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Kritti Bhalla
In 2020, there were only four Indians in the global top 100 rich list, now there are seven
The richest 100 people in the world collectively hold wealth worth $4,287 billion, according to Forbes real-time billionaires list, as on May 2, 2022. A quick analysis of the list revealed that seven Indians have made it to the list of world’s richest over the last one year or 2021-2022.
Rounak Jain
The rise and fall of Zuck: From the third richest person in the world to 18th, Zuckerberg’s fall reflects that of Facebook’s
Mark Zuckerberg, once the third richest person in the world, is now over a dozen positions lower in the list of world’s billionaires. Zuckerberg’s fortunes have declined rapidly, more so after Facebook reported its first-ever user decline in the December 2021 quarter. Since July last year, Zuckerberg’s wealth and Facebook’s market capitalisation have both declined by over 50%.
Kritti Bhalla
Top 100 richest people in the world: Some interesting facts
The richest 100 people in the world collectively hold wealth worth $$4,387 billion, Forbes real-time billionaires list has revealed. Upon a quick analysis of the list, here are some quite interesting facts about world's richest that Business Insider has gathered. The data reflected below was collected on April 25, 2022.
Karuna Sharma
From Virat Kohli to Hrithik Roshan, here are India’s most valuable celebrities
Virat Kohli, Ranveer Singh, Akshay Kumar and other most valuable celebrities in India: Report...
Bhakti Makwana
Meet the new SEBI Chief Madhabi Puri Buch who replaces Ajay Tyagi
Meet the new SEBI Chief Madhabi Puri Buch who replaces Ajay Tyagi...
Vaamanaa Sethi
Tesla boss Elon Musk named ‘Person of the Year’ by Time magazine
Tesla boss Elon Musk named ‘Person of the Year’ by Time magazine...
Vaamanaa Sethi
Harnaaz Sandhu becomes the third Indian to be crowned Miss Universe
Harnaaz Sandhu becomes the third Indian to be crowned Miss Universe...
Vaamanaa Sethi
‘Right person at the right time’ — Here’s a sneak-peek at economist Gita Gopinath’s journey so far
- Gita Gopinath is all set to take over the number two position at the IMF from next month.
- It will be the first time ever in th
Rounak Jain
The 91-year old woman behind India’s most famous papad brand gets the fourth highest civilian honour — she started with ₹80
Jaswantiben Jamnadas Popat was conferred the Padma Shri award on Tuesday. She is one of the founders of Shri ...
Rounak Jain
Sanjiv Goenka makes a billion dollar comeback to the world's biggest T20 stage
The Sanjiv Goenka-led RPSG group has bagged the Lucknow franchise of the IPL. Goenka is happy about the purchase and confide...
Rounak Jain
Murali Divi, the billionaire scientist behind Divi’s Labs, is richer by $6 billion, and counting, since the pandemic
Murali Divi is the founder of Divi’s Labs, one of the top three manufacturers of active pharmaceutical ingred...
Vaamanaa Sethi
Gautam Adani and family slip out of world’s top 20 billionaires, as per Forbes
Gautam Adani and family, the founders of Adani Group of companies, has slipped out from the Forbes list of top 20 billionair...
BI India Bureau
TCS’ new chief financial officer has been with the company for over two decades — including when it launched its IPO
Samir Seksaria will be coming in as Tata Consultancy Services' (TCS) new chief financial officer on May 1. He...
BI India Bureau
Former Attorney General of India Soli Sorabjee passes away at 91
Soli Sorabjee, the former Attorney General of India, passed away on 30 April at the age of 91 due to complications from COVID-19. The Padma Vibhushan...
Prabhjote Gill
Azim Premji donated ten times more than even Shiv Nadar And Mukesh Ambani in 2020
- India’s ‘IT Czar’, Azim Premji, is the most generous man in India donating at least ten times more money than anyone else in
Vaamanaa Sethi
These 10 quotes from BR Ambedkar are relevant even today
These 10 quotes from BR Ambedkar are relevant even today...
Prabhjote Gill
Meet Nethra Kumanan — the first woman sailor from India to qualify for the Olympics with a love for Bharatnatyam
Nethra Kumanan is the first-ever female sailor from India to qualify for sailing in the Olympics. The discipl...
Sanchita Dash
Gautam Adani is now one of world’s top 20 billionaires
- Indian businessman Gautam Adani has entered the top 20 list of world’s billionaires, as per Forbes.
- Gautam Adani’s net worth is $59.9 billion.
- Adani bea
BI India Bureau
India’s vaccine king Adar Poonawalla will pay $69,000 a week to live on the same neighbourhood as Winston Churchill once did
Poonawalla has rented out a mansion in Mayfair, London from Polish billionaire Dominika Kulczyk. His new neig...
BI India Bureau
Richest Nepali- interesting facts about Binod Kumar Chaudhary
The Nepali entrepreneur, politician, and philanthropist put in one, Binod Choudhary is the first businessman from the Himalayan nation to enter the F...
Navdeep Yadav
Elon Musk sets a new milestone — adds nearly $25 billion to his net worth in just one day
- According to the Bloomberg billionaire index, Musk's net worth swelled to $174 billion.
- The net worth jumped after Tesla's sto
Sanchita Dash
Nita Ambani’s latest venture is a social media and networking platform for women – here’s a look at the organisations she runs as a part of Asia’s richest family
On the occasion of women’s day, Ambani has launched a social media and networki...
Navdeep Yadav
Tesla's founder Elon Musk is no longer the second richest person in the world
- According to Forbes, Elon Musk's net worth plummeted $6.2 billion yesterday.
- Forbes estimates Musk's current net worth at $150
Dearton Thomas Hector
Here’s why the BJP may be dilly-dallying on declaring the Metro Man as the Chief Minister candidate for Kerala
- V Muraleedharan, minister of state for external affairs and parliamentary affairs, tweeted hinting that Sreedh
Vaamanaa Sethi
India remembers the man who changed Indian industry forever — Jamsetji Tata
India remembers the man who changed Indian industry forever — Jamsetji Tata...
