Two views of Lucknow's economy: the registered/startup layer and the street-level business fabric, with the largest tracked employers.
Lucknow's economy is broad, with genuine industrial depth. Retail, technology and healthcare share the strongest sector rating, with education, manufacturing, logistics and sports just behind. Corporate offices and software companies lead the mapped business mix, but construction and factories are plainly visible.
| industry | companies |
|---|---|
| information technology and services | 203 |
| education management | 167 |
| marketing and advertising | 112 |
| financial services | 107 |
| internet | 99 |
| computer software | 89 |
| hospital & health care | 85 |
| food & beverages | 84 |
| e-learning | 82 |
| real estate | 81 |
| health, wellness and fitness | 78 |
| apparel & fashion | 57 |
| retail | 55 |
| construction | 48 |
| automotive | 48 |
| renewables & environment | 46 |
| pharmaceuticals | 45 |
| human resources | 39 |
| food production | 39 |
| online media | 37 |
| electrical/electronic manufacturing | 36 |
| design | 32 |
| telecommunications | 31 |
| transportation/trucking/railroad | 31 |
| leisure, travel & tourism | 29 |
| sector | places | rating |
|---|---|---|
| Corporate office | 631 | 4.39 |
| Software company | 406 | 4.41 |
| Unclassified | 306 | 3.94 |
| Construction company | 297 | 4.22 |
| Manufacturer | 196 | 4.49 |
| Real estate agency | 132 | 4.19 |
| Clothing store | 123 | 4.2 |
| Pharmaceutical company | 83 | 4.65 |
| Computer support and services | 80 | 4.47 |
| Electronics store | 73 | 4.17 |
| Store | 63 | 4.1 |
| Website designer | 61 | 4.47 |
| Real estate developer | 57 | 4.14 |
| Interior designer | 56 | 4.36 |
| Hardware store | 51 | 4.22 |
| company | industry | employees | founded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Government of Uttar Pradesh | government administration | 100,001 | |
| UPPCL | electrical/electronic manufacturing | 34,738 | 1999 |
| Sahara Prime City | real estate | 25,000 | 1993 |
| SGPGI | medical practice | 6,000 | 1983 |
| Sahara India | financial services | 5,243 | 1978 |
| City Montessori School | financial services | 4,500 | 1959 |
| Sonata Finance | financial services | 3,793 | 2006 |
| King Group | security and investigations | 2,626 | 2005 |
| Apex Services | human resources | 2,500 | 2004 |
| Jal Nigam | 2,500 | 1975 | |
| Vivekananda Polyclinic & Institute of Medical Sciences | 2,500 | ||
| Remote Sensing Applications Centre | 2,500 | ||
| Slmg Beverages | food & beverages | 2,063 | 2019 |
| Swadesh Milk Products | dairy | 2,000 | 2004 |
| UP Government | government administration | 1,836 | |
| APCO | construction | 1,687 | 1992 |
| Loyaltech initiated operations | facilities services | 1,408 | 2006 |
| LMRC | transportation/trucking/railroad | 1,269 | 2013 |
| Bluetigers Security Guard Services | security solutions | 1,183 | 2013 |
| Gyan Dairy | dairy | 974 | 2007 |
| ISGS INDIA | security and investigations | 899 | 1997 |
| Medhaj | environmental services | 898 | 2007 |
| Rama Infotech | information services | 876 | 1998 |
| Babu Banarasi Das University | consumer services | 750 | 2010 |
| UP State Bridge Corporation | construction | 750 | 1973 |
company registry (startup-skewed) + mapped business places