India’s brand landscape continues to strengthen, with Kantar BrandZ’s 2025 ranking valuing the country’s Top 100 brands at $523.5 billion, a 6% year-on-year rise. Now contributing nearly 13% to India’s GDP, the list expands to 100 brands for the first time, with 34 companies increasing their valuations-signalling expanding global ambition and the growing power of brand-building in India’s economic narrative.
HDFC Bank has reclaimed the title of India’s most valuable brand, growing 18% to nearly $45 billion. Since the first BrandZ India edition in 2014, its brand value has surged 377%, propelled by steady digital innovation, including consumer education initiatives like its fraud-awareness persona, Vigil Aunty.
Financial services, technology, and telecom continue to dominate the top tier. HDFC Bank is followed by TCS ($44.2B)and Airtel ($41.1B), with Infosys, ICICI Bank, SBI, UltraTech Cement, Jio, HCLTech, and LIC rounding out the top ten. Collectively, these brands contribute almost half of the ranking’s total value.
Eighteen brands made their debut this year. UltraTech Cement, entering at No. 7 with a valuation of $14.5B, reflects the rising visibility of the Materials category. Retail brands Westside and Zudio also joined the list, underscoring the expanding impact of organised retail.
Zomato is the fastest riser for the second year in a row, climbing ten spots to No. 21 with 69% growth, driven by expansion into lifestyle experiences and the integration of District by Zomato.
Travel brands such as Taj, IndiGo, and MakeMyTrip saw strong gains, mirroring the boom in India’s experience-led consumption. Automotive player Mahindra also grew sharply through community-driven brand experiences.
Kantar attributes top performers’ success to meaningful differentiation, innovation, and deep consumer insight-qualities that continue to drive disproportionate brand value growth in India’s evolving marketplace.
