Top 10 Richest People in India 2023 List
During 2020-21 pandemic many billionaires increase their wealth, In India also many Indian billionaires make place on India top richest people 2021.
India is the second-most populous country in the world with a population of 1.38 billion after China. In terms of billionaires, India ranks third with 150 billionaires in 2023. In the 2nd year of the Covid Pandemic, India’s richest people increased their wealth by 50%.
Forbes published India’s Rich List of 100 billionaires for 2023, the accumulative wealth of 100 people on the list is worth $775 billion. This year many newcomers entered India’s Rich 100 list and many billionaires dropped out of the list. Reliance Industries owner and chairman, Mukesh Ambani topped the list with a net worth of $92.7 billion, adding $4 billion more in 2020.
Here are Forbes India’s Top 10 Richest People in 2023 –
| Rank | Name | Net Worth | Age |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Gautam Adani | $129 B | 60 |
| 2. | Mukesh Amabani | $88.5 B | 65 |
| 3. | Shiv Nadar | $25.6 B | 77 |
| 4. | Cyrus Poonawalla | $21 B | 81 |
| 5. | Savitri Jindal | $18.1 B | 72 |
| 6. | Lakshmi Mittal | $17.9 B | 72 |
| 7. | Dilip Shanghvi | $16.6 B | 67 |
| 8. | Radhakishan Damani | $16.4 B | 68 |
| 9. | Kumar Mangalam Birla | $15.5 B | 55 |
| 10. | Sunil Mittal | $14.5 B | 65 |
| 11. | Uday Kotak | $13.7 B | 63 |
| 12. | Azim Premji | $9.3 B | 77 |
At the top of the list is Reliance Industries Chairman, Mukesh Ambani India’s richest person with a net worth of $92.7 billion. He is India’s richest person since 2008, and the world’s 10th wealthiest person at the current time. As of January 15, 2023, Ambani’s net worth is $102.1 billion.
Founder of Adani Group, Gautam Adani is in 2nd place on this list, with a net worth of $74.8 billion. Adani’s 2020 net worth is $25.4 billion, 196% ($49.6 billion) wealth gain this year.
Third place was secured by the founder and chairman of HCL Technologies, Shiv Nadar with a net worth of $31 billion, gaining $10.6 billion in 2023.
Radhakishan Damani, investor, businessman, and founder of DMart is the 4th richest person in India, with a net worth of $29.4 billion, adding 14 billion more this year.
Vaccine king founder of Serum Institute of India (SII), Cyrus S. Poonawalla is 5th place on the list, with a net worth of 19 billion.
Indian Steel Magnate, Lakshmi Niwas Mittal secured 6th place in the list, with a net worth of $18.8 billion.
Savitri Jindal, chairperson of Jindal Group only woman on this list at 7th place, with a net worth of $18 billion. She added $11.4 billion this year and entered the top 10 clubs for the first time.
Billionaire banker, Founder, and MD of Kotak Mahindra Bank, Uday Kotak is the 8th richest Indian with a net worth of $16.5 billion.
Pallonji Shaporji Mistry, Chairman of Shaporji Pallonji Group, holds 9th place in the rich list with a net worth of $16.4 billion. He is the oldest Indian billionaire at age of 92.
Chairman of Aditya Birla Group, Kumar Mangalam Birla is the 10th richest Indian with a net worth of $15.8 billion.
The cumulative net worth of the top 10 richest Indians is $332.4 billion.
In 2020, the Godrej family ranks 9th and the Hinduja family ranks 5th, this year they are out of the top 10 despite their wealth increasing.
