The Top 10 Richest Indians in 2013

Oct 29, 2013, 06:58 IST2 min
 <strong>6. Hinduja Brothers</strong> ($9 billion)<br />Four brothers, Srichand, Gopichand, Prakash and Ashok, together control the Hinduja Group, a multinational conglomerate with a presence in 37 countries and businesses as diverse as trucks and lubricants to banking and healthcare. In India, they are best known for IndusInd Bank and truckmaker Ashok Leyland. Lubricants arm Gulf Oil, which bought U.S.-based Houghton International for just over $1 billion last year, is preparing to list the combined unit. They recently sold a 49% stake in Saudi-based lubricants maker Petromin for over $300 million. Brothers bought and restored the 67,000 sq. foot Carlton House Terrace, a heritage mansion in London, which sits on the site of a former palace near Buckingham Palace now valued at an estimated $500 million.
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6. Hinduja Brothers ($9 billion)Four brothers, Srichand, Gopichand, Prakash and Ashok, together control the Hinduja Group, a multinational conglomerate with a presence in 37 countries and b...
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7. Shiv Nadar($8.6 billion) Fortune up $3 billion for Shiv Nadar, cofounder of $6.3 billion (revenues) HCL Group, as shares of his software flagship HCL Technologies rose 80% from a year ag...
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8. Adi Godrej ($8.3 billion)Adi Godrej is head of family that controls 116-year-old Godrej Group, a $3.8 billion (revenues) consumer goods conglomerate. Its portfolio covers everything fro...
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9. Kumar Birla ($7.6 billion)Undeterred by India’s slowing economy, Kumar Birla’s $40 billion (sales) commodities conglomerate Aditya Birla Group is continuing to expand at home. In Septemb...
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10. Sunil Mittal ($6.6 billion)After a long downward spell, shares of Sunil Mittal’s Bharti Airtel which has 275 million customers worldwide, perked up when it reported higher revenues per ...
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