand and China Telecom started operating as a subsidiary, being floated in the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong. As at the end of 2016, the Company had mobile subscribers of about 215 million, wireline broadband subscribers of about 123 million and access lines in service of about 127 million. The market capitalization for the company is about 35.01B on March 5, 2018.

State-owned China Telecom Global has its sights set on expanding its data Centre business across the ‘One Belt, One Road’ region, after signing an agreement with UK data Centre owner Global Switch and Chinese data Centre operator Daily Tech. In the Financial Year 2017, the Operating Revenue stood at RMB 184118 million, as compared to RMB176828 million. EBITDA margin has decreased from 32.6% in 2016 to 31.6% in 2017. Earnings per share have increased from 0.144 RMB to 0.155 RMB and capital expenditure from RMB 40746 million to RMB 41117 million. The company now has assets of RMB 665491 million as compared to RMB 652368 million.

Revenue (in Billion $): 57

7. Telefonica

Telefonica telecom, a Spanish telecom organization was founded in 1947 by Mariano Ospina Perez and headquartered in Bogota D.C.

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It is the largest telecom company in Colombia owned by Telefonica and Colombian government. It extends its services to 346 million clients across 21 countries and has the employee base of 127000 professionals. In financial year January-December 2017 Telefonica had collected revenues worth 52,008 million euros and more than 21.4 million Internet and data accesses, 343.4 million total accesses,  271.7 million mobile phones accesses and 8.5 million pay TV accesses. Telefonica telecom is 100% listed company traded in some of the most important stock markets globally and have more than 1.3 million shareholders. The present market capitalization of Telefonica is 42.26 billions Euro It is mostly known by its commercial brands like movistar, O2 and vivo providing products and services ranging from mobile, landline, internet and televisions telecommunication service in several countries.

Telefonica has been the winner of the My World Communications Award by the United Nations in 2014. The selection committee has highlighted the company's efforts to promote the initiative My World in Spain. It has also won Great place to work award in 2010. Telefonica recently signs an agreement with Microsoft Azure to work on integration of Internet Of Things devices, which will enable the users to easily, securely and reliably connect their IoT devices to Azure IoT Hub. Telefonica and Huawei are in partnership to create a suite of big data products for businesses and to expedite the process of digital adoption in the SME market.

Revenue (in Billion $): 60

6. Softbank Telecom

Softbank is a global company which provides IT and telecommunication services like internet services, related software development etc.

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Softbank Telecom is the subsidiary of the softbank group and ranked 6th globally in terms of revenue

Softbank provides application service provider services and ecommerce related services. Founded in 1981, it is headquartered in Tokyo. Softbank group Employs around 70K people. As on 2014, the company is the world’s 86th largest company in terms of market capitalization. From 2009 to 2014, in 5 years the company’s market cap has risen by 557%. A company that believes in expansion, 

Softbank Telecom offers mobile telephony as well as other communication services like fixed line and internet. 

Revenue (in Billion $):~85

5. Deutsche Telekom

Headquartered at Bonn, Germany, Deutsche Telekom is a 22year old Denmark – originated German telecommunication company.

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The company is driven with 14.5% of its stake with the German government and 17.4% with government bank KfW. The company is also a part of the Euro Stoxx 50 stock market index and the current market capitalization for the company as of March 09, 2018 is $77.66B. In Telecommunication industry, the company holds 9th rank in Fortune world’s most admired companies.

When the former state-owned monopoly Deutsche Bundespost was privatized, the largest telecommunications provider (by revenue) in Europe, the Deutsche Telekom was formed. The company operates several subsidiaries worldwide, including T-Mobile- the mobile communications brand. The company owns substantial shares in other telecom companies, including Central European subsidiaries Magyar Telekom (Hungary), Slovak Telekom (Slovakia), Hellenic telecommunication operator OTE. Now the company has 156 m mobile, 18 m broadband and 29 m fixed- network customers thus paving the way for gigabit society. In the Financial Year 2017, the company earned revenue of 74.95 Billion Euros, Adjusted EBITDA stood at 22.45 billion euros, and free cash flow amounted to 5.5 billion euros and was up by 11.3% as compared to 2016. It has 218,341 employees worldwide (31st Dec. 2017 figures). The company was has received the national German Sustainability Award in the "large companies" category for  the year 2017 The company is also one of the 112 enterprises worldwide that made it into the Climate A list.

Revenue (in Billion $): 90

4. Nippon Telegraph & Telephone (NTT)

The Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation known as NTT, is a Japan based telecom giant.

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NTT is based out of Tokyo Japan and started as a government corporation in 1952. NTT has been divided into 5 segments out of which NTT DoCoMo and NTT Data have been listed on stock markets. The company is listed on Tokyo, Osaka, New York and London stock exchanges. The company is ranked 4th on the list because of its sales of above 100 billion USD.

