Mukesh Ambani Richest Indian in Forbest List

Economic Times has Reported That RIL Chairman Mukesh Ambani is the Forbes Richest Indian in India with Net Worth 27 Billion Dollars.

According to forbes , the combined net worth of India's 100 richest people rose to $300 billion this year from $276 billion last year, driven by the country's booming economy and a rally in the stock market.

According to the Forbes India Rich List, there are 69 billionaires this year, compared to 52 last year.

Ambani was followed by the steel baron Lakshmi Mittal, who retained his second position in the list with a net worth of $26.1 billion. However, the wealth of both of these billionaires is believed to have slipped by 15 per cent from the previous amount.

Mukesh's younger sibling Anil Ambani lost the third spot on the list to IT major Wipro and fell to sixth rank.

Premji's wealth has increased to $17.6 billion from $14.9 billion last year, taking him to the third spot from the fourth place last year.

Fourth on the list was Essar Energy brothers Shashi and Ravi Ruia with a net worth of $15 billion, bolstered by the company's IPO in London, which raised $1.85 billion.

Twenty-six of the 35 who returned to the top 40 from last year are wealthier now. The biggest gainer in percentage terms was media baron Kalanithi Maran, who made a splash with his purchase of a big stake in low-cost airline SpiceJet . 

His net worth rose 74 percent, according to Forbes.

The top 10 richest in India are: 

 1) Mukesh Ambani; $27 billion 

2) Lakshmi Mittal; $26.1 billion 

3) Azim Premji; $17.6 billion 

4) Shashi & Ravi Ruia; $15 billion 

5) Savitri Jindal; $14.4 billion 

6) Anil Ambani; $13.3 billion 

7) Gautam Adani; $10.7 billion 

8) Kushal Pal Singh; $9.2 billion 

9) Sunil Mittal; $8.6 billion 

10) Kumar Birla; $8.5 billion.