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Advertising in Forbes
Forbes is a print title published in National. Network18 Media & Investment and Swatch Group run the most ads in it, out of 364 advertisers we track here.
What the data shows.
The signals that define who buys Forbes, drawn straight from our ad-monitoring sources.
Who buys this outlet.
ads from Network18 Media & Investment, the biggest advertiser on Forbes.
This is the number of ads each advertiser ran on Forbes.
The category mix.
Services leads at 35% of measured ads on Forbes. Each category links to its full industry profile.
Each bar is a category's share of the ads measured on Forbes.
The short answers.
Optimised for the questions people, and AI engines, actually ask about advertising on Forbes.
Who advertises on Forbes?
Top advertisers include Network18 Media & Investment, Swatch Group, Idfc First Bank.
How do I give an ad in Forbes?
Display and classified advertising in Forbes is booked through agencies. Excellent Publicity handles rate cards, scheduling and release orders.
Built from 18 industry-standard ad-monitoring and research sources. Every figure is a count of ads recorded, not rupees, because ad cost is not comparable between TV, radio, print and online. Updated monthly. Full methodology →
Coverage: these figures reflect the advertising we were able to track across our data sources, a large sample but not every ad placed in India. Treat them as a directional, relative picture, not an absolute or complete record.
Updated March 2026.