Mukesh Ambani tops BHI Rich List 7th time in row

TIL Desk/Business/Mumbai/ Industrialist and Reliance Industries Ltd Chairman Mukesh Ambani has topped the “Barclays Hurun India Rich List-2018” for the seventh consecutive year with his wealth estimated at Rs 371 000 crore an official said here on Tuesday.

Figuring next on the chart are S.P. Hinduja & Family of Hinduja Group with an estimated wealth of Rs 159 000 crore and Arcelor Mittal s L.N. Mittal & Family at Rs 114 500 crore.

Following them are: Wipro s Azim Premji at Rs 96 100 crore Sun Pharmaceuticals Ltd s Dilip Shanghvi at Rs.89 700 crore Kotak Mahindra Bank s Uday Kotak at Rs 78 600 crore Serum Institute of India s Cyrus Poonawalla at Rs 73 000-crore Adani Group s Gautam Adani & Family at Rs 71 200 crore and Shapoorji Pallonji Mistry s Cyrus P. Mistry at Rs 69 400 crore.

The annual list is a compilation of the super-richest Indians having a net worth of Rs 1 000 crore or more and this number has increased by a staggering one-third — from 617 in 2017 to 831 in 2018 said Hurun Report India s Managing Director Rahman Junaid.