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This is a '''timeline of {{w|Reliance Industries Limited}}''', an Indian multinational conglomerate owing businesses engaged in energy, petrochemicals, textiles, natural resources, retail, and telecommunications.

==Big picture==

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| 1958–1966 || The trading phase || Reliance Commercial Corporation (RCC) begins its business activities with the export of spices and other items to the {{w|Middle East}} and {{w|East Africa}}. In this phase, the company operates through partnership or proprietorship firms.<ref name="From “Outsider” to Insider: The Case of Reliance">{{cite web |title=From “Outsider” to Insider: The Case of Reliance |url=https://journals.openedition.org/samaj/4278#tocto2n1 |website=journals.openedition.org |accessdate=13 November 2019}}</ref>

| 1958 || || Early development || In the midst of a worsening political situation in Aden, Dhirajlal returns to India where he starts a yarn trading business from a small 500 square feet office in {{w|Mumbai}} that Ambani rents for two hours per day.<ref name="MAMMOTH">{{cite web |title=MAMMOTH ASPIRATIONS |url=https://www.ril.com/TheRelianceStory.aspx |website=ril.com |accessdate=8 November 2019}}</ref> Reliance Commercial Corporation is established in partnership with Champaklal Damani, Dhirajlal cousin. Initial exports include spices as well as fabrics.<ref name="referenceforbusiness.com"/><ref name="referenceforbusiness.com"/><ref name="RAICHAUDHURI">{{cite book |last1=RAICHAUDHURI |first1=ANJAN |title=MANAGING NEW VENTURES: CONCEPTS AND CASES IN ENTREPRENEURSHIP |url=https://books.google.com.ar/books?id=sFqQSBbn_x0C&pg=PA84&lpg=PA84&dq=Reliance+Commercial+Corporation&source=bl&ots=Sf1FayguQR&sig=ACfU3U32UFnCEJOp1Xmd3uCqIRcgwxlcWw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiu5LXpx9vlAhWhHrkGHZReAW0Q6AEwDnoECBEQAQ#v=onepage&q=Reliance%20Commercial%20Corporation&f=false}}</ref>

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| 1965 || || Leadership || Champaklal Damani and Dhirubhai Ambani end their partnership due to differences in business strategies.<ref name="RAICHAUDHURI"/>

| 1966 || May 8 || {{w|Subsidiary}} || Reliance Textile Industries Ltd is incorporated in {{w|Karnataka}} state as a public limited company under the name Mynylon Ltd. to manufacture synthetic blended yarns and fabrics, polyester filament yarn, polyester glass shells and colour TV picture tubes.<ref name="Reliance Industries Ltd">{{cite web |title=Reliance Industries Ltd. Company History and Annual Growth Details |url=https://www.goodreturns.in/company/reliance-industries/history.html |website=goodreturns.in |accessdate=16 September 2019}}</ref>

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| 1969 || || {{w|Incorporation}} || Reliance Exports is incorporated.<ref name="From “Outsider” to Insider: The Case of Reliance"/>

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| 1982 || || Product || Reliance Textiles Industries launches phase-I of the Polyester Filament Yarn (PFY) plant at {{w|Patalganga}}.<ref name=Milestones/>

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| 1985 || June 27 || Renaming || Reliance Textiles Industries Ltd changes its name to Reliance Industries Ltd.<ref name="Reliance Industries Ltd"/><ref name="RELIANCE INDUSTRIES"/><ref name="RAICHAUDHURI"/>

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| 1988 || || Product || RIL starts the {{w|paraxylene}} plant at {{w|Patalganga}}.<ref name=Milestones/>

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| 1988 || || Financial || RIL sales cross Rs. 1,000 crores mark.<ref name="ndtv.com"/>

| 1994 || || Product || RIL introduces its new product, Linear Low-Density Polyethylene Octene.<ref name="Reliance Industries Ltd"/>

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| 1995 || || Facility || RIL commissions a new {{w|triethylene glycol}} (TEG) manufacturing factory with a capacity of 10,000 TPA to add value to {{w|diethylene glycol}} (DEG), a by product from its monoethylene Glycol plant. TEG is an import substitute used in oil exploration, lubricants and speciality application.<ref name="Reliance Industries Ltd"/>

| 1998 || || Business expansion || RIL enters the health-care sector with an initial investment of Rs.100 crore, and becomes joint trustee of Sir Hurkisondas Nurrotumdas Hospital at Charni Road in Mumbai.<ref name="Reliance Industries Ltd"/>

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| 1998 || || Financial || RIL Total Assets cross Rs. 35,000 crore and revenues cross Rs. 14,000 crore.<ref name="ndtv.com"/>

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| 2000 || || Facility || RIL commissions the world's largest grassroots refinery in {{w|Jamnagar}}.<ref name="RELIANCE INDUSTRIES"/><ref name="RAICHAUDHURI"/><ref name=Milestones/>

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| 2000 || || Financial || RIL group profits cross Rs. 2,500 crore mark, revenues cross Rs. 20,000 crore mark, and total assets cross Rs. 50,000 crore.<ref name="ndtv.com"/>

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| 2000–2001 || || Financial || Reliance Industries Ltd. and Reliance Petroleum Ltd. become India's two largest companies in terms of all major financial parameters.<ref name=Milestones/>

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| 2001 || || Financial || RIL revenues cross Rs. 60,000 crore, and becomes largest business group in India.<ref name="ndtv.com"/>

