2016: $8.4 billion
Mittal makes his wealth from his 38% stake in ArcelorMittal, which has operations across 60 countries. He spends most of his time in London where he purchased bought a mansion for £57.1 million.
He also has 41% stake in Aperam, a steel maker headquartered in Luxembourg along with having 49% stake in HPCL-Mittal Energy.
2017: $16.4 billion
Life wasn't always a bed of roses for Lakshmi Mittal. He was born in a low-income family in Rajasthan. He used to live in a modest house which had neither that had no electricity nor drinking water.
His father, Mohanlal Mittal paved the way for entrepreneurship with his steel company in Kolkata. But Lakshmi founded his steel factory in Indonesia in 1976. In 2006, Mittal Steel merged it with Luxembourg-based Arcelor. Today, it produces a tenth of the world's total steel, generating a revenue of $96.03 billion.
He was named world's third-richest person in 2005.
2018: $18.5 billion
He added a whopping $18.8 billion to his net worth. His total net worth stood at $25 billion. Forbes put him on the third position in the same year, up 59 positions from 2004. His wealth grew from $25 billion in 2005 to $31.1 billion in 2011. However, he lost half his wealth in the next 10 years.
2019: $13.6 billion
Mittal is famous for his jet setting lifestyle. He owns three mansions worth $350 million in London, reported Bloomberg citing purchase records from the U.K. Land Registry.
He also spent a whopping £34m to host his daughter's wedding in 2004.
Moreover, he owns a private jet, a chauffeur-driven £2,00,000 Daimler Maybach, and a couple of yachts.
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