Adani’s wealth grew by $9.5 billion today – here are India’s top 10 richest and where they stand in the world

Jul 12, 2022 By: Sourabh Jain

Gautam Adani and family – $114.4 billion | World rank – 5

Gautam Adani and family, who recently announced their entry into the telecom segment tops the list of India’s richest and is ranked 5th richest in the world. Credit: BCCL

Mukesh Ambani – $88.4 billion | World rank – 10

Mukesh Ambani, who has interests in oil, telecom, retail and other segments is currently India’s 2nd richest person and ranks 10th in the world. Credit: BCCL

Shiv Nadar – $22.3 billion | World rank – 63

Shiv Nadar, the founder of tech giant HCL and the current chairman emeritus is India’s 3rd richest person and is ranked as the 63rd richest person in the world. Credit: BCCL

Cyrus Poonawalla – $20.1 billion | World rank – 73

Cyrus Poonawalla, the founder of Serum Institute of India is India’s 4th richest person and is ranked as the 73rd person in the world. Credit: BCCL

Radhakishan Damani – $17.9 billion | World rank – 86

Radhakishan Damani, the founder of popular retail giant DMart that reported strong Q1 results is India’s 5th richest person and is ranked as the 86th richest person in the world. Credit: BCCL

Lakshmi Mittal – $14.2 billion | World rank – 125

Lakshmi Mittal, the chairman of ArcelorMittal, who recently also invested in UpGrad is ranked as the country’s 6th richest and world’s 125th richest person. Credit: BCCL

Dilip Shanghvi – $14.1 billion | World rank – 126

Dilip Shanghvi, the founder of Sun Pharma is the 7th richest person in India and has been ranked as the world’s 126th richest person. Credit: BCCL

Savitri Jindal and family – $13.9 billion | World rank – 128

Savitri Jindal and family which is behind the Jindal Group is ranked 8th richest in India and 128th richest in the world. Credit: BCCL

Uday Kotak – $13.5 billion | World rank – 131

Uday Kotak, the managing director of Kotak Mahindra Bank is the country’s 9th richest person and is ranked as the 131st richest person in the world. Credit: BCCL

Kumar Mangalam Birla – $13.1 billion | World rank – 138

Kumar Mangalam Birla, the chairman of the Aditya Birla Group is ranked as the 10th richest person in India and the 138th richest person in the world. Credit: BCCL