Forbes richest list 2024: Mukesh Ambani tops in India, Gautam Adani at 2. Check top 10 names here (2024)

On the 2024 Forbes list of the World’s Billionaires, 200 Indians featured- up from 169 last year. The combined wealth of these Indians is a record total of $954 billion—up 41% from $675 billion last year. At the top of the list is Mukesh Ambani whose net worth shot up to $116 billion, from $83 billion, making him the first Asian to break into the $100 billion club. Mukesh Ambani retained his position as the ninth richest person in the world is both India’s and Asia’s richest person.

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Gautam Adani is the second richest Indian as per the list as he added $36.8 billion to cement his position. Overall in the list, he is at No.17 with a fortune of $84 billion. The richest woman in India remains Savitri Jindal who is now the fourth richest in India, up from sixth a year ago. She has a net worth of $33.5 billion.

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In the list are twenty-five new Indian billionaires who made their debut. These include Naresh Trehan, Ramesh Kunhikannan, and Renuka Jagtiani. Meanwhile, Byju Raveendran and Rohiqa Mistry have been dropped off this time.

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Here are India’s 10 richest people:

1. Mukesh Ambani- net worth $116 billion
2. Gautam Adani- net worth $84 billion
3. Shiva Nadar- net worth $36.9 billion
4. Savitri Jindal- net worth $33.5 billion
5. Dilip Shanghvi- net worth $26.7 billion
6. Cyrus Poonawalla- net worth $21.3 billion
7. Kushal Pal Singh- net worth $20.9 billion
8. Kumar Birla - net worth $19.7 billion
9. Radhakishan Damani- net worth $17.6 billion
10. Lakshmi Mittal- net worth $16.4 billion

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