The list of richest Indians by net worth based on an annual assessment of wealth and assets compiled and published by Forbes magazine. As of April 2023, India has 167 billionaires, which put the country third in the world, after the United States and China. [1] Mukesh Ambani the chairman and largest shareholder of Reliance Industries, has been the richest Indian for 14 consecutive years. [2] He is currently world's 10th richest person in the world according to Forbes. [3] Savitri Jindal is currently India's richest woman, topping the list at 6th position.
The table below lists India's richest people as per their net worth published by the Forbes (April 2023). [4]
Rank | Name | Wealth Change | Net worth (USD) | Company | Sources of wealth |
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1 | Mukesh Ambani | 83.4 billion | Reliance Industries | Petrochemicals, telecom, retail | |
2 | Gautam Adani | 47.2 billion | Adani Group | Commodities, ports, power generation and transmission, real estate, defense, airport and data centre | |
3 | Shiv Nadar | 25.6 billion | HCL Technologies | IT services and consulting | |
4 | Cyrus Poonawalla | 22.6 billion | Serum Institute of India | Vaccines | |
5 | Lakshmi Mittal | 17.7 billion | ArcelorMittal | Steel | |
6 | Savitri Jindal | 17.5 billion | JSW Group | Steel, energy, cement and infrastructure | |
7 | Dilip Shanghvi | 15.6 billion | Sun Pharmaceutical Industries | Pharmaceuticals | |
8 | Radhakishan Damani | 15.3 billion | Avenue Supermarts, DMart | Investments, retail | |
9 | Kumar Mangalam Birla | 14.2 billion | Aditya Birla Group | Textiles, telecom, cement | |
10 | Uday Kotak | 12.9 billion | Kotak Mahindra Bank | Banking | |
11 | Azim Premji | 9.2 billion | Wipro Group | IT services and consulting | |
12 | Ravi Jaipuria | 8.6 billion | RJ Corp | Fast food | |
13 | Kushal Pal Singh | 8.2 billion | DLF | Real estate | |
14 | Hasmukh Chudgar & family | 7.6 billion | Intas Pharmaceuticals | Pharmaceuticals | |
15 | Benu Gopal Bangur | 7.3 billion | Shree Cement | Cement | |
16 | Rohiqa Cyrus Mistry | NEW | 7.0 billion | Shapoorji Pallonji Group | Construction, real estate |
17 | Ashwin Dani | 7.0 billion | Asian Paints | Paints | |
18 | Sunil Mittal | 6.1 billion | Bharti Enterprises | Telecom | |
19 | Gopikishan Damani & family | 6.0 billion | Avenue Supermarts, DMart | Investments, retail | |
20 | Vikram Lal | 5.6 billion | Eicher Motors | Automotive | |
21 | Mahendra Choksi & family | 5.4 billion | Asian Paints | Paints | |
22 | M. A. Yusuff Ali | 5.3 billion | LuLu Group International | Retail | |
23 | Micky Jagtiani | 5.2 billion | Landmark Group | Retail, Hospitality, Healthcare | |
24 | Rekha Jhunjhunwala | 5.1 billion | Rare Enterprises | Investments | |
25 | Murali Divi & family | 4.9 billion | Divi's Laboratories | Pharmaceuticals |
Source: Forbes [4]
Rank | Name | Net worth (USD) | Company | Sources of Wealth |
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1 | Savitri Jindal | 17.5 billion | JSW Group, Jindal Steel & Power | Steel, energy, cement and infrastructure |
2 | Rohiqa Cyrus Mistry | 7.0 billion | Shapoorji Pallonji Group | Construction, real estate |
3 | Rekha Jhunjhunwala | 5.1 billion | Rare Enterprises | Investments |
4 | Leena Tewari | 3.4 billion | USV Private Limited | Pharmaceuticals |
5 | Smita Crishna-Godrej | 2.8 billion | Godrej Group | Consumer goods, real estate |
Source: Forbes India [4]
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