Prestigious magazine Forbes have announce the top 100 richest people of India.For the first time, the top 100 richest tycoons in India are all billionaires, Industrialist Mukesh Ambani topped the Forbes list of “Richest Indians 2014”, while it also revealed some new entrants.
Mukesh Ambani tops the list for the eighth consecutive year with a net worth of USD 23.6 billion, followed by Dilip Shanghvi of Sun Pharma.However, the biggest gainer is ports magnate Gautam Adani, who jumped 11 spots to No.11.
Dilip Shanghvi, founder of Sun Pharmaceutical Industries , India’s most valuable drug maker, is the new No.2, overtaking steel baron Lakshmi Mittal, who slips to fifth place.Moving up one notch to No.3 is Azim Premji, whose net wealth increased to USD 16.4 billion from USD 13.8 billion previously
This list was compiled using shareholding and financial information obtained from the families and individuals, stock exchanges, analysts and India’s regulatory agencies.
The Top 10 Richest in India are:
1) Mukesh Ambani; US$23.6 billion
2) Dilip Shanghvi; $18 billion
3) Azim Premji; $16.4 billion
4) Pallonji Mistry; $15.9 billion
5) Lakshmi Mittal; $15.8 billion
6) Hinduja brothers; $13.3 billion
7) Shiv Nadar; $12.5 billion
8) Godrej family; $11.6 billion
9) Kumar Birla; $9.2 billion
10) Sunil Mittal; $7.8 billion
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