Top 10 Most Richest Persons in India 2021

India is home to many wealthiest families. India is the second big country by population after china and the seventh-largest country by land. In 2019, International Monetary Fund (IMF) reported that the Indian Economy was worth $2.9 trillion and is the fifth-largest economy by the market exchange rate.

Forbes Magazine in 2020 published a list of the Top 10 Most Richest Persons in India based on an annual assessment of wealth and assets. There was 102 billionaire as of 2020 that put the country fourth in the world after USA, China, and Germany. Do read the article to the end to know about the list of Top 10 most richest Persons in India in 2021.

List of Top 10 Richest People in India:

Mukesh Ambani: 1^st in the list of Top 10 Most Richest Persons in India

Mukesh Dhirubhai Ambani born in the British Crown colony of Aden (present-day Yemen) on 19 April 1957 (age 63) is a billionaire business tycoon in India. He is the chairman and managing director of Reliance Industries Ltd. Reliance was founded in 1966 as a small textile producer by his late father Dhirubhai Ambani, the yarn trader. Ambani and his younger brother Anil divided the family empire after their father died in 2002. Ambani earned over $20 billion during the Covid-19 locks and a third of Jio was sold to investment groups including Facebook and Google.  Reliance Industries Ltd is listed in the Fortune Global 500 companies. He is the richest person in Asia and the 10^th richest person in the world.

Mukesh Ambani was featured:

• 1^st in Forbes India’s most Richest 2020
• 21^st in Forbes Billionaire 2020
• 32^nd in Forbes Powerful People 2018

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Gautam Adani: 2^nd in the List of Top 10 Most Richest Person in India

Born in Jain family to Shantilal and Shanti Adani, Gautam Adani was born on June 24, 1962, in Ahmedabad. Gautam Shantilal Adani is the founder and chairman of Adani Group that is based in Ahmedabad and is a Multinational Corporation involved in port development and operations in India. Aside from Mundra Port, his wealth production portfolios include a wide variety of commodities, clean energy, and transmission to name only a few. Adani’s assets in the overseas countries include the Abbott Port of Australia, and one of the biggest in the country, the Carmichael Coal Mine.

Gautam Adani was featured:

• 2^nd in Forbes India’s richest persons
• 453^rd in Forbes billionaires 2016

Shiv Nadar: 3^rd in the list of Most Richest People in India

Born in Moolaipozhi, Tamil Nadu India on 14 July 1946, Shiv Nadar is the third on the list of richest people in India, priced with a net worth of 20.4 billion dollars. He founded HCL Technologies in the mid-1970s that is a 23 trillion-dollar enterprise and now one of the world’s biggest exporting software services. In July 2020, as HCL Technologies President, he relocated the job to Roshni Nadar Malhotra, his daughter. In July 2020, Shiv made his daughter chairman of HCL technologies and stepped down from his positions as president of HCL. Nadar has contributed 662 million dollars to his Shiv Nadar Fund, a leading Indian philanthropist who promotes educational causes.

Shiv Nadar was featured:

• 3^rd in Forbes India’s Richest 2020
• 103 in Forbes Billionaires 2020
• 18^th in Forbes Richest In Tech 2017

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Radhakishan Damani: 4^th in the list of richest people in India

Damani was born in January 1954 in Mumbai. Radhakishan is the 4^th richest people India with a net worth of $15.4 billion, making him India’s fourth-richest individual. Radhakishan Damani is an old stock market investor who established the D Mart in 2017. Damani also has investments in a variety of businesses, from VST to cement manufacturer India Cements. The Radisson Blue Resort in Alibag, a popular beachfront getaway near Mumbai with 156 rooms is the property of Radhakishan Damani.

Damani was featured:

• 4^th in Forbes India’s Richest 2020
• 78^th in Forbes Billionaire 2020.

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Hinduja brothers: 5^th in the list of Forbes Richest Men in India

The Hinduja Group was founded by Parmanand Deepchand Hinduja and is now controlled by four siblings, Srichand, Gopichand, Prakash, and Ashok. At first, the company operated its operations in shikpur (Pakistan) and Mumbai (India) while the first international operations began in Iran in 1919. The business category is diversified having operations in Automotives, Oil and Specialty Chemicals, Banking & Finance, IT & ITeS, Cyber Security, etc. The brothers own historical lands in London, including the landmark Old War Building at the Raffles Hotel in Whitehall. Srichand and Gopichand live in London, and Prakash is living in Monaco, while Ashok, the youngest brother, is responsible for their Mumbai interests.

