Fortune: Cognizant Joins the Fortune 500

In just 17 years since its inception, and three years after joining the Fortune 1,000, Cognizant has joined the ranks of the Fortune 500, Fortune Magazine's listing of the largest companies in the U.S. by revenue. Cognizant came in at Number 484, based on 2010 revenue of $4.59 billion.  Cognizant made its debut on the Fortune 1000 in the 2008 at the 859th position and rose 375 places to its current position. Cognizant was  named to Fortune’s “100 Supercharged Performers” list in September 2010—the 8th year in a row—and, as a result, placed first in Fortune’s “All-Star List” of the consistently fast-growing companies that make the list year after year. Cognizant also ranked among Fortune’s “World’s Most Admired Companies” in March 2011, the 3rd year in a row.

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