MUMBAI: Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited (ZEEL) has become the only Media & Entertainment Company to be included in the recently announced ‘India40’, Nikkei Inc’s list of the top Indian companies.

‘India40’ is a list of 44 leading companies selected by Nikkei Inc in order to provide detailed information on the moves of those leading companies and to analyse the current picture and outlook of India’s various industries through them. These companies were selected after Nikkei Inc calculated the rankings of the market cap of companies listed on the BSE, taking into account the growth potential and name recognition, the balance between industries, the position in the industry, among other factors.

ZEEL MD & CEO Punit Goenka said, “ZEE’s inclusion in Nikkei Inc’s ‘India40’ list reaffirms its position as a leading player in the Indian Media & Entertainment industry. As a global content company, we take immense pride in entertaining millions of viewers across the world and in the years ahead, we hope to grow even further by engaging consumers with our innovative and creative content solutions.”

The list stated that many companies covered by ‘India40’ earned more than 50 per cent of their entire earnings from overseas, showing that globalisation has progressed and their influence is no longer limited to India. Other Indian companies in the ‘India40’ list include NTPC, Reliance Industries, Tata Steel, ITC, Hindustan Unilever and Godrej Consumer Products to name a few.