Here are all the 18 Indian firms featuring in the Forbes ‘best regarded’ companies

• As many as 18 Indian organisations featured in the annual list of the world’s best regarded companies.
  
• However, only three Indian companies — Infosys, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) and Tata Motors — made it to the top 50.
  
• Forbes labelled Infosys, which is now ranked third under ‘Asian invasion.’
  
• Other companies in the top 10 include Netflix, PayPal, Microsoft, Walt Disney, Toyota Motor, Mastercard and Costco Wholesale.

American business magazine Forbes released an annual list of the world’s best regarded companies. And, 18 Indian organisations including Infosys, Wipro, HDFC and Tata Steel were featured in it.

Yet only three Indian companies — Infosys, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) and Tata Motors — made it to the top 50.

On a global front, Indian organisations have been faring well, as compared to the ranks last year. Technology giant Infosys has crawled up to the third rank from 31 in 2018, preceded by global payments giant Visa and carmaker Ferrari. India’s most valuable company TCS has been ranked 22.

Addressing the positive growth of the company, Forbes labelled Infosys — which is the second largest software exporter in India — as ‘Asian invasion.’

Other companies in the top 10 include Netflix, PayPal, Microsoft, Walt Disney, Toyota Motor, Mastercard and Costco Wholesale.

India, China and Japan cumulatively account for 82 companies in top 250 of the global list. US leads the race with 59 companies.

Forbes, jointly with German statistics company Statistica surveyed over 15,000 respondents across 50 countries to assess the world’s largest public companies. The assessment was based on four parameters — social conduct, trustworthiness, product and services, and how they are as employers.

Here are the ‘best regarded’ Indian companies, according to Forbes