Feb 26: Workplace community platform Blind has released its 2026 rankings of the Best Companies to Work For in India, revealing key insights into employee satisfaction, employer desirability, compensation trends, and job market sentiment.
Highest-Rated Companies in India (2026)
Based on overall satisfaction, the top 15 highest-rated companies in India this year are:
NVIDIA, Google, Apple, Akamai Technologies, VMware, Adobe, Target, CRED, Nokia, ThoughtWorks, Airbnb, Lowe’s, Autodesk, Zoho, and ServiceNow.
Compared to last year, NVIDIA, Google, Apple, Akamai Technologies, VMware, Target, Zoho, and ServiceNow maintained their top-rated status, while Adobe, CRED, Nokia, ThoughtWorks, Airbnb, Lowe’s, and Autodesk newly entered the top 15.
Lowest-Rated Companies in India (2026)
The 15 lowest-rated companies based on overall satisfaction are:
DP World, Ola, Sprinklr, Groupon, Tekion Corp, Paytm, OYO, Zeta, Samsung Electronics, HCL Enterprise, Deliveroo, Compass, Rippling, Infosys, and Cashfree.
DP World, Paytm, Tekion Corp, Zeta, and Sprinklr remained on the lowest-rated list, while the other companies newly appeared in 2026.
Best to Work For vs. Most Desired to Work At
Blind also analyzed where Indian professionals most aspire to work. The most desired employers in 2026 are:
Amazon, Google, Microsoft, Atlassian, Flipkart, Zeta, InMobi, Tekion Corp, Uber, Walmart, Salesforce, Adobe, Meta, Oracle, and ShareChat.
While there is overlap, some globally recognized firms such as Amazon, Microsoft, and Meta rank high in desirability but do not feature among the top satisfaction leaders. Conversely, NVIDIA, Apple, and Akamai Technologies lead in satisfaction but do not rank among the most desired employers — suggesting brand perception and prestige influence job interest independently of employee experience.
Top Paying Companies and Satisfaction Correlation
The companies reporting the highest median total compensation packages in India for 2026 include:
Meta, Broadcom, Apple, Amazon, Uber, Google, LinkedIn, AMD, Atlassian, Salesforce, Intuit, Confluent, Palo Alto Networks, VMware, Cohesity, Twilio, NVIDIA, Walmart, Adobe, and Intel Corporation.
Fewer than a third of the top-paying companies appear among the highest-rated employers, highlighting that compensation alone does not consistently translate into employee satisfaction.
Search Trends: Layoffs, Mobility & Global Aspirations
The most searched companies by India-based professionals over the past year were:
Microsoft, Google, Uber, Amazon, Salesforce, Meta, Atlassian, Apple, Qualcomm, and eBay.
Trending search keywords included “layoff,” “offer,” “H-1B,” “Meta India,” “Google India,” and “Meta London,” reflecting job security concerns and strong global mobility aspirations.
Since May 2020, Blind has collected verified employee reviews and compensation data across approximately 248,000 companies worldwide, enabling professionals to make informed career decisions.
Methodology
The rankings are based on 40,686 cumulative verified employee reviews submitted through 2025 by Indian professionals on Blind. Only companies with at least 50 reviews were included. Companies were evaluated across overall satisfaction, career growth, work-life balance, compensation and benefits, company culture, and trust in management.
The “Would you work here?” rankings reflect cumulative poll responses visible only to non-employees of the evaluated company.
Compensation rankings reflect median total compensation submissions through 2025 from companies with at least 100 verified entries.
Search rankings reflect the most searched companies and workplace-related keywords by India-based Blind users across web and app platforms over the past year.