India is a rich country. List of the World's Richest countries in 2022. According to the IMF, India has the world's sixth-largest economy. According to the most recent IMF projection, the economy was worth $3.18 trillion in the financial period 2020-21 and is predicted to reach $5 trillion by 2027. This can is possible as India's richest person. India's richest persons are covered in the world's richest person list in Forbes. India's richest man Gautam Adani is the first Indian who acquire the third richest person in the list of Forbes richest persons in the world. Below we mention the top 10 richest people in India. So scroll down and find out the richest person of India and their networth.
Gautam Adani has been the richest Indian according to Forbes. Savitri Jinda is currently India's richest woman topping the list in the 6th position
- Gautam Adani - $150 Billion
- Mukesh - $88 Billion
- Radhakishan Damani - $27.6 Billion
- Cyrus Poonawala - $21.5 Billion
- Shiv Nadar - $21.4 Billion
- Savitri Jindal - $16.4 Billion
- Dilip Shanghvi - $15.5 Billion
- Hinduja Brothers - $15.2 Billion
- Kumar Birla - 15 Billion
- Bajaj Family - 14.6 Billion
1. Gautama Adani
- Net Worth: $150 Billion
- Source: Commodities, Infrastructure
- Age: 60
Gautam Shantilal Adani is India's No 1 billion. With a net worth of US $150 billion Gautam Adani has acquired the top position in the list of the Top 10 richest people in India. As of January 2023, Gautam Adani has a net worth of US$150 billion according to Forbes. Adani is the richest person in Asia and the third richest person in the world, After Bernand Arnault (Richest Person in the World), and Elon Musk(Second Richest Person in the World). His wealth increased by over $60 billion in the year 2022 alone and he now stands to be the world's third person and the richest person in India and Asia.
In August 2022, AMG Media Net3works Limited, a unit of Adani Group, declared that it planned to buy RRPR Holding, owner of 29.18% of the national news broadcaster NDTV.
Recently, the business mogul ranked second in the Forbes real-time billionaires, becoming the world's third-richest person.
2. Mukesh Ambani
- Net Worth: $88 Billion
- Source: Diversified
- Age: 65
Mukesh Dhirubhai Ambani is an Indian billionaire. He is the chairman and managing director of Reliance Industries Ltd. According to Forbes Ambani's net worth is estimated at US$88 billion as of January 2023, making him the second richest person in India and Asia after Gautam Adani. Mukesh Ambani also placed as the 8th richest person in the world as of Forbes real-time billionaires.
The launch of 4G phone services in the Indian telecom market by Reliance in 2016 spiked a price war creating strong whirls and sending several networks out of business. During the COVID-19 lockdown period, Mukesh Ambani sold one-third of Jio to some investors like Google and Facebook raising over $20 billion.
3. Radhakishan Damani - $27.6 Billion
- Net Worth: $27.6 Billion
- Source: Retail, Investment
- Age: 67
Radhakishan Shivkishan Damani is one of the richest people in India. He is the founder of Avenue supermarts limited. He also manages his portfolio through his investment firm, bright star investments limited. Damani also holds stakes in a range of companies, from tobacco firm VST industries to cement producer India Cinema. Dami picked up a 1% stake in Andhara paper. Damani also picked up a 15% stake in Indian cinemas in May 2020 taking his investment in India Cement to 1909.89%. Damini publicly holds 6 stocks in his investment portfolio and the total value of his stock portfolio is approx Rs. 102,77 crore in 2021.
4. Cyrus Poonawala - $21.5 Billion
- Net Worth: $21.5Billion
- Source: Vaccines
- Age: 81
Cyrus S. Poonawala is an Indian billionaire. He is the chairman and managing director of Cyrus Poonawalla group which includes the serum institute of India, an Indian biotech company that is the largest vaccine manufacturer in the world, and Poonawalla Fincrop a leading NBFC in India. In 2022, he is ranked number 4 on Forbes India's rich list with a net worth of $14.3 billion. He is ranked number in the Hurun Global health care's rich list 2023.
