India's 100 Richest 2022

Gautam Adani, Chairperson, Adani Group, has a net worth of Rs 1,211,460.11 crore. Adani controls India's largest port in Mundra, Gujarat. He tripled his wealth in 2021 and has become India's richest person for the first time in 2022.

Mukesh Ambani is the Chairman & MD of Reliance Industries Ltd.'s an O2C, telecom, and new energy conglomerate. Mukesh Ambani's net worth stands at Rs 710,723.26 crore.

Radhakishan Damani, who owns the DMart chain of supermarkets, has a net worth of Rs 222,908.66 crore. Damani entered retailing in 2002 with one store. Now there are 271 DMart stores in India.

Chairman of the world's largest vaccine manufacturing company's Serum Institute of India's Cyrus Poonawalla's net worth is Rs 173,642.62 crore. SII has multiple partnerships to make Covid-19 vaccines. Poonawalla's assets also include stud farms.

Chairman emeritus of HCL Technologies, Shiv Nadar's net worth is Rs 172,834.97 crore. He is one of the pioneers of the Indian IT sector. He has donated $662 million to education-related causes.

Savitri Jindal is the Chairperson Emeritus of O.P. Jindal Group. She is also the only woman billionaire and an active politician in the top 10. Her net worth is Rs 132,452.97 crore.

Dilip Sanghvi is the founder of Sun Pharmaceuticals which has more than 40 manufacturing facilities and serves more than 100 countries. With a net worth of Rs 125,184.21 crore, Sanghvi also has interests in Sun Pharma Advanced Research and BioLight Life Sciences and is the central board member of the Reserve Bank of India.

Parmanand Deepchand Hinduja started the Hinduja group in 1914. Today, the four siblings, Srichand, Gopichand, Prakash, and Ashok, control the multinational conglomerate. The brothers' total wealth stands at Rs 122,761.29 crore. The 108-year-old group is present in 11 sectors, including automotive, oil, speciality chemicals, banking and finance, IT and ITeS, healthcare, media, and real estate.

Kumar Birla is the chairman of the textiles-to-cement conglomerate Aditya Birla Group. His net worth is Rs 121,146.01 crore. Birla inherited the group at the age of 28 when his father, Aditya Birla, died in 1995.

The Bajaj family owns a network of 40 companies under the Bajaj Group. The 96-year-old family-led business was started by Jamnalal Bajaj in Mumbai in 1926. With a net worth of Rs 117,915.45 crore, the family's flagship company Bajaj Auto is ranked as the world's fourth largest two- and three-wheeler manufacturer.

Sunil Bharti Mittal is the Founder and Chairperson of Bharti Enterprises, which has diversified interests in sectors such as telecom, insurance, real estate, and agriculture. The 65-year-old has a net worth of Rs 117,107.81 crore. Mittal is a recipient of the Padma Bhushan, one of India's highest civilian honours, and serves on many international bodies and think tanks.

Uday Kotak, MD and CEO of Kotak Mahindra Bank, is the richest banker in India. His net worth is Rs 115,492.53 crore. He set up a finance firm in 1985 and converted that into a bank in 2003.

This family-managed conglomerate was founded by Ardeshir Godrej and his brother Pirojsha Burjorji Godrej in 1897. The family's net worth is Rs 112,261.97 crore. The group has 15 business verticals and is headed by Adi Godrej. His daughter Nisaba and son Pirojsha run Godrej Consumer Products and Godrej Properties, respectively.

Lakshmi Mittal is the executive chairman of ArcelorMittal's the world's biggest steelmaker outside of China. His net worth is Rs 111,454.33 crore. In succession planning, he made his son Aditya Mittal the CEO in 2021.

Madhukar Parekh is the Chairman of Pidilite Industries which deals in adhesives, sealants, and construction chemicals, among other things. His net worth is Rs 101,762.65 crore. Best known for the iconic Fevicol, Pidilite was founded by the late Balvant Parekh in 1959.

The Burman family holds a consumer goods fortune drawn mainly from their majority stake in the listed flagship Dabur which was started in 1884 in Kolkata by S.K. Burman. The family's net worth is Rs 77,533.45 crore. In August 2022, the fifth-generation scion Mohit Burman was appointed chairman after cousin Amit Burman resigned.

Azim Premji is the founder of Wipro Limited and served as the chairman for close to four decades, diversifying the business. Premji's net worth is Rs 75,110.53 crore. The multi-hyphenate remains a non-executive member of the board of Wipro. Premji's son Rishad succeeded him as executive chairman in 2019. Premji is also known for his philanthropic work via Azim Premji Foundation.

Property baron Kushal Pal Singh is chairman emeritus of DLF, India's biggest listed real estate firm by market cap. His net worth is Rs 71,072.33 crore. Singh is an army veteran. He joined DLF's a company started by his father-in-law in 1961 and served as chairman for more than five decades.

Non-executive director of Asian Paints, Ashwin Dani, joined the paints company founded by his father in 1968. Today, his net worth is Rs 67,841.77 crore. Founded by Dani's father and three others in 1942, Asian Paints is now one of Asia's biggest paint companies.

The king of soft drinks and fast foods, Ravi Jaipuria is the owner of companies such as the RJ Corp and Devyani International that operate many big beverage and fast food brands such as KFC. His net worth is Rs 65,418.85 crore.

Kuldip Singh and Gurbachan Singh Dhingra control Berger Paints India, the country's second-largest paint maker