As of 2024, Mukesh Ambani's net worth is over 100 Billion USD.
- He is the chairman and Managing Director of Reliance Industries Limited.
- He is the elder son of the late Dhirubhai Ambani and holds the highest 44.7% shares of RIL.
- He is the 9th richest man globally and tops the charts in Asia and India.
- He currently owns the IPL team, Mumbai Indians.
- After dropping out of Stanford, Mukesh Ambani joined Reliance in 1980.
- He set up technology-centered Reliance Communication Limited and also created the world's largest grassroots petroleum refinery in Jamnagar.
Gautam Adani is chairman of the $32 billion revenue Adani Group, with interests in ports, power generation, ports, transmission, and green energy, among others.
- The Adani Group, which had its humble beginnings in 1988 as a commodities trading firm, has since grown into a conglomerate through strategic acquisitions and the support of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
- He is India's biggest airport operator and controls Mundra Port, India's largest in Gujarat.
- In January 2023, U.S. firm Hindenburg Research accused the Adani Group of financial fraud and manipulation of the stock market. But, the Group denied any wrongdoing.
- Adani group's shares, after facing a substantial low following the report, recovered considerably after the Supreme Court ruled in favor of the group.
- The net worth of the billionaire, after the significant slump is 84.5 billion USD as of 2024
The total net worth of Shiv Nadar is 34.1 billion USD as of 2024, making him the third richest Indian and 34th richest in the world
- Today, his $12.6 billion worth of HCL Technologies is amongst India's largest software services providers.
- In July 2020, he handed over the chairmanship of HCL to his daughter, Roshni Nadar Malhotra. He's now chairman emeritus and strategic advisor.
- HCL employs more than 225,000 people in 60 nations, hires high school graduates, and provides them with on-the-job training.
- As a philanthropist, Nadar donated $1.1 billion to his Shiv Nadar Foundation, which backs education.
Jindal Group, whose interests include steel, power, cement, and infrastructure, is chaired by Savitri Jindal, wife of the late founder, Om Prakash Jindal.
- The total net worth of the Jindal group in 2024 is 33.5 Billion USD.
- After the death of Jindal in 2005 in a chopper crash, the companies were divided among his four sons and are now independently run.
- The biggest assets of the group are seen by Sajjan Jindal, who runs JSW Steel, amongst many others.
- In September 2023, Sajjan Jindal took the arm, ports, and JSW Infrastructure public.
- Jindal's younger son, Naveen, manages Jindal Steel & Power.
Dilip Shanghvi founded Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, India's most valuable drug company with a market cap of 27 Billion USD.
- As of July 2024, his net worth was estimated at 26 Billion USD.
- Born in Amreli-Gujrat, Dilip Shanghvi founded Sun Pharmaceutical Industries in 1982 in Vapi with a capital of Rs. 10,000. He is currently among Asia's top 10 wealthiest self-made billionaires.
- He acquired the American firm Caraco Pharma in 1997 and Israel's Taro Pharma in 2007.
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