TCS became world's most powerful IT Services brand

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) on 3 February 2016 announced that it has been rated as the World’s Most Powerful Brand in IT Services by Brand Finance, the world’s leading brand valuation firm.

Scoring highly on a wide variety of measures such as familiarity, loyalty, staff satisfaction and corporate reputation, TCS emerged as the IT services industry's most powerful brand with a score of 78.3 points earning it an AA+ rating.

TCS is also the fastest growing brand within its industry over the last six years. The company’s overall brand value has increased from $2.34 billion US dollars in 2010 (when the first evaluation of the TCS brand was conducted) to 9.04 billion US dollars in 2016, which shows a growth rate of 286 per cent.

Key highlights of Brand Finance Global 500 2016 Report

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• Strongest brands’ shares outperform the S&P 500 average

The World’s Most Powerful Brands (Top 10)

About Brand Finance

• Brand Finance is the world’s leading brand valuation and strategy consultancy.

• The company provides clarity to marketers, brand owners and investors by quantifying the financial value of brands.

• It was founded in 1996 by David Haigh.

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