HDFC Bank Ltd retained its top position because the country’s most precious brand for the 7th straight yr in 2020 notwithstanding an 11 per decline from the preceding yr, taking advantage of innovation and expansion, in keeping with a report by WPP Plc and Kantar.

HDFC Bank, that is now valued at $20.2 billion, was observed by Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) and Tata Consultancy Services in the listing of the seventy five most valuable companies.

The 2020 version of the rating was worth $216 billion in emblem cost, a 6 per decline from 2019, pushed largely by a fall in the brand value of banks and automobile companies. Despite the general decline in value, 26 brands elevated their value, and there had been 5 new entrants.

Most incredible amongst those 26 was Reliance Retail Ltd, a subsidiary of Reliance Industries Ltd, which doubled its brand value to emerge as the fastest riser this 12 months at No. 25 ($2.3 billion), up 30 places.

The challenging financial and social situations created by the pandemic and a pre-covid-19 slowdown in the Indian economic system brought about an erosion of the brand value of Indian companies.

More than half the brands on the BrandZ Top seventy five Most Valuable Indian brands listing declined in value. Only eleven controlled to develop constantly in the past 5 years.

Retail (33%), private care (32%) and telcos (25%) emerged as the fastest-developing categories as their brand value elevated due to value creation and a pivot to digital, which helped clients throughout the lockdown.

E-commerce organization Flipkart (No. 8, $6.5 billion) made its debut in the top 10 with a 40% soar in brand value.