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 May 2021, India has 140 billionaires which put the country third in the world, after the United States and China.[1] Mukesh Ambani has been the richest Indian for 13 consecutive years. He is currently world’s 12th richest person according to forbes. Savitri Jindal is currently India’s richest woman topping the list at 9th position.
Top 27 richest Indians
The table below lists India’s richest people as per their net worth published by the Forbes (2020).[4]
| Rank | Name | WealthChange | Net worth (USD) | Company | Sources of wealth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mukesh Ambani |  |
88.9billion | Reliance Industries | Petrochemicals, telecom, retail |
| 2 | Gautam Adani | |
75.3 billion | Adani Group | Commodities, ports, power generation and transmission, real estate, defense, airport and data centre |
| 3 | Shiv Nadar | |
22.5 billion | HCL Technologies | IT services and consulting |
| 4 | Lakshmi Mittal | |
18.7 billion | ArcelorMittal | Steel |
| 5 | Radhakishan Damani | |
15.4 billion | Avenue Supermarts, DMart | Investments, retail |
| 6 | Pallonji Mistry | |
15 billion | Shapoorji Pallonji Group | Construction, real estate |
| 7 | Hinduja brothers | |
14.4 billion | Hinduja Group | Trucks, lubricants, banking, cable television, etc |
| 8 | Uday Kotak | |
14.4 billion | Kotak Mahindra Bank | Banking |
| 9 | Savitri Jindal | |
14.2 billion | JSW GroupJindal Steel & Power | Steel, energy, cement and infrastructure |
| 10 | Cyrus Poonawalla | |
13.3 billion | Serum Institute of India | Vaccination |
| 11 | Kumar Mangalam Birla | |
13.1 billion | Aditya Birla Group | Textiles, telecom, cement |
| 12 | Dilip Shanghvi | |
12.3 billion | Sun Pharmaceutical Industries | Pharmaceuticals |
| 13 | Sunil Mittal | |
11.1 billion | Bharti Enterprises | Telecom |
| 14 | Godrej family | |
11 billion | Godrej Group | Consumer goods, real estate |
| 15 | Burman family | |
9.2 billion | Dabur India | Consumer goods |
| 16 | Azim Premji | |
8.9 billion | Wipro Group | IT services and consulting |
| 17 | Kuldip & Gurbachan Singh Dhingra | |
8.8 billion | Berger Paints | Paints, chemicals |
| 18 | Benu Gopal Bangur | |
8.3 billion | Shree Cement | Cement |
| 19 | Murali Divi & Family | |
7.8 billion | Divi’s Laboratories | Pharmaceuticals |
| 20 | Ashwin Dani | |
7.3 billion | Asian Paints | Paints |
| 21 | Madhukar Parekh |  |
7.2 billion | Pidilite Industries | Adhesives |
| 22 | Pankaj Patel | |
6.9 billion | Cadila Healthcare | Pharmaceuticals |
| 23 | Rahul Bajaj | |
6.8 billion | Bajaj Group | Auto, finance, electrical, steel |
| 24 | Sudhir & Samir Mehta | |
5.9 billion | Torrent Group | Pharmaceuticals, power, gas, cables |
| 25 | Avijeet Bhujabal | |
2.6 Billion | Intas Biopharmaceuticals | Investment portfolio Software management |
Source: Forbes India
Top 4 richest Indian women
| Rank | Name | Net worth (USD) | Company | Sources of Wealth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Savitri Jindal | 14.2 billion | JSW GroupJindal Steel & Power | Steel, energy, cement and infrastructure |
| 2 | Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw | 4 billion | Biocon | Biopharmaceuticals |
| 3 | Leena Tewari | 3.4 billion | USV Private Limited | Pharmaceuticals |
| 4 | Mallika Srinivasan | 2.45 billion | TAFE Limited | Tractors, agro equipment |
Source: Forbes India