April 2024 news: The 2024 Forbes Global Billionaires List is officially released. A total of 2,781 billionaires with a net worth of more than $1 billion made the list this year, a record high. India has 200 people on the list, an increase of 31 places year-on-year, and a new high; after the United States (813) and Chinese mainland (406), ranking third in the world. The total wealth reached a record 954 billion US dollars (about 6.90 trillion yuan), a year-on-year increase of 41%, and more than two-thirds of the Indian billionaires on the list achieved an increase in wealth.
The 10 richest people in India
The 10 richest people in India have a combined wealth of $393 billion. Two of them saw their fortunes shrink: Poonawalla Group Chairman Cyrus Ponawara's net worth fell 5.8 percent to $21.3 billion, and his ranking fell from fourth to sixth. Lakshmi Mittal, chairman and CEO of ArcelorMittal, the world's second-largest steel group, fell five places to $16.4 billion from $17.7 billion last year.
The wealth of the remaining eight people all rose, with real estate tycoon Kushar Pal Singh being the biggest gainer in the top 10, with a net worth of 154.9% year-on-year to $20.9 billion. Gautam Adani was the biggest asset grower, adding $36.8 billion over the past year, cementing his position as India's second-richest person.
India's second richest man: Gautam Adani
According to public information, Adani Group (Adani Group) is headquartered in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, with businesses covering energy, ports and logistics, mining and resources, natural gas, defense and aerospace, and airports, etc., and owns 10 listed companies including Adani Total Natural Gas, Adani Enterprises, Adani Transmission, Adani Green Energy, Adani Power Company, and Adani Ports.
At the end of last year, the Adani Group announced plans to invest US$100 billion over the next decade in the green energy transition of its ports, power and cement businesses, with the goal of becoming a net-zero emitting business by 2050. The group is currently building the "world's largest green energy park" in the Kutchi region of Gujarat, covering an area of 25 square kilometers and generating 30 GW of electricity.
The eldest son, Akash, the youngest son, Anant, daughter, Isha, wife, Nita, and Mukesh Ambani
Schiff Nadal, founder of software giant HCL, Savitri Jindal, India's richest woman, Dilip Shangewe, managing director of Sun Pharmaceutical, Kumar Bela, the sixth-generation heir to the Birla family (one of India's oldest families), and retail tycoon Radakishan Damani have all risen by more than double digits.
With the rise in the market value of Reliance Industries Group, Mukesh Ambani's net worth soared from US$83.4 billion to US$116 billion (about 838.7 billion yuan), thus becoming the first Asian to enter the 100 billion dollar club on the world's billionaire list, and ranking 9th in the world while being the richest man in India and the richest man in Asia, which is also the only non-American in the top 10.
How rich is Asia's richest man?
In addition to his business achievements, Mukesh Ambani's luxurious life is even more talked about. Because his wife Nita Ambani wanted to see the panoramic view of Mumbai, he spent $1 billion in 2011 to build a 27-storey mansion (due to the height of the floors, the whole building is 173 meters high, which is 60 stories higher than a normal building) - Antilla, which has 3 helipads, a large parking garage (1-6 floors), a large swimming pool, a theater that can accommodate 80 guests, etc., and more than 600 maids to take care of the food and living of a family of five.
He is also not stingy with his children. On December 12, 2018, he spent $100 million to hold a wedding for his daughter Isa. American pop diva Beyoncé sang specifically for the wedding, and Aamir Khan, Hillary, John Kerry and other celebrities were present, using hundreds of charter planes and more than 1,000 luxury cars just to pick up these guests.
In 2019, at the wedding of his eldest son, Akash Ambani, Chris Martin, the lead singer of Coldplay, was invited. On March 1 and 3 this year, his youngest son, Anant Ambani, held a pre-wedding celebration in Jamnagar to celebrate the upcoming wedding, which will take place on July 12. The three-day evening attracted about 1,200 guests, including Mark Zuckerberg, Bill Gates, Ivanka Trump, Robert Iger and more. Pop singer Rihanna sang 19 songs, this is also her first visit to India, and I have to sigh at the "money" ability of the richest man in Asia.