5. Shiv Nadar - $21.4 Billion
- Net Worth: $21.4Billion
- Source: Software Service
- Age: 77
Shiv Nadar is the co-founder of HCL and ranks in the 5th place among India's richest billionaires with his wealth estimated at $21.4 billion in 2023. HCL started in 1976 manufacturing calculators and microprocessors and today it is among the largest providers of software services in the country with Rs. 85,66 crore of revenue. According to Forbes, he is the 5th richest person in India and the 58th richest person in the world with an estimated net worth of US$21.4 billion as of 2023.
6. Savitri Jindal - $16.4 Billion
- Net Worth: $16.4 Billion
- Source: Steel
- Age: 72
With a net worth of US$16.4 billion, Savitri Devi Jindal is the 6th richest person in India. She was the chairperson emeritus of the O.P. Jindal Group. She is also the president of Maharaja Agrasen Medical College, Agroha. She also was the world's 453rd richest person in 2016. She is the world's seventh-richest mother and contributes to the public work her husband started.
7. Dilip Shanghvi - $15.5 Billion
- Net Worth: $15.5 Billion
- Source: Pharmaceuticals
- Age: 67
Dilip Shanghvi's $15.5 billion net worth places him in the seventh position among India's richest people in 2023. In 1983 he start Sun Pharma Manufacturing's psychiatric drugs company with $200 given by his father. Today, the film is among the nation's leaders in pharmaceutical supplies with an annual revenue of $4.5 billion. The government of India awarded him the civilian honor of the Padma Shri in 2016. India Today magazine ranked him 8th in India's most powerful people of 2017 list. According to Forbes as of January 2023, Shanghvi is the 7th richest person in India with a net worth of US$15.5 billion.
8. Hinduja Brothers - $15.2 Billion
- Net Worth: $15.2 Billion
- Source: Diversified
- Age: -
The 8th place in the list of India's top 10 richest people is occupied by Hinduja Brother with a $15.2 billion net worth.
Hinduja Group is an Indian transnational conglomerate. The group is present in eleven sectors including automotive, oil and specialty chemicals, banking and finance, IT and ITeS, cyber security, healthcare, trading, infrastructure project development, media and entertainment, power, in real estate. The Hinduja brothers have around 100 billion dollars of assets around the world. The Hinduja family has around 50 billion dollars of assets in America. The current net worth of Hinduja's brothers is $15.2 billion dollars.
9. Kumar Birla - 15 Billion
- Net Worth: $15 Billion
- Source: Commodities
- Age: 55
According to Forbes real-time billionaires, Kumar Birla is the ninth richest person in India with his $15 billion net worth. Known as the commodities king, he is the head of the Aditya Birla Group making %46 billion in revenue. The group has interests in aluminum and cement besides offering telecom and financial services too. In August 2021, Kumar Birla stepped down as the chairman of Vodafone India, a debt-strapped firm after which Idea Cellular and Vodafone India merged in 2018. Today the Aditya Birla Group is present in 36 countries across six continents with over 50% of its revenues coming from overseas operations.
10. Bajaj Family - 14.6 Billion
- Net Worth: $14.6 Billion
- Source: Diversified
- Age: -
Bajaj Group is an Indian Multinational conglomerate founded by Jamnalal Bajaj in Mumbai in 1926. The group comprises 40 companies and its flagship company Bajaj Auto is ranked the world's fourth-largest two-wheeler and three-wheeler manufacturer. Other notable group companies include Bajaj Consumer Care, Bajaj Energy, Bajaj Electricals, Bajaj Ventures, Bajaj Hindusthan, Bajaj Healthcare, Mukand, and Bajaj Holding & Investment in various industries that include automobiles, home appliances, lighting, iron and steel, insurances, travel, and finance.
Disclaimer:- Provided data of the content Top 10 Richest Person in India based on an annual assessment of wealth and assets compiled and published by Forbes magazine. As of January 2023.