Hinduja Brothers were featured:

• 5^th in Forbes India’s Richest 2020
• 91in Forbes Billionaire 2020
• 12 in Forbes Asia’s Richest Families 2017

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Cyrus Poonawalla: 6^th in the list of Top 10 Richest People in India

Born in 1941, Cyrus Poonawalla is the 6^th most richest person in India according to Forbes with a net worth of $11.5B. He is the chairman of the Poonawalla group that includes the Serum Institute of India. Cyrus Poonawalla is the son of a horse breeder, who in 1966 created the Indian Serum Institute and made it the world’s largest vaccinator (by doses). The serum delivers a series of vaccines, including measles, polio, and influenza, at more than 1.5 billion doses a year.

Cyrus Poonawalla was featured in:

• 6^th in Forbes India’s Richest People 2020
• 165 in Forbes Billionaire 2020
• Forbes Game Changers 2016

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Pallonji Mistry: 7^th Most Richest Person in India

Born in 1929 in a Parsi family of Gujrat, Pallonji Shapoorji Mistry an Indian-Irish businessman and chairperson of construction tycoon Shapoorji Pallonji Company. With a net worth of $11.4B, the reclusive Tycoon dominates the engineering construction giant in Mumbai. The Shapoori Pollonji Group that is run by Mistry’s son Shapoor also owns Eureka Forbes, the country’s leading brand of water purifiers. The family also owns an 18.4% stake in Tata Sons that later was sold by Mistrys saying that “a separation of interests would best serve all stakeholder groups.”

Pollanji Mistry was featured:

• 7^th in Forbes India’s Richest 2020
• 117 in Forbes Billionaire 2020

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Uday Kotak: 8^th in the List of Most Richest People in India

Born on 15 March 1959, Uday Kotak is an Indian billionaire entrepreneur, Executive Vice President, and Chief Executive Officer of Kotak Mahindra Bank. Uday Kotak founded a finance company in 1985 when he rejected the trading business of his family and in 2003 converted it to a bank. His Kotak Mahindra Bank, which was promoted by the 2014 acquisition of ING Bank’s Indian operations, is now one of India’s top four privately held banks. By purchasing his 25% interest in 2 subsidiaries for $72 million, he ended a 14-year relationship with Goldman Sachs in 2006. In June 2020, Kotak sold those shares as negotiated by the Reserve Bank of India to reduce his stakes in the bank.

Uday Kotak was featured:

• 8^th in Forbes India’s Richest 2020
• 129 in Forbes Billionaire 2020

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Godrej family: 9^th in the list of India’s Richest People

The $6 trillion Godrej Group, a 123-year-old retail services giant, is controlled by the Godrej family. The Godrej family belongs to an Indian Parsi family that mainly manages and owns the Godrej Company, which was founded in 1897 by Ardeshir Godrej and his brother Pirojsha Burjorji Godrej. Patriarch Adi Godrej (pictured), an MIT graduate who took over as president in2000, currently leads the party. The Godrej family is one of India’s richest with Adi Godrej, Nadir Godrej, and Cousin Jamshyd Godrej, and has an approximate net worth of 11.6 billion dollars.

Godrej Family was featured:

• 9^th in Forbes India’s Richest People 2020
• 20^th in Forbes Asia’s Richest Families 2017

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Lakshmi Mittal: 10^th in the list of Top 10 Richest People in India

Lakshmi Niwas Mittal was born on 15 June 1950 in Rajasthan India. He is CEO of the world’s largest steel and mining firm ArcelorMittal, Owner of Karrick Limited, and Co-owner of Queens Park Rangers F.C. Lakshmi Mittal shares a 20% stake in Queens Park Rangers F.C and a 38% share of ArcelorMittal. In the year 2020, steel exports decreased nearly a quarter, the company recorded a loss of $0.7 billion. In 2019, Arcelor and Nippon Steel finished their $5.9 trillion Essar Steel takeover, once under the ownership of the Shashi and Ravi Ruia billionaires. In January 2021 Mittal delegated his son, Aditya Mittal, to the CEO role but remains Arcelor Mittal’s Executive Chairman.

Lakshmi Mittal was featured:

• 10^th in Forbes India’s Richest People 2020
• 196 in Forbes Billionaire 2020
• 55 in Forbes Powerful People 2015

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