Forbes list of Indian billionaires
Forbes list of Indian billionaires is based on an annual assessment of wealth and assets compiled and published by Forbes magazine on October 2012. The combined net worth of the 2012 class of the 100 richest Indian's is $250 billion, up from $241 billion a year ago. India currently has 61 billionaires.
2012 Indian billionaires list
The following list is the ranking of India's wealthiest billionaires.
Rank |
Name |
Net worth (USD) |
Sources of wealth |
|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Mukesh Ambani |
$21 billion |
Reliance Industries, inherited |
2 |
Lakshmi Mittal |
$16 billion |
Arcelor Mittal, self-made |
3 |
Azim Premji |
$12.2 billion |
Wipro, inherited |
4 |
Pallonji Mistry |
$9.8 billion |
Shapoorji Pallonji Group, inherited |
5 |
Dilip Shanghvi |
$9.2 billion |
Sun Pharmaceuticals, self-made |
6 |
Adi Godrej |
$9 billion |
Godrej Group, inherited |
7 |
Savitri Jindal and family |
$8.2 billion |
Jindal Group, inherited |
8 |
Ravi Ruia |
$8.1 billion |
Essar Group, self-made |
9 |
Hinduja brothers |
$8 billion |
Hinduja Group, inherited |
10 |
Kumar Mangalam Birla |
$7.8 billion |
Aditya Birla Group, inherited |
See also
- Forbes list of billionaires
- List of college dropout billionaires
- List of the richest royals
- List of female billionaires
- List of countries by the number of billionaires
External links
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