What was the gain in non-operating businesses from venture capital stakes that was disclosed in the earnings call? Was it a sale or a revaluation 
ve through time as technology improves. It's pretty hard to believe how fast it's moving these days. So that's probably what I can give you on EV for now and we'll start -- we're thinking more and more about how we can start to describe this to you better in the future. As far as growth markets, you're right, it's massive growth. I think the big one is obviously in India where we're planning to go from something like 1,400 sites to 5,000 sites. So that's the vast majority of the growth inside that and, let's wait for March 2nd if you don't mind Martijn and we'll see if there is more we can disclose inside that space. And Martijn, I don't have a number at my fingertips right now, but we'll come back and we can maybe answer some questions in that space in March when we start to expose more of the stuff.
Bernard Looney -- Chief Executive Officer
Great. Reasonable question. And I don't have a number either, so we'll come back in March. Craig?
Craig Marshall -- SVP Investor Relations
Okay, great. Thank you, Biraj. We will take the final question from Anish Kapadia at Palissy. Anish?
Anish Kapadia -- Palissy Advisors -- Analyst
Hi. Thanks for taking the question. Just a couple of questions, please. Firstly, you disclosed a substantial gain in non-operating businesses I think from one of venture capital stakes. I was just wondering is that your -- sorry, I don't think it was a sale. I think it was a revaluation. Would that potentially be the current stake? Or if not could you give a bit more details on what that was? And just kind of thinking about in the context of are there opportunities to realize some of those gains in over the course of the year? And then just a second quick one, on your marketing, I think you revealed for 2019 about $3.7 billion of earnings. I was wondering if you could just give the comparable figure for 2020? Thanks.
Bernard Looney -- Chief Executive Officer
Murray?
Murray Auchincloss -- Chief Financial Officer
We'll come back on your second question on March 2nd. I just don't want to misquote anything. So we'll come back on March 2nd with the year-over-year in that particular area. And, yeah, you've got it right on where it came from in 4Q in OB&C, it's equity on [Indecipherable] as you say. So that's something for the future.
Bernard Looney -- Chief Executive Officer
Very good. Anish, thank you.
Craig Marshall -- SVP Investor Relations
Okay. That's the end of the questions. Again, thank you everybody for listening. As usual, IR are available to answer any follow-up questions. And we do look forward to talking to you. As Murray and Bernard described, we look forward now to early March and the update around our disclosures. There'll be more information in due course around that. But maybe on that note, let me hand over to Bernard for some closing remarks. Thank you.
Bernard Looney -- Chief Executive Officer
Very good. Well, thanks, Craig, thanks, Murray, and thanks to you all for taking the time to join us. A difficult quarter with some difficult numbers and complexity to explain. But I think if you step back from all of that, the plan that we have laid out remains the plan. Our business is running well. The world will recover and is recovering and we're very well positioned to take advantage of that and we're executing on our strategy step-by-step, day-by-day in a very disciplined fashion. So all the while, focused on the basics of running a good business. So we appreciate your interest. We appreciate your questions and I'm sure we'll be following up with you in the hours and days and weeks and months ahead, and I wish all of you and your families a safe and healthy 2021. So take care and we'll be in touch with you.
Duration: 117 minutes
Call participants:
Craig Marshall -- SVP Investor Relations
Bernard Looney -- Chief Executive Officer
Murray Auchincloss -- Chief Financial Officer
Jon Rigby -- UBS -- Analyst
Alastair Syme -- Citi -- Analyst
Lydia Rainforth -- Barclays -- Analyst
Paul Cheng -- Scotiabank -- Analyst
Dan Boyd -- Mizuho -- Analyst
Thomas Adolff -- Credit Suisse -- Analyst
Christyan Malek
ve through time as technology improves. It's pretty hard to believe how fast it's moving these days. So that's probably what I can give you on EV for now and we'll start -- we're thinking more and more about how we can start to describe this to you better in the future. As far as growth markets, you're right, it's massive growth. I think the big one is obviously in India where we're planning to go from something like 1,400 sites to 5,000 sites. So that's the vast majority of the growth inside that and, let's wait for March 2nd if you don't mind Martijn and we'll see if there is more we can disclose inside that space. And Martijn, I don't have a number at my fingertips right now, but we'll come back and we can maybe answer some questions in that space in March when we start to expose more of the stuff.
Bernard Looney -- Chief Executive Officer
Great. Reasonable question. And I don't have a number either, so we'll come back in March. Craig?
Craig Marshall -- SVP Investor Relations
Okay, great. Thank you, Biraj. We will take the final question from Anish Kapadia at Palissy. Anish?
Anish Kapadia -- Palissy Advisors -- Analyst
Hi. Thanks for taking the question. Just a couple of questions, please. Firstly, you disclosed a substantial gain in non-operating businesses I think from one of venture capital stakes. I was just wondering is that your -- sorry, I don't think it was a sale. I think it was a revaluation. Would that potentially be the current stake? Or if not could you give a bit more details on what that was? And just kind of thinking about in the context of are there opportunities to realize some of those gains in over the course of the year? And then just a second quick one, on your marketing, I think you revealed for 2019 about $3.7 billion of earnings. I was wondering if you could just give the comparable figure for 2020? Thanks.
Bernard Looney -- Chief Executive Officer
Murray?
Murray Auchincloss -- Chief Financial Officer
 We'll come back on your second question on March 2nd. I just don't want to misquote anything. So we'll come back on March 2nd with the year-over-year in that particular area. And, yeah, you've got it right on where it came from in 4Q in OB&C, it's equity on [Indecipherable] as you say. So that's something for the future.
Bernard Looney -- Chief Executive Officer
Very good. Anish, thank you.
Craig Marshall -- SVP Investor Relations
Okay. That's the end of the questions. Again, thank you everybody for listening. As usual, IR are available to answer any follow-up questions. And we do look forward to talking to you. As Murray and Bernard described, we look forward now to early March and the update around our disclosures. There'll be more information in due course around that. But maybe on that note, let me hand over to Bernard for some closing remarks. Thank you.
Bernard Looney -- Chief Executive Officer
Very good. Well, thanks, Craig, thanks, Murray, and thanks to you all for taking the time to join us. A difficult quarter with some difficult numbers and complexity to explain. But I think if you step back from all of that, the plan that we have laid out remains the plan. Our business is running well. The world will recover and is recovering and we're very well positioned to take advantage of that and we're executing on our strategy step-by-step, day-by-day in a very disciplined fashion. So all the while, focused on the basics of running a good business. So we appreciate your interest. We appreciate your questions and I'm sure we'll be following up with you in the hours and days and weeks and months ahead, and I wish all of you and your families a safe and healthy 2021. So take care and we'll be in touch with you.
Duration: 117 minutes
Call participants:
Craig Marshall -- SVP Investor Relations
Bernard Looney -- Chief Executive Officer
Murray Auchincloss -- Chief Financial Officer
Jon Rigby -- UBS -- Analyst
Alastair Syme -- Citi -- Analyst
Lydia Rainforth -- Barclays -- Analyst
Paul Cheng -- Scotiabank -- Analyst
Dan Boyd -- Mizuho -- Analyst
Thomas Adolff -- Credit Suisse -- Analyst
Christyan Malek