56 Indian firms appeared on Forbes's annual list of the world's 2,000 largest and most powerful public companies.<br/><br/>The number of Indian companies that feature in the 14th edition of the annual list of the biggest and most valuable public companies in the world remains the same as last year. However, many Indian firms have improved their rankings. Reliance Industries Limited leads the group of 56 Indian companies in The Forbes Global 2000 list.<br/><br/>Overall, 586 US companies made the list, compared to 249 from China, mainland and Hong Kong, 219 from Japan, 92 from the United Kingdom and 67 from South Korea. Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, China Construction Bank and Agricultural Bank of China held on to the top three spots in the list.