The needle has not moved much this year regarding the collective wealth of India's 100 wealthiest people. At $799 billion, it is a touch lower than $800 billion in 2022. Reliance Industries' Mukesh Ambani has reclaimed the top spot. Savitri Jindal, India's richest woman, has crossed the Top 5 threshold. Nikhil Kamath of Zerodha is the youngest billionaire at 37. There are seven returnees on the list. The cut-off to be on the list increased to $2.3 billion.
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NOTE : This list was compiled using shareholding and financial information obtained from the families and individuals, stock exchanges, analysts and India's regulatory agencies. The ranking lists family fortunes, including those shared among extended families such as the Bajaj and Godrej families. Public fortunes were calculated based on stock prices and exchange rates as of Sept. 22. Private companies were valued based on similar companies that are publicly traded. The list can also include foreign citizens with business, residential or other ties to the country, or citizens who don't reside in the country but have significant business or other ties to the country. The editors reserve the right to amend any information or remove any listees in light of new information.
A dramatic change in the pecking order at the top kept collective wealth flat
India is riding high and is considered a hot spot by global investors. That buoyancy has made the elite club of India's 100 Richest even more exclusive this year, with the minimum net worth to make the cutoff rising to a record $2.3 billion
In 2023, the net wealth of the Dhingra brothers totals $8.2 billion, a shade higher than the Dani family's at $8 billion, while Polycab India's Inder Jaisinghani has risen up 28 spots to rank 32
Here's a look at the top wealth gainers and losers in the Forbes India Rich List 2023
Eight billionaires from the 2022 Rich List did not make it to the list this year
There are three new entrants and seven returnees this year
Health care and information technology contribute the second- and third-highest number of billionaires to the list
The total wealth gap between the two groups is $127 billion, down from $296 billion last year
The group's founder retailing stalwart Micky Jagtiani died in May at age 71 after a prolonged illness. Renuka Jagtiani joined Landmark in 1993 and made her mark with Splash, a fast-fashion business that now has more than 200 stores in 11 countries in the Middle East and Africa
K.P.R. Mill churns out 128 million garments annually—from sportswear to sleepwear—that end up on the clothes racks of international retailers such as H&M, Marks & Spencer and Walmart
While Mumbai and Delhi lead the way, a handful of billionaires is also emerging from smaller cities like Coimbatore, Thrissur and Haridwar
Shamsheer Vayalil, founder and chairman of Burjeel Holdings, has been building the biggest hospitals in the Gulf region over the last decade, and laying the groundwork to further expand the business empire
In May this year, Rajeev and Ramesh Juneja's Mankind Pharma became India's biggest IPO by value. From building the company ground up, Mankind Pharma—which is No 4 in revenue and No 3 in volume terms—has a new target: breaking into the top 3 in sales terms
Anil Rai Gupta concedes he has big shoes to fill at Havells. After a series of setbacks, the manufacturer of fast-moving electrical goods is now reaping the benefits of its diversified focus on exports and ramping up its in-house production capacity along with investing in R&D
In the coming years, Sridhar Vembu believes it is inevitable that the country will become the biggest market for the company