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Forbes India rich list: Ambani richest with $38 bn net worth, Premji 2nd on Business Standard. Mukesh Ambani remains India's wealthiest with a net worth of $38 bn, Azim Premji distant second <br>
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Forbes India rich list: Ambani richest with $38 bn net worth, Premji 2nd Mukesh Ambani remains India’s wealthiest with a net worth of $38 bn, Azim Premji distant second Forbes India rich list: Ambani richest with $38 bn net worth, Premji 2nd on Business Standard. Mukesh Ambani remains India's wealthiest with a net worth of $38 bn, Azim Premji distant second.
Even as the country is facing economic hiccups and the government facing criticisms from various quarters over its handling of the economy, the wealthiest people in India do not seem to be affected. In spite of businesses facing difficulties in the aftermath of the government’s demonetisation of high-value currency last November and its rollout of the goods and services tax (GST) regime in July this year, India’s 100 wealthiest tycoons have seen their combined net worth zooming to a whopping $479 billion, up 26 per cent from $374 billion in 2016. According to the Forbes annual list of India’s 100 richest tycoons, Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani remains the country’s richest, with a net worth of $38 billion, Wipro Chairman Azim Premji is a distant second on the list with exactly half the wealth. His net worth stands at $19 billion. Mukesh Ambani remains India’s wealthiest for the 10th time in a row with a net worth of $38 bn, Azim Premji distant second in the Forbes India Rich List 2017 Here are the top 10 richest Indians by net worth on Forbes annual list of India’s 100 richest tycoons: 1. Mukesh Ambani Net Worth: $38 billion Chairman, Reliance Industries 2. Azim Premji Net Worth: $19 billion Chairman, Wipro 3. Hinduja Brothers Net Worth: $18.4 billion Ashok Leyland 4. Lakshmi Mittal Net Worth: $16.5 billion CEO, Arcelormittal
5. Pallonji Mistry Net Worth: $16 billion Chairman, Shapoorji Pallonji Group 6. Godrej Family Net Worth: $14.2 billion Godrej Group 7. Shiv Nadar Net Worth: $13.6 billion Chairman, HCL Technologies 8. Kumar Mangalam Birla Net worth: $12.6 billion Chairman, Aditya Birla Group 9. Dilip Shantilal Shanghvi Net Worth: $12.1 billion MD, Sun Pharmaceuticals 10. Gautam Adani Net Worth: $11 billion Chairman, Adani Group To view the full India’s 100 Richest 2017 list, click here