Number 1 Conglomerate In The World – Reliance Industries

As of 2023, Reliance Industries is the biggest combination of different businesses globally, with the highest total value of its shares. This company, headquartered in Mumbai, has been the largest in India in terms of its total value since 1960, and in 2022, its value was $228 billion. Reliance Industries works in various industries like making cloth, using natural materials, telecommunications, selling goods, making chemicals from oil, and energy.

Formerly Reliance Commercial Corporation (1958–1966)
Reliance Textiles and Engineers (1966–1973)
Reliance Industries Limited (1973–present)
Company type Public
Traded as BSE: 500325
NSE: RELIANCE
LSE: RIGD
BSE SENSEX Constituent
NSE NIFTY 50 Constituent
ISIN INE002A01018
Industry Conglomerate
Founded 1958 (66 years ago)
Founder Dhirubhai Ambani
Headquarters Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Area served Worldwide
Key people Mukesh Ambani (Chairman & Managing Director)
Products Petroleum
Natural gas
Chemicals
Petrochemicals
Oil refining
Retail
Telecommunications
Media
Entertainment
Revenue Increase ₹974,864 crore (US$120 billion) (2023)
Operating income Increase ₹94,801 crore (US$12 billion) (2023)
Net income Increase ₹73,670 crore (US$9.2 billion) (2023)
Total assets Increase ₹1,713,506 crore (US$210 billion) (2023)
Total equity Increase ₹821,153 crore (US$100 billion) (2023)
Owner Mukesh Ambani (50.39%)
Number of employees 389,414 (2023)
Subsidiaries Jio Platforms
Reliance Retail
Jio-bp
Network18 Group
DEN Networks
Hathway
Alok Industries
Reliance Foundation
Indiawin Sports
Relicord
Reliance Institute of Life Sciences
Reliance Industrial Infrastructure
Renewable Energy Corporation

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