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| 2001–2002 || || Recognition || {{w|Dhirubhai Ambani}} receives The Economic Times Award for Corporate Excellence for Lifetime Achievement.<ref name=Milestones/>

| 2006 || || Expansion || RIL enters the organized retail segment through Reliance Retail with its first Reliance Fresh store in {{w|Hyderabad}}.<ref name="RELIANCE INDUSTRIES"/>

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| 2006 || || Financial || RIL places US$300 million in US Private Placement Market, becoming the first Indian company to raise money through this route. The company declares dividend of 100%.<ref name="ndtv.com"/><ref name="ndtv.com">{{cite web |title=Reliance Industries Ltd. |url=https://www.ndtv.com/business/stock/reliance-industries-ltd_reliance/reports |website=ndtv.com |accessdate=17 September 2019}}</ref>

| 2007 || || Financial || RIL revenue crosses Rs. 100,000 crore mark, net Profit crosses Rs. 10,000 crore mark, and total assets cross Rs. 100,000 crore mark, unparalleled in the Indian private sector. Exports cross Rs. 60,000 crore mark, 12% of India's total exports. RIL declares Dividend of 110%. Payout of Rs 1,440 Crore, highest in the Indian private sector.<ref name="ndtv.com"/>

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| 2008 || || Financial || RIL revenue crosses Rs. 130,000 crore mark, net profit crossed Rs. 15,000 crore mark and Total Assets crossed Rs. 140,000 crore mark, unparalleled in the Indian private sector. Exports cross Rs. 80,000 crore mark, 13.4% of India's total exports. RIL declares Dividend of 130%. Payout of Rs 1,631 Crore, highest in the Indian private sector.<ref name="ndtv.com"/>

| 2008 || || Financial || RIL reaches an aggregated worth of approximately US$ 125 billion, around a hundred direct and many more affiliated companies, more than 80,000 global employees, and is structured as 'several hundred investment companies, satellite companies and trusts''.<ref name="Chatterjee"/>

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| 2009 || || Recognition || American global management consulting firm {{w|A T Kearney}} lists RIL as one of the Top 25 Global Champion for 2009 which manages to outperform the competition in the midst of global financial meltdown.<ref name=Milestones/>

| 2010 || August || Acquisition || RIL acquires the equity shares of EIH Ltd representing 14.12% from [[w:The Oberoi Group|Oberoi Hotels]] and certain other promoters at a total cost of Rs 1021 crore.<ref name="RELIANCE INDUSTRIES"/>

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| 2010 || || Recognition || RIL is ranked 68th in the {{w|Financial Times Global 500}} list of the world's largest companies (up from previous year's 75th rank).<ref name="ndtv.com"/>

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| 2011 || March || Joint venture || RIL and [[w:D. E. Shaw & Co.|D E Shaw Group]] agree to establish a {{w|joint venture}} to build a financial services business in India, incorporating the D E Shaw Group's investment and technology expertise with RIL's operational knowledge and extensive presence across India to offer a comprehensive array of financial services to the Indian marketplace. <ref name="RELIANCE INDUSTRIES"/>

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| 2012 || January || Financial || RIL announces India's largest share buy-back program comprising buyback of up to 120,000,000 fully paid up equity shares of Rs. 10 each.<ref name=Milestones/>

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| 2012 || March || Recognition || RIL becomes the first Indian company to be certified as "Responsible Care Company" under stringent standards of {{w|American Chemistry Council}}. RIL's Petrochemical Business wins this accolade for its robust management system.<ref name=Milestones/>

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| 2013 || January || Renaming || RIL owned Infotel Broadband Services is renamed {{w|Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited}}. The subsidiary is the only company in India that is capable of providing {{w|4G}} services through the country because of its 20 MHz pan-India spectrum.<ref>{{cite web |title=RIL’s Infotel Broadband is now Reliance Jio Infocomm: Report |url=https://www.bgr.in/news/ril%E2%80%99s-infotel-broadband-is-now-reliance-jio-infocomm-report-265261/ |website=bgr.in |accessdate=14 November 2019}}</ref>

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| 2014 || || Financial || {{w|Reliance Retail}} becomes the largest retailer by revenue in the year.<ref>{{cite web |title=Reliance Retail may become India’s largest retailer by revenues |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/services/retail/reliance-retail-may-become-indias-largest-retailer-by-revenues/articleshow/33919541.cms |website=economictimes.indiatimes.com |accessdate=9 November 2019}}</ref><ref name="MAMMOTH"/>

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| 2015 || December || Recognition || RIL wins 'energy Oscars' Platts Global Energy Award for robust {{w|corporate social responsibility}} role.<ref>{{cite web |title=Reliance Industries wins 'energy Oscars' Platts Global Energy Award for robust CSR role |url=https://www.firstpost.com/business/reliance-industries-wins-energy-oscars-platts-global-energy-award-for-robust-csr-role-2541012.html |website=firstpost.com |accessdate=17 September 2019}}</ref>

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| 2018 || || Ranking || RIL is ranked 148th on the {{w|Fortune Global 500}} list of the world's biggest corporations as of 2018.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://beta.fortune.com/global500/list/filtered?hqcountry=India | title=Fortune Global 500 list | work=CNN Money | accessdate=17 September 2019}}</ref>

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| 2019 || October || Financial || RIL becomes the first Indian firm to cross Rs 9 lakh crore market valuation mark.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/reliance-industries-becomes-first-indian-company-to-cross-market-valuation-of-rs-9-lakh-crore/articleshow/71644857.cms|title=Reliance Industries becomes first Indian company to cross market valuation of Rs 9 lakh crore - Times of India|website=The Times of India|access-date=8 November 2019}}</ref>