Insights

Updated 6 November 2026

Indian business statistics: industries, cities and states

How many businesses each industry has, which cities lead for popular industries, where business listings are concentrated, and how many can be reached by phone or email. All figures are counts of listings in Starleads' cleaned database of Indian businesses and professionals.

Contacts in the database
1.60 Cr
Business directory listings
56.6 L
Industries
202
Ready-made lists
6,924

The largest industries by number of businesses

Businesses with contact details in each industry, across India.

  1. 1. Civil Engineers & Contractors 2.8 L
  2. 2. Doctors & Clinics 2.7 L
  3. 3. BPO & Call Centres 2.2 L
  4. 4. Grocery & Supermarkets 2.1 L
  5. 5. Stock Brokers & Broking Firms 1.9 L
  6. 6. Tour & Travel Agents 1.8 L
  7. 7. Exporters 1.8 L
  8. 8. eCommerce & Online Sellers 1.7 L
  9. 9. Electronics & Appliance Stores 1.6 L
  10. 10. Consultants & Consulting Firms 1.5 L
  11. 11. Restaurants, Cafes & Bars 1.4 L
  12. 12. Steel, Metals & Minerals 1.4 L
  13. 13. Hotels & Resorts 1.3 L
  14. 14. Real Estate Agents & Developers 1.2 L
  15. 15. Importers 1.1 L

Which city has the most…?

The five cities with the most listings for 16 popular industries. Mumbai leads for 14 of them; Bengaluru for 1 and Jaipur for 1.

Doctors & Clinics

Most in Mumbai (31,604)

  1. 1. Mumbai31,604
  2. 2. Bengaluru22,379
  3. 3. Hyderabad9,077
  4. 4. Pune8,183
  5. 5. Chennai7,938

Dentists & Dental Clinics

Most in Bengaluru (3,654)

  1. 1. Bengaluru3,654
  2. 2. Mumbai3,445
  3. 3. Chennai1,171
  4. 4. Jaipur1,035
  5. 5. Hyderabad936

Chartered Accountants & Tax Consultants

Most in Mumbai (15,641)

  1. 1. Mumbai15,641
  2. 2. Bengaluru4,072
  3. 3. Kolkata3,121
  4. 4. Hyderabad2,711
  5. 5. Pune2,489

IT & Software Companies

Most in Mumbai (12,365)

  1. 1. Mumbai12,365
  2. 2. Bengaluru11,814
  3. 3. Pune6,354
  4. 4. Jaipur2,527
  5. 5. Surat2,098

Hotels & Resorts

Most in Mumbai (35,084)

  1. 1. Mumbai35,084
  2. 2. Bengaluru10,076
  3. 3. Hyderabad7,185
  4. 4. Pune6,044
  5. 5. Kolkata5,455

Restaurants, Cafes & Bars

Most in Mumbai (39,306)

  1. 1. Mumbai39,306
  2. 2. Bengaluru13,771
  3. 3. Pune9,757
  4. 4. Chennai9,151
  5. 5. Hyderabad8,929

Schools & Colleges

Most in Mumbai (8,753)

  1. 1. Mumbai8,753
  2. 2. Bengaluru6,570
  3. 3. Pune4,491
  4. 4. Jaipur4,212
  5. 5. Ahmedabad2,131

Real Estate Agents & Developers

Most in Mumbai (26,327)

  1. 1. Mumbai26,327
  2. 2. Bengaluru16,215
  3. 3. Pune10,609
  4. 4. Jaipur6,592
  5. 5. Vadodara3,423

Chemists & Medical Stores

Most in Mumbai (8,079)

  1. 1. Mumbai8,079
  2. 2. Hyderabad4,238
  3. 3. Bengaluru3,691
  4. 4. Pune3,225
  5. 5. Chennai1,622

Exporters

Most in Mumbai (49,256)

  1. 1. Mumbai49,256
  2. 2. Bengaluru11,460
  3. 3. Chennai8,049
  4. 4. Kolkata6,301
  5. 5. Pune6,070

Beauty Parlours & Salons

Most in Mumbai (12,230)

  1. 1. Mumbai12,230
  2. 2. Bengaluru8,077
  3. 3. Chennai7,544
  4. 4. Hyderabad6,405
  5. 5. Pune5,587

Gyms & Fitness Centres

Most in Mumbai (3,338)

