Richest women in India: Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw in No 1, here's the top-10 list

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Here is a look at the richest women in India, as per the Hurun Global Rich List.

By CNBCTV18.comSept 8, 2021 8:15:50 AM IST (Published)

India is quickly growing its rank of billionaires. India is now the country with the third most number of billionaires, at 177. Out of this number, 40 individuals were added to the list of billionaires in the Hurun Global Rich List in 2021. An increasing portion of these ultra-rich individuals is women entrepreneurs from India who are staking their fair share of the spoils.

No. 10 | Kalpana Apurva Parekh | Wealth: $1 billion | Source: Pidilite Industries

No. 9 | Renu Munjal | Wealth: $1.1 billion | Source: Hero FinCorp

No. 8 | Anu Aga | Wealth: $1.1 billion | Source: Thermax

No. 7 | Kavita Yadupati Singhania | Wealth: $1.4 billion | Source: J K Cement

No 6 | G Anuradha | Wealth: $1.5 billion | Source: Dr Reddy’s Laboratory (Representative image: Dr Reddy’s Laboratory)

No. 5 | Radha Vembu |Wealth:$1.7 billion | Source: Zoho Corporation

No. 4 | Leena Gandhi Tiwari | Wealth: $2.1 billion | Source: USV

No. 3 | Manju Deshbandhu Gupta | Wealth: $3.3 billion | Source: Lupin

No. 2 | Smita V Crishna | Wealth: $4.7 billion | Source: Godrej

No. 1 | Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw | Wealth: $4.8 billion | Source: Biocon