Forbes List of Richest Indians 2018: Mukesh Ambani Retains Top Spot For 11th Consecutive Year, Know Names of 100 Billionaires Here
Reliance Industries' chairman Mukesh Ambani retained the top position on the Forbes list of richest Indians 2018 for the 11th consecutive year with a net worth of USD 47.3 billion.
New Delhi, October 4: Reliance Industries' chairman Mukesh Ambani retained the top position on the Forbes list of richest Indians 2018 for the 11th consecutive year with a net worth of USD 47.3 billion. Wipro chairman Azim Premji bagged the second position adding USD 2 billion to his wealth at USD 21 billion, according to the 'Forbes India Rich List 2018'.
ArcelorMittal Chairman and CEO Lakshmi Mittal was ranked third on the Forbes list with a net worth of USD 18.3 billion, increasing his wealth by USD 1.8 billion. Mittal is followed by the Hinduja brothers at with a net value of USD 18 billion and Pallonji Mistry with USD 15.7 billion. Gautam Adani of Adani groups got the tenth slot with a net worth of USD 11.9 billion. Mukesh Ambani Tops Barclays Hurun India Rich List 2018, ‘Earns Rs 300 Crore Per Day’.
According to the 'Forbes India Rich List 2018', which ranked the nation's 100 richest, there was a jump of USD 1 billion or more in the wealth of 11 of them. Four women also found place on the list. Biotechnology pioneer Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw has emerged as the biggest percentage gainer of the year. Her net worth rose 66.7 per cent to USD 3.6 billion, slotting her at the 39th spot.
Forbes List of Richest Indians 2018
- Mukesh Ambani
- Azim Premji
- Lakshmi Mittal
- Hinduja family
- Pallonji Mistry
- Shiv Nadar
- Godrej family
- Dilip Shanghvi
- Kumar Birla
- Gautam Adani
"Despite a rout in the rupee that practically wiped out the Indian stock market's 14 per cent rise from a year ago, tycoons on the 2018 Forbes India Rich List saw a modest gain in their combined wealth to USD 492 billion," a Forbes India statement said, adding that among the nation's 100 richest, 11 saw their wealth jump by USD 1 billion or more. Click here to see the full list of richest Indians by Forbes.
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