Mukesh Ambani is richer than the Hindujas and Azim Premji put together

• Reliance Industries’ chairman Mukesh Ambani has topped the Hurun rich list for the eight time in a row.
  
• Mukesh Ambani is worth as much as ₹380,700 crore.
  
• He is also worth more than the country’s second and third richest --SP Hinduja family and Azim Premji, respectively.
  

Mukesh Ambani, chairman of Reliance Industries, is worth as much as ₹380,700 crore. Not only does that make him the richest man in India, he is also worth more than the country’s second and third richest who are --SP Hinduja family and Azim Premji, respectively. This is according to a new rich list compiled by Hurun Research Institute.

Reliance Industries’ chairman Mukesh Ambani has topped the Hurun rich list for the eight time in a row.

The owners of oil-to-banking Hinduja group, SP Hinduja and family control a wealth of ₹186,500 crore. A few months back, Hindujas were in the running to acquire Jet Airways, but the deal fell through.

The third richest person is Azim Premji, the former chairman of technology major Wipro, is worth ₹117,100 crore.

As many as 953 new names were added to the list, which has increased by 122 people from last year.

Here are the top 10 richest people in India, according to the list.

Rank	Name	Wealth (₹ crore)	Company
1	Mukesh Ambani	380,700	Reliance Industries
2	SP Hinduja & family	186,500	Hinduja
3	Azim Premji	117,100	Wipro
4	LN Mittal & family	107,300	ArcelorMittal
5	Gautam Adani & family	94,500	Adani Ports & SEZ
6	Uday Kotak	94,100	Kotak Mahindra Bank
7	Cyrus S Poonawalla	88,800	Serum Institute of India
8	Cyrus Pallonji Mistry	76,800	Shapoorji Pallonji
8	Shapoor Pallonji Mistry	76,800	Shapoorji Pallonji
10	Dilip Shanghvi	71,500	Sun Pharmaceutical Industries

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