Titan emerges as Tata Group's No. 2 by value, anchored by Tanishq jewellery engine
From a 1984 watch JV with TIDCO, Titan has scaled into India's most diversified consumer-lifestyle company — spanning Tanishq jewellery, Titan Eye Plus eyewear, Taneira sarees and Skinn fragrances — to become the Tata Group's second most valuable listed entity after TCS.
What happened
Business Today profiles Titan Company's rise from a 1984 watch venture to Tata Group's second most valuable company, highlighting expansion into jewellery
Key facts
- 1984
Why this matters
Titan's diversified consumer-lifestyle stack signals a template for portfolio construction in Indian retail — corp dev teams should map adjacent category targets (eyewear, ethnic apparel, fragrances) where a trusted parent brand can be ported onto fragmented premium segments.