It is now the perfect time to discuss the richest Indian billionaires as the annual “Forbes 2022 List” of the 100 richest Indians is finally out. Forbes announced the list of richest Indians with a combined wealth of a massive $800 billion. To reach the humongous number of $800 billion, their combined wealth also increased by $25 billion. Let’s take a look at the record-breaking personalities making their name on this prestigious list.
These Are The Top 10 Richest Indians:
We are somewhat aware of the stock market condition since the past year. Even in such a situation, these business tycoons have been phenomenal in increasing their wealth. Considering only the top 10 richest Indians, their combined wealth is a whopping $385 billion. Surprisingly, a massive percentage of this culminating wealth is owned by Gautam Adani. Adani is the country’s richest person and his net worth is $150 billion (₹1,211,460.11 crores). As expected, Mukesh Ambani is sitting in the second spot with $88 billion.
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1. Gautam Adani
City Of Residence: Ahmedabad
Gautam Adani, the Chairperson of Adani Group is India’s richest person with a net worth of a whopping $150 billion. This is the first time he clinched the spot of the richest Indian.
2. Mukesh Ambani
City Of Residence: Mumbai
Mukesh Ambani is the Chairman & Managing Director of Reliance Industries Ltd and he is now the second-richest person in India with a net worth of ₹710,723.26 crores. This is the first time when Ambani ranked second on this list ever since 2013.
3. Radhakishan Damani
City Of Residence: Mumbai
Radhakishan Damani is the owner of the popular supermarket chain named DMart. With a net worth of $27.6 billion (₹222,908.66 crores), he secured the third spot on the Forbes list of the richest Indians.
4. Cyrus Poonawalla
City Of Residence: Pune
Cyrus Poonawalla is the Chairman and MD of the Cyrus Poonawalla Group and he secured the fourth spot with $21.5 billion (₹173,642.62 crores).
5. Shiv Nadar
City Of Residence: New Delhi
With $21.4 billion (₹172,834.97 crores), the founder and Chairman Emeritus of HCL Technologies, bagged the fifth spot on the list of richest Indians.
6. Savitri Jindal
City Of Residence: New Delhi
The first and only female to be on the top 10 of the 2022 Forbes list is Savitri Jindal. The Chairperson Emeritus of O.P. Jindal Group is sitting in the sixth spot with a net worth of $16.4 billion (₹172,834.97 crores).
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7. Dilip Sanghvi
City Of Residence: Mumbai
Dilip Sanghvi is the founder of Sun Pharmaceuticals with a net worth of $15.5 billion (₹125,184.21 crores). He is in the seventh spot.
8. Hinduja Brothers
City Of Residence: London
Securing the 8th rank on the top 10 list of richest Indians, the four siblings of the Hinduja Brothers have a net worth of $15.2 billion (₹122,761.29 crores).
9. Kumar Birla
City Of Residence: Mumbai
With $15 billion (₹121,146.01 crores), Kumar Birla of Aditya Birla Group secured the ninth spot.
On the tenth spot, the Bajaj Family made it to the list with a net worth of $14.6 billion (₹117,915.45 crores).
Rekha Jhunjhunwala entered the list after her husband Rakesh Jhunjhunwala took his last breath on 14 August 2022. She bagged the thirtieth spot on the Forbes 2022 list of richest Indians with a net worth of $5.9 billion. Check out the list here.
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