Shillong, October 10: Mukesh Ambani, Chairman of Reliance Industries Ltd, regains the title of India’s richest individual on the ‘360 One Wealth Hurun India Rich List 2023′. Ambani holds the top spot with a wealth of Rs 808,800 crore, marking a 2 percent increase from the previous year.
As per IANS, Gautam Adani, another prominent industrialist, secured the second position on the list with a wealth of Rs 474,800 crore, despite experiencing a 57 percent decline in his wealth. Notably, last year, Adani held a lead of Rs 3 lakh crore over Ambani, but in 2023, Ambani has surpassed Adani by Rs 3.3 lakh crore.
Following these top two, the list includes Cyrus S. Poonawalla, the vaccine maker, with a wealth of Rs 278,500 crore, Shiv Nadar from HCL Group with Rs 228,900 crore, Gopichand Hinduja from Hinduja Group with Rs 176,500 crore, and Dilip Shanghvi from Sun Pharmaceuticals with Rs 164,300 crore.
The report highlights a growth in the Rs 1,000 crore rich individuals’ club, which has expanded to 1,319 individuals, an increase of 216 from the previous year. The cumulative wealth of India’s rich list now stands at Rs 109 lakh crore, surpassing the combined GDP of Singapore, the UAE, and Saudi Arabia.
Notable mentions in the list include Kaivalya Vohra, the 20-year-old Founder of Zepto, as the youngest rich Indian, and the debut of 94-year-old Mahendra Ratilal Mehta, Founder of Precision Wires India, in the rich list for 2023.
Additionally, the report reveals that 84 startup founders, with a total wealth of Rs 423,600 crore and an average age of 41 years, have made it to the 2023 rankings. Radha Vembu, aged 50 and from Zoho, has emerged as the richest self-made woman on the list, surpassing Falguni Nayar.
Tamil Nadu’s hosiery town, Tiruppur, made its debut in the top 20 cities producing the most entrants, with a total of 328 individuals. Lastly, in terms of social media presence, Ratan Tata from Tata Group boasts the largest number of followers on platform X, with 12.6 million followers, followed closely by Anand Mahindra from Mahindra & Mahindra Group, with 10.8 million followers.