List of Indians by net worth

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 2025, India has 284 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 4th position.[4]

Top 25 richest Indians

The table below lists India's richest people as per their net worth published by the Forbes (April 2024).[5]

Rank Name Wealth

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Net worth (USD) Company Sources of wealth
1 Mukesh Ambani 116 billion Reliance Industries Diversified
2 Gautam Adani 84 billion Adani Group Diversified
3 Shiv Nadar 36.9 billion HCL Technologies IT services and consulting
4 Savitri Jindal 33.5 billion JSW Group

Jindal Steel & Power

Jindal Stainless Limited

Steel, energy, cement and infrastructure
5 Dilip Shanghvi 26.7 billion Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Pharmaceuticals
6 Cyrus Poonawalla 21.3 billion Serum Institute of India Vaccines
7 Kushal Pal Singh 20.9 billion DLF Real estate
8 Kumar Mangalam Birla 19.7 billion Aditya Birla Group Textiles, telecom, cement
9 Radhakishan Damani 17.6 billion Avenue Supermarts, DMart Investments, retail
10 Lakshmi Mittal 16.4 billion ArcelorMittal Steel
11 Ravi Jaipuria 16.2 billion RJ Corp Fast food
12 Uday Kotak 13.3 billion Kotak Mahindra Bank Banking
13 Azim Premji 12.0 billion Wipro Group IT services and consulting
14 Mangal Lodha 10.4 billion Lodha Group Real Estate
15 Pankaj Patel 9.5 billion Zydus Lifesciences Pharmaceuticals
16 Sunil Mittal 9.2 billion Bharti Enterprises Telecom
17 Rekha Jhunjhunwala 8.5 billion Rare Enterprises Investments
18 Hasmukh Chudgar & family 7.7 billion Intas Pharmaceuticals Pharmaceuticals
19 M. A. Yusuff Ali 7.6 billion LuLu Group International Retail
20 Gopikishan Damani & family 7.0 billion Avenue Supermarts, DMart Investments, retail
21 Benu Gopal Bangur 6.8 billion Shree Cement Cement
22 Vikram Lal 6.7 billion Eicher Motors Automotive
23 Murali Divi & family 6.2 billion Divi's Laboratories Pharmaceuticals
24 Rajan Mittal 6.0 billion Bharti Enterprises Telecom
24 Rakesh Mittal 6.0 billion Bharti Enterprises Telecom

Source: Forbes[6]

Top 5 richest Indian women

Rank Name Net worth (USD) Company Sources of Wealth
1 Savitri Jindal 33.5 billion JSW Group, Jindal Steel & Power Steel, energy, cement and infrastructure
2 Rekha Jhunjhunwala 8.5 billion Rare Enterprises Investments
3 Vinod Rai Gupta 5.0 billion Havells Manufacturing
4 Renuka Jagtiani 4.8 billion Landmark Group Fashion & Retail
5 Smita Crishna-Godrej 3.8 billion Godrej Group Consumer goods, real estate

Source: Forbes India[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ "India's billionaires have wealth bigger than Saudi Arabia's GDP. Check details". 28 March 2025.
  2. ^ Warren, Katie (13 October 2019). "The 15 richest people in India, ranked". Business Insider. Retrieved 2020-12-03.
  3. ^ "Mukesh Ambani becomes world's 5th richest man, fortune swells over $2 billion in a day". India Today. July 22, 2020. Retrieved 2020-12-20.
  4. ^ "The Top 10 Richest People In India In 2025". Forbes India.
  5. ^ "Forbes 2024 Billionaires List - The Richest People In The World Ranked". Forbes. Retrieved 2024-12-13.
  6. ^ a b "Forbes Billionaires 2023: The Richest People In The World". Forbes. Retrieved 2023-04-10.