Forbes list of top-10 richest Indians: Mukesh Ambani tops list; Gautam Adani, Uday Kotak among other names

SUMMARY

The total number of Indian billionaires has risen to 140 from 102 last year despite the general downturn caused by the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the ‘India’s 10 Richest Billionaires 2021’ list by Forbes, the combined wealth of Indian billionaires nearly doubled to $596 billion as of March 5. Here are the top ten richest Indians and their net worth as of March 5, 2021:

By Pradeep Suresh Apr 7, 2021 2:09:32 PM IST (Published)

The total number of Indian billionaires has risen to 140 from 102 last year despite the general downturn caused by the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the ‘India’s 10 Richest Billionaires 2021’ list by Forbes, the combined wealth of Indian billionaires nearly doubled to $596 billion as of March 5. Here are the top ten richest Indians and their net worth as of March 5, 2021:

Rank 10 | Sunil Mittal & Family | Company: Bharti Enterprises | Net Worth: $10.5 billion.

Rank 9 | Dilip Shanghvi | Company: Sun Pharmaceutical Industries | Net Worth: $10.9 billion.

Rank 8 | Cyrus Poonawalla | Company: Serum Institute of India | Net Worth: $12.7 billion.

Rank 7 | Kumar Birla | Company: Aditya Birla Group | Net Worth: $12.8 billion.

Rank 6 | Lakshmi Mittal | Company: ArcelorMittal | Net Worth: $14.9 billion.

Rank 5 | Uday Kotak | Company: Kotak Mahindra Bank | Net Worth: $15.9 billion.

Rank 4 | Radhakishan Damani | Company: Avenue Supermarts | Net Worth: $16.5 billion.

Rank 3 | Shiv Nadar | Company: HCL | Net Worth: $23.5 billion. .

Rank 2 | Gautam Adani | Company: Adani Group | Net Worth: $50.5 billion.

Rank 1 | Mukesh Ambani | Company: Reliance Industries | Net Worth: $84.5 billion.