NTT Group has undergone a transformation of business structure based on "Towards the Next Stage". It is the medium-term management strategy which was made public in 2012. This strategy was succeeded by "Towards the Next Stage 2.0" in 2015. It aims to continue with and strengthen the strategy, and it is now taking steps toward becoming a "Value Partner" that customers continue to select.

Revenue (in Billion $): 105

3. China Mobile

China Mobile Communications Corporation, also known as China Mobile, is the world's largest mobile phone operator as of August 2017 with over 873 million subscribers.

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China mobile is a Chinese state owned telecommunication corporation, which also operates China Mobile Hong Kong, a subsidiary mobile network in Hong Kong. The company purchased Paktel in Pakistan in 2007 and a year later launched Zong brand. The company is the largest mobile telecommunications corporation by market capitalization. It provides voice mobile and multimedia services through its nationwide mobile telecommunications network across Mai.

Born from the 1999 break-up of China Telecom, China Mobile has its 70% ownership with China Mobile (HK) Group Limited and 30% with public investors.  China Mobile Communications Corporation (CMCC), a presumably government-owned holding company, owns 100 percent ownership of China Mobile (HK) Group Limited. China mobile historically has held a greater share of the rural market than it’s competitors. Having been listed on the NYSE and the Hong Kong stock exchanges, China Mobile holds 70% of the domestic market share in China with a penetration of 97% in China. It developed the China Mobile 13th Five-Year Plan for Network Information Security. With about  3 million+ mobile base stations, among which 1.79 million are 4G base stations, the company  covers 12 million kilometers of transmission cables. It has close to 1 billion customers globally. The IoT connection of the company reached to 200 million users across China.

Revenue (in Billion $): 110

2. Verizon

Based at 1095 Avenue of the Americas in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, yet fused in Delaware, Verizon is an American multinational telecommunication conglomerate.

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It is also a corporate part of the Dow Jones Industrial Average. The company is dead-set on a digital  & mobile future and has been investing in next-generation 5G wireless technologies as well as the multitrillion-dollar Internet of things opportunities it enables. In the Financial Year 2017, the company earned total revenue of $126034 million and a Net income of $30101 million. The company ranks 14 in Fortune 500 companies ranking 2017.  In 2018, Verizon will be launching 5G residential services in up to five U.S. cities, starting with Sacramento, CA.

When an antitrust suit, alleging anticompetitive practices, was filed against AT&T by the U.S. Department of Justice, AT&T divested itself of the 22 local phone companies thus forming up the Bell System. Responding to the same, AT&T relinquished control of the local telephone services, creating seven independent Regional Bell Operating Companies (RBOCs), also called “Baby Bells”. Bell Atlantic and NYNEX were two of them who in July 1995 merged to form Bell Atlantic Mobile, later known as Verizon Wireless. As of 2018, Verizon is one of three organizations that had their foundations in the previous Baby Bells, other two being Century Link and AT&T. The company is also a title sponsor of various performance and sports venues as well as a sponsor of several major sporting organizations like National Hockey league, Motorsports, National Football league.

Revenue (in Billion $): 130

1. AT&T

Headquartered at Whiteacre tower in Downtown Dallas, Texas, AT&T is the worlds leading telecom brand.

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American Telephone &Telegraph Company, is world leader in telecommunications, technology, and media and communications. In the Financial Year 2017, AT&T earned total revenue of $160,546 million and a Net income of $29,450 million. Being a Fortune 10 company, they have recorded 34 consecutive years of quarterly dividend growth. Begun as Southwestern Bell Telephone Company in the year 1983, it changed its name to SBC Communications Inc. in 1995. SBC acquired former parent AT&T Corporation and took on its branding, with the merged entity naming itself AT&T Inc. in 1995.

AT&T Communications serves U.S. Consumers with broadband, video and voice services. AT&T International includes DIRECTV Latin America and AT&T Mexico. Being the country’s fastest-growing wireless business, At & T Mexico serves both businesses and consumers. And DIRECTV is a pay-tv leader in 11 countries and territories in the Caribbean and Latin America. It’s new advertising and analytics startup is leading the way to premium video advertising. AT&T also focuses on various corporate social responsibilities like It can wait: a letter to drivers, smart city agreement with Mexico City, the power of giving, At&T Aspire, Piedra, Tijera, Papel etc. The company is recognized as Socially Responsible by the Mexican Center for Philanthropy  and Alliance for CSR (AliaRSE). The company is also one of the Fortune 100 Best companies to work for 2018.

Revenue (in Billion $): 170

Ranking Methodology

Step 1: Top 20 telecom companies were shortlisted based on their revenues

Step 2: 3 parameters Revenues & Profits were checked

Step 3: Based on the rank of their revenues, ranking was done.

