Reliance has more than 3 million shareholders! It is one of the world's most widely held stock. 1 out of every 4 investors in India is a Reliance shareholder.

Reliance Industries stock is one of the most important components of Dow Jones India Titans 30 index and BSE Sensex 30.

Its businesses cover the entire oil and gas chain, from crude oil and natural gas exploration and production to power generation, transportation, refining, petroleum product marketing, and international crude oil and product trading.

Majors

It is considered to be one of the six „Supermajor“ oil companies in the world. These are non state-owned energy companies:

• ExxonMobil (USA, Market capitialisation: USD 464.38 Billion (2008), employees: 106,100 (2007))
• Royal Dutch Shell (UK/Netherlands, Market capitalisation: USD 256.03 Billion (2008), employees: 104,000 (2008))
• BP (British Petroleum, UK, Market capitalisation: USD 204.78 billion (2008), employees: 96,200 (2008))
• Chevron Corporation (USA, Market capitalisation: USD 196.68 billion (2007), employees: 60,000 (2008))
• ConocoPhillips (USA, Market capitalisation: USD 138.19 Billion (2008), employees: 32,600 (2008))
• Total S.A. (France, Market capitalisation: USD 181.33 Billion (2008), employees: 96,442 (2008))