Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani retained the highest spot within the Forbes checklist of richest Indians in 2021, by including $4 billion to his internet value amounting to $92.7 billion this yr. With this, the 64-year-old industrialist has been named the wealthiest within the nation for 14th yr in a row since 2008.
The “close second” within the checklist was 59-year-old Gautam Adani of Adani Ports & SEZ, whose wealth elevated from $25.2 billion in 2020 to $74.8 billion this yr, making him “only $17.9 billion shy of Ambani”, in line with the checklist of 100 richest Indians printed by Forbes journal.
Adding $11 billion to his fortune in a yr, seventy-six-year outdated Shiv Nadar of HCL Technologies was named the third richest with wealth amounting to $31 billion.
While Savitri Jindal re-entered the highest 10 membership with $18 billion, 4 pharma billionaires noticed their wealth depreciate, mentioned the journal.
According to Forbes India Rich List 2021, India’s 100 richest, who are actually value $775 billion, elevated their cumulative wealth by 50 per cent within the second yr of pandemic.
Here are the highest 20 richest Indians to function within the Forbes checklist this yr.
1. Mukesh Ambani ($92.7 billion)
2. Gautam Adani ($74.8 billion)
3. Shiv Nadar ($31 billion)
4. Radhakishan Damani ($29.4 billion)
5. Cyrus Poonawalla ($19 billion)
6. Lakshmi Mittal ($18.8 billion)
7. Savitri Jindal ($18 billion)
8. Uday Kotak ($16.5 billion)
9. Pallonji Mistry ($ 16.4 billion)
10. Kumar Birla ($ 15.8 billion)
11. Godrej Family ($15.2 billion)
12. Sunil Mittal ($14.8 billion)
13. Bajaj Family ($14.4 billion‚
14. Dilip Shanghvi ($14.3 billion)
15. Hinduja Brothers ($14 billion)
16. Burman Family ($11.8 billion)
17. Madhukar Parekh ($11.7 billion)
18. Azim Premji ($11.2 billion)
19. Murali Divi ($9.9 billion)
20. Benu Gopal Bangur ($9.5 billion)