In this article, we have prepared a list of top 10 mobile phone brands in the India 2021 on the basis of shipment units. India has a population of 1.35 billion which makes it one of the biggest markets in the world. Same is true for mobile phones. Due to Pandemic, India as other markets saw a drop in the mobile phone market. Initially in 2020, the sales nosedived but it recovered towards the second half and clocked approximately 150 million units shipments across all brands. 

The list of top mobile brands in India is led by Xiaomi, Samsung, Oppo and Vivo with global giants like Apple making the top 10 along with brands like OnePlus, Nokia and Lenovo (Motorola). With Indian brands like Micromax making a comeback, Indian Mobile Phone market will continue to surprise the analysts. The first 5 brands in the list capture around 80% of the market. Indian market buys both smartphones as well as feature phones. Here is the list of the top 10 mobile brands in India in 2021.

Top Mobile Phone Brands in India Ranking 2021 by Shipments:

10. Nokia

Nokia the original king of Mobile phones in India lost a lot of market a few years back with Lumia phones and windows based phones not able to re-establish it globally as well as in India.

It has still not recovered completely but with launch of Android budget phones, it’s again making a comeback of sorts in markets like India. 

Some of the biggest names made by Nokia in India are mentioned below:

-Nokia 5 series

-Nokia 2 Series

-Nokia C Series

-Nokia Feature phones including the 3310

Shipments : ~2-2.5 Million

9. Lenovo (Motorola India)

In 2011, Motorola became a subsidiary of Lenovo, when it acquired the mobile division from Motorola Inc, making it one of the strongest mobile and smartphone manufacturer in the world.

The Lenovo Motorola Company is based out of Illinois in the United States of America, and has a global presence. The company has a strong expertise in smartphones, tablets, smart watches etc. With Lenovo as its parent company, Motorola has a strong financial backing and hence huge amount of money is put in research and development, and innovation is considered a USP for the brand. Motorola recently launched Razr brand in India which has generated great reviews and has got the foldable interface quite well. The price point is quite high in India at around 75000-125000 Rupees but it established Motorola back as a major innovative brand.

Some of the phones by Motorola in India are mentioned below:

- Moto G

- Moto One Series

- Moto Razr

- Moto Edge

Shipments : ~2.5-3 Million

8. OnePlus

OnePlus is a sibling of Oppo, Vivo and realme but is positioned as a affordable but premium feature rich brand.

OnePlus with launch of Oneplus 8 and 8T has captured some market share in India in the range of 2-2.5%. OnePlus is a popular brand in India and with launch of the Nord series, it has become even more affordable. Nord is feature rich and almost all features which are there in other premium phones in the market. OnePlus smartphone mobile brand has shown a great rise in terms of capturing the mobile market. The brand has grown on to sell its phones in more than 50 countries worldwide. OnePlus uses the latest technologies in manufacturing phones, and is also one of the pioneers in the 5G technologies. By virtue of his high class design and good hardware, it is one the top mobile brands in the premium segment. The company has R&D operations in India and China, and has offices spread across US, Europe & Asia. The brand has 3 million people in its own community and has social media engagement with more than 5 million users globally.

Shipments : ~3.5-4 Million

7. Apple

Apple Inc. is headquartered in California, US. It was founded on 1st April 1976 by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak and Ronald Wayne. Apple iPhones as are popular in India as rest of the world.

Apple is world’s 2nd largest IT Company by revenue after Samsung Electronics and also a global leader in making Apple iPhone brand. Apple became the first company in US to be valued more than 1 Trillion. Apple enjoys high Brand loyalty and is the one of the most valuable brand.  With iPhone X, 11 and 12 series, Apple is looking to gain users in India. Apple has not been a top mobile brand in India because of cost associated with Apple Products. Apple faces competition from Samsung, Xiaomi and other brands which offer phone at a price point much lower than Apple's. India market is price sensitive hence Apple is stuck at around 3-4% market share in India as compared to Samsung which is at around 20%. This is in contrast to global markets. Apple has started to capture a good share of middle class consumers’ wallet also with launch of iPhone SE. 

Shipments : 5 Million

6. Transsion (Itel)

India market not only is driven by smartphone sales but also feature phone sales.

Transsion brands like Itel has really captured the feature phone market and is also launching smartphones like Itel Vision series and Techno Spark and other brands in the market. In feature phones list, Itel is now one of the biggest brands challenging big brands like Samsung in feature phone as well as smartphone segments. Transsion has been one of the biggest brands in African markets but now it is one of the fastest growing brands in indian mobile phone market as well.

Shipments : ~10-15 Million (Estimated)

5. Oppo

Oppo is a Chinese smartphone brand founded in 2001 in Dongguan, China. It is owned by BBK Electronics which also own other famous brands Vivo and OnePlus.