  1. 1. Mumbai3,338
  2. 2. Bengaluru1,307
  3. 3. Pune1,106
  4. 4. Hyderabad704
  5. 5. Chennai697

Jewellery Shops

Most in Mumbai (17,538)

  1. 1. Mumbai17,538
  2. 2. Jaipur3,279
  3. 3. Bengaluru2,915
  4. 4. New Delhi1,858
  5. 5. Pune1,636

Tour & Travel Agents

Most in Mumbai (44,447)

  1. 1. Mumbai44,447
  2. 2. Bengaluru14,822
  3. 3. Pune8,196
  4. 4. Hyderabad7,821
  5. 5. Kolkata6,031

Lawyers & Legal Firms

Most in Jaipur (12,973)

  1. 1. Jaipur12,973
  2. 2. Mumbai3,488
  3. 3. Bengaluru2,637
  4. 4. Vadodara1,767
  5. 5. Pune1,032

Pathology Labs & Diagnostic Centres

Most in Mumbai (955)

  1. 1. Mumbai955
  2. 2. Bengaluru287
  3. 3. Hyderabad274

Business listings by state

Every kind of business in each state's business directory.

  1. 1. Maharashtra 11.3 L
  2. 2. Delhi 9.9 L
  3. 3. Tamil Nadu 5.3 L
  4. 4. Karnataka 5.2 L
  5. 5. Telangana 4.6 L
  6. 6. Gujarat 4.5 L
  7. 7. Uttar Pradesh 3.8 L
  8. 8. Rajasthan 2.1 L
  9. 9. Haryana 1.9 L
  10. 10. West Bengal 1.8 L
  11. 11. Madhya Pradesh 1.1 L
  12. 12. Punjab 1 L
  13. 13. Kerala 87,127
  14. 14. Chandigarh 69,134
  15. 15. Andhra Pradesh 61,966

Business listings by city

Every kind of business in each city's business directory.

  1. 1. Mumbai 5.8 L
  2. 2. Hyderabad 4.1 L
  3. 3. Bengaluru 3.4 L
  4. 4. Chennai 3 L
  5. 5. New Delhi 2.9 L
  6. 6. Pune 2.5 L
  7. 7. Ahmedabad 1.6 L
  8. 8. Kolkata 1.5 L
  9. 9. Jaipur 1.2 L
  10. 10. Coimbatore 80,463
  11. 11. Gurugram 79,422
  12. 12. Surat 70,801
  13. 13. Ghaziabad 67,925
  14. 14. Noida 66,688
  15. 15. Vadodara 60,049

Phone or email? How to reach each industry

The share of listings in each industry that have a mobile number and an email address. Shops and local services are reached by phone; offices and exporters also by email.

IndustryListingsMobileEmailBest first contact
Grocery & Supermarkets2.1 L99%5%Phone or WhatsApp first
Real Estate Agents & Developers1.2 L96%17%Phone or WhatsApp first
Beauty Parlours & Salons94,61188%16%Phone or WhatsApp first
IT & Software Companies64,54788%34%Phone or WhatsApp first
Restaurants, Cafes & Bars1.4 L92%43%Phone or WhatsApp first
Chemists & Medical Stores45,74898%50%Email and phone
Transporters & Logistics Companies41,93293%51%Email and phone
Doctors & Clinics2.7 L79%40%Phone, with email where listed
Schools & Colleges61,17376%41%Phone, with email where listed
Dentists & Dental Clinics27,19691%59%Email and phone
Tour & Travel Agents1.8 L94%77%Email and phone
Chartered Accountants & Tax Consultants47,99497%83%Email and phone
Hotels & Resorts1.3 L95%88%Email and phone
BPO & Call Centres2.2 L98%97%Email and phone
Importers1.1 L90%95%Email and phone
Lawyers & Legal Firms67,75646%58%Email first
Exporters1.8 L71%85%Email and phone

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About these figures, and how to cite them

These are counts of listings in Starleads' database of Indian businesses and professionals, cleaned and de-duplicated, as of November 2026. They are not a census: a city's count shows how many of its businesses appear in business directories, which follows business activity but also how many businesses list themselves. Use them to compare industries and places, not as official totals.

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Starleads (2026), Indian business statistics: industries, cities and states, https://starleads.in/insights/
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