Forbes India's richest Indian by year

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Each year, Forbes India issues a list of India's richest people, called the "India Rich List". [1] [2] Since 2008, Mukesh Ambani has been the richest Indian, with his wealth based in Reliance Industries. [3] [4] except for 2022 where Gautam Adani displaced him.

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YearRichestNet worth in US$ Second richestNet worth in US$Source
2024 Mukesh Ambani 124 billion Increase2.svg Gautam Adani 83 billion Increase2.svg [5]
2023Mukesh Ambani92 billion Increase2.svgGautam Adani68 billion Decrease2.svg [6]
2022Gautam Adani150 billion Increase2.svgMukesh Ambani88 billion Decrease2.svg [7]
2021Mukesh Ambani92.7 billion Increase2.svgGautam Adani74.8 billion Increase2.svg [8]
2020Mukesh Ambani88.7 billion Increase2.svgGautam Adani25.2 billion Increase2.svg [9]
2019Mukesh Ambani51.4 billion Increase2.svgGautam Adani15.7 billion Increase2.svg [10]
2018Mukesh Ambani47.3 billion Increase2.svg Azim Premji 21 billion Increase2.svg [11]
2017Mukesh Ambani38 billion Increase2.svgAzim Premji19 billion Increase2.svg [12]
2016Mukesh Ambani22.7 billion Increase2.svg Dilip Shanghvi 16.9 billion Decrease2.svg [13]
2015Mukesh Ambani18.9 billion Decrease2.svgDilip Shanghvi18 billion Steady2.svg [14]
2014Mukesh Ambani23.6 billion Increase2.svgDilip Shanghvi18 billion Decrease2.svg [15]
2013Mukesh Ambani21 billion Steady2.svg Lakshmi Mittal 16 billion Steady2.svg [16]
2012Mukesh Ambani21 billion Decrease2.svgLakshmi Mittal16 billion Decrease2.svg [17]
2011Mukesh Ambani22.6 billion Decrease2.svgLakshmi Mittal19.2 billion Decrease2.svg [18]
2010Mukesh Ambani27 billion Decrease2.svgLakshmi Mittal26.1 billion Decrease2.svg [19]
2009Mukesh Ambani32 billion Decrease2.svgLakshmi Mittal30 billion Decrease2.svg [20]
2008Lakshmi Mittal45 billion Increase2.svgMukesh Ambani43 billion Increase2.svg [21]
200732 billion Increase2.svgMukesh Ambani20.1 billion Increase2.svg [22]
2006Mukesh Ambani16.56 billion Increase2.svgAzim Premji12.89 billion Increase2.svg [23]
2005Lakshmi Mittal25 billion Increase2.svgAzim Premji9.3 billion Decrease2.svg [24]
2004Lakshmi Mittal11.2 billion Increase2.svgAzim Premji10 billion Increase2.svg [25]
2003Azim Premji5.9 billion Decrease2.svg Kumar Mangalam Birla 2.4 billion Increase2.svg [26]
2002Azim Premji6.4 billion Decrease2.svgKumar Mangalam Birla2.1 billion Increase2.svg [27]
2001Azim Premji6.9 billion Steady2.svg Dhirubhai Ambani 3.4 billion Decrease2.svg [28]
2000Azim Premji6.9 billion Increase2.svgDhirubhai Ambani6.6 billion Increase2.svg [29]
1999Azim Premji2.8 billion Increase2.svgLakshmi Mittal1.9 billion Decrease2.svg [30]
1998Lakshmi Mittal3.5 billion Increase2.svgDhirubhai Ambani1.5 billion Increase2.svg [31]
1997Lakshmi Mittal1.9 billion Increase2.svgDhirubhai Ambani1.2 billion Increase2.svg [32]
1996Kumar Mangalam Birla2.1 billion Increase2.svgLakshmi Mittal1.5 billion Increase2.svg [33]

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