Oppo has been rising fast and broke onto the top mobile scene in 2015-16 with budget smartphones with high end features. It is present in many countries other than China like India, America etc. Oppo is quite innovative with its products e.g. N1 and N3 were famous for their Industry First designs. Oppo invests a lot in marketing. In India, it is sponsoring the Indian national cricket team and also has famous Bollywood stars as its ambassadors. Similarly in other countries, it ties up with sports leagues and celebrities. Its product portfolio includes

1. Oppo F 17 Series

2. Oppo Reno Series

3. Oppo A Series

Oppo positions itself as a camera phone maker. It focusses a lot on camera features and innovation. Oppo’s selfie expert smartphones are quite famous with youngsters. Oppo entered mobile market in 2008 but has really grown in the past couple of years. Oppo is present in 21 countries globally. Oppo has a partnership with Qualcomm for innovative solutions.

Shipments : 15 Million

4. Realme

Realme is one of the highest growing mobile brands in India in recent past

Realme has a portfolio of more than 20 brands now since its inception. Realme has a range of TVs, headphones, smartwatches also in its portfolio which are all available in India. Launched in 2018, Realme is a technology which has its expertise in manufacturing mobile phones. With sleak designs, powerful hardware & affordable prices, Realme has taken the global mobile market by surprise. Due to global expansion as well as huge acceptance worldwide, it is one of the fastest growing smartphone handset company. As a part of its growth strategy, Realme has entered global markets like India, Indonesia, Vietnam, Phillipines, South East Asia & even Europe. In India, the brand has won several awards like best entry level smartphone, most loved brand, disruptive brand etc. The brand is available on almost all multi-brand electronics retail outlets & also on leading ecommerce platform.

Shipments : 20 Million

3. Vivo

Vivo is a Chinese phone brand which is owned by BBK electronics which also owns Oppo. Vivo is based in Dongguan.

Vivo was founded in 2009 but became famous with the mobile phone X1. Vivo is known for its Hi-Fi chips in its products which results in strong performance of its smartphones. Vivo also uses an interactive system called Smart in its products, which is an innovative system for using the phone. Vivo focusses a lot on innovation & R&D. Vivo positions itself as a camera and music phone manufacturer. Vivo is also known for its marketing. Vivo ties up with sports even and celebrities to promote its products.

Its latest product portfolio in India include

1) Vivo V15 Series

2) Vivo V17 Series

3) Vivo Y Series

It has been active in market since 2012. Vivo is present in India, Malaysia, Vietnam, Philippines, Myanmar, Indonesia. Vivo follows strict quality control system to ensure high quality products for its markets.

Shipments : 25 Million

2. Samsung

Samsung is a mobile phone manufacturer of South Korean origin which is present now in almost all countries including India.

Samsung has been one of the top brands in India since long but after the advent of android phones, it really picked up. Samsung has been giving tough competition to Apple in the smartphone segment with its Samsung Galaxy phones series. The recent addition has been Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra which is really getting good reviews. Samsung electronics operates in about 80+ countries and employs more than 350000 people. Samsung’s S8 launch is very important for the company to be a force in smartphone market. 

Samsung major phone launches have been:

1) Samsung M Series (M31, M51 etc.)

2) Samsung Galaxy S21

3) Samsung A series (A31, A51)

Samsung was founded almost 50 years ago in 1969 and today is one of the biggest companies in the world. Samsung needs to keep up the innovation to make sure it competes with Apple and tries to overtake it. Samsung maintained a share of around 20% in the Indian smartphone market 

Shipments : 31 Million

1. Xiaomi

Xiaomi has become one of the most recognized smartphone manufacturing companies based out of China. Xiaomi is one of the leading manufacturers of smartphones in China, supplying to the world.

The company was found as recently as 2010, and has still managed to leave a mark in the smart phone segment, owing to its high quality phones and low prices. Xiaomi has strong manufacturing and operation in countries like India, Singapore, Malaysia apart from China. Apart from mobile phones the company has also managed a substantial market share in segments like tablets, home devices and laptops. The logo of Xiaomi is written as “MI”, which stands for Mobile internet. It has managed to overcome severe adversities in this competitive environment and leave its mark. Some of the leading products in the smartphone segment offered are:

The Redmi Note Series

Note 8 Pro

All these are extremely popular phones as they have all the features which are offered by a leading phone manufacturer, but the company offers it at affordable competitive prices. Xiaomi has always put customers first, and has developed its technology as per the needs and requirements of the customers. Apart from smartphone, Xiaomi has also ventured into smart watches and smart bands which are making their presence felt in the developing Asian economies.

Shipments : 40 Million Units

Ranking Methodology:

1. The major mobile phone companies were taken which have sales and presence in India

2. Parameters like Shipments and market share were considered

3. The rankings were based on the latest annual shipment units in India