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Mukesh Ambani to Gautam Adani: Top 10 richest Indians in 2021

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With a web value of Rs 7,18,000 crore, Reliance chairman Mukesh Ambani has retained the title of being the richest Indian for the tenth consecutive yr, a report launched by IIFL Wealth and Hurun India has mentioned.
Meanwhile, for the primary time, each Adani brothers characteristic within the prime 10 richest Indian listing 2021. “With Rs 5,05,900 crore, Gautam Adani, 59, storms into the no. 2 spot, almost quadrupling his wealth from Rs 1,40,200 cr,” the report says.
The prime 10 listing additionally options 4 new faces, together with metal magnate Lakshmi Mittal and Kumar Mangalam Birla of the Aditya Birla Group.
Here are the highest 10 richest Indians to characteristic on the listing this yr.
Mukesh Ambani
Mukesh Ambani continues to be the richest man in India for the tenth consecutive yr with a wealth of Rs 7,18,000 Cr.
Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani. (File)
Reliance Industries has grow to be the primary Indian firm to cross the US$200bn (INR 15 lakh cr) market cap pushed by retail and telecom operations. Within 4 a long time of operation, Reliance Industries has grow to be the 57th most precious agency on the earth, in keeping with Hurun Global 500 Most Valuable Companies 2021.
Gautam Adani
With a web value of Rs 5,05,900 crore, Gautam Adani moved up two locations to the second spot within the IIFL Wealth Hurun India Rich List 2021.
Gautam Adani. (Express archive photograph)
The Adani group has a mixed market capitalization of INR 9 lakh crore, besides Adani Power all listed corporations are valued at greater than a lakh crore, the report mentioned.
“Gautam Adani is the only Indian to build not one, but five INR 1 lakh crore companies,” Anas Rahman Junaid, MD and Chief Researcher, Hurun India was quoted as saying in India.
Shiv Nadar
Shiv Nadar, founder and chairman emeritus of HCL Technologies, retained the third rank, within the listing whilst HCL’s restricted publicity to Covid affected segments similar to journey, retail, and hospitality resulted in a 67% improve in his wealth to INR 2,36,600 crore.
HCL founder Shiv Nadar.
“For the 12 months that ended in December 2020, HCL became only the third Indian IT company to break through the US$10bn revenue mark,” the report mentioned.
SP Hinduja
According to the Hurun India Rich List 2021, SP Hinduja and household moved down two positions to the fourth rank within the listing. “The brothers saw the valuation up by 53 per cent to INR 2,20,000 cr backed by the performance of their flagship companies such as Ashok Leyland and IndusInd Bank, whose share price went up by 74% and 61% respectively,” the report mentioned.
The Hinduja brothers are primarily based between Mumbai, London, and Geneva.
Lakshmi Mittal
Indian metal magnate Lakshmi Mittal moved up eight positions to the fifth rank with a wealth of Rs 1,74,400 crore.
Lakshmi Mittal
“The biggest steelmaker outside of China ArcelorMittal reported its best quarter since 2008 backed by strong demand from the construction, infrastructure and renewable energy sectors,” Hurun India mentioned in its report.
Cyrus Poonawalla
Managing Director of the Serum Institute of India, Cyrus S Poonawalla occupied the sixth place within the listing. According to the report, his wealth elevated by 74 per cent to Rs 1,63,700 Cr, on the again of offering 60 cr doses or 92 per cent of the Covid-19 vaccines delivered in India.
Cyrus Poonawalla
“In June 2020, Poonawalla debuted the Top 100 in Hurun Global Rich List. His son Adar was one of three Indians featured along with Prime Minister Modi in the recent Time Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People 2021,” the report mentioned.
Radhakishan Damani
With a web value of Rs 1,54,300 crore, Radhakishan Damani of Avenue Supermarts, retained the seventh place within the IIFL Wealth Hurun India Rich List 2021. Since its IPO in 2017, Avenue Supermarts’ share value has elevated by greater than 500 per cent. The development resulted in its CEO Ignatius Navil Noronha being the richest skilled supervisor residing in India with a web value of Rs 5,100 crore.
Vinod Shantilal Adani
With Rs 1,31,600 crore, Vinod Shantilal Adani moved up twelve locations to eighth rank in IIFL Wealth Hurun India Rich List 2021. Vinod, who resides in Dubai, manages buying and selling companies in Dubai, Singapore, and Jakarta.
Kumar Mangalam Birla
Kumar Mangalam Birla of the Aditya Birla Group stormed into the highest 10 within the IIFL Wealth Hurun India Rich List 2021 with a web value of Rs 1,22,200 cr.
KM Birla
“Strong demand across all business segments, plants running at near full capacity and improving margins resulted in an 84% increase in the combined market capitalization of Aditya Birla Group over the last year,” the newest report mentioned.
Jay Chaudhry
The tenth place within the listing is secured by Jay Chaudhry of cloud safety firm Zscaler. The Himachal-born IIT alumni based the cyber safety agency in 2007 and presently owns 42 per cent of the Nasdaq listed agency, which has a market cap of INR 2,81,000 crore.