Recently, Forbes issued the 36th annual ranking of billionaires across the world. Many rich families of India feature on the Forbes latest rich list. The top 10 richest families in India are given below.
Here are the top 10 Richest families in India
Mukesh Ambani Family
According to the Forbes and Bloomberg Billionaires Index, Ambani’s net worth is estimated at US $93 Billion (73,000 crore Rupees) as of June 2022, making him the second richest man in India and the 7th richest person in the world. Ambani family is the largest shareholder of Reliance Industries Ltd. (RIL). Due to its market value, Reliance Industries Ltd is India’s most valuable company.
Adani Family
According to the Forbes and Bloomberg Billionaires Index, Gautam Adani’s net worth is estimated at US $100 Billion (78,000 crore Rupees) as of June 2022, making him the Richest man in India and Asia and the 5th richest person in the world. Adani is the chairman, founder and president of the Adani Foundation.
Shiv Nadar Family
According to the Forbes and Bloomberg Billionaires Index, Shiv Nadar is the 3rd Richest man in India and the 63rd richest man in the world with an estimated net worth of US$23.4 billion (18,000 crore Rupees) as of June 2022. Nadar is the founder and chairman of HCL Technologies Limited. He was awarded Padma Bhushan for his efforts in the IT industry.
Cyrus Poonawalla Family
According to the Forbes and Bloomberg Billionaires Index, Cyrus Poonawalla is the 4th richest man in India with a net worth of US$24.3 billion (19,000 crore Rupees). He is number 1 in Hurun global health care rich list in 2022. He is the chairman and managing director of Cyrus Poonawalla Group, which includes the Serum Institute Of India, which is the largest vaccine manufacturer of the world.
Radhakishan Damani Family
According to the Forbes and Bloomberg Billionaires Index, Radhakishan Damani is the 98th Richest Person in the world with a net worth of US$18.9 billion (14,000 crore Rupees). He is an Indian Billionaire investor and the founder of DMart. He also owns an investment firm named Bright Star Investments Limited.
Lakshmi Mittal Family
According to the Forbes and Bloomberg Billionaires Index, Lakshmi Mittal is the 6th richest person in India in 2021 with an estimated net worth of US$14.9 billion (11,000 crore Rupees). He is the executive chairman of ArcelorMittal, which is also the world’s largest steelmaking company. His daughter Vanisha Mittal’s wedding was the second most expensive wedding in recorded history.
Savitri Jindal Family
She is the richest woman in India and 16th richest Indian as of 2016 with an estimated worth of US$4 billion (3,000 crore Rupees). She’s also the 7th richest mother in the world and was the 453rd richest person in the world.. She is the chairperson of O.P Jindal Group and the president of Maharaja Agrasen Medical College, Agroha. She is a member of INC (Indian National Congress) Political Party.
Kumar Birla Family
According to Forbes, Kumar Birla has an estimated worth of US$17.5 billion (13,000 crore Rupees). He is the chairman of Aditya Birla Group which is the largest global conglomerate in India. He is also the chancellor of Birla Institute of Technology & Science and Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad.
Dilip Sanghvi Family
According to the Forbes and Bloomberg Billionaires Index, Dilip Sanghvi is the 14th richest person in India with an estimated net worth of US$14.3 billion (11,000 crore Rupees). He is the founder of Sun Pharmaceuticals, which is the largest drug company in India. He was also awarded the highest civilian honor of the Padma Shri in 2016.
Uday Kotak Family
According to the Forbes and Bloomberg Billionaires Index, Uday Kotak is the richest banker of Asia with an estimated net worth of US$14.8 billion (11,000 crore Rupees) as of 2021. He is executive vice chairman and managing director of Kotak Mahindra Bank, which was India’s first corporate company to receive a banking license from Reserve Bank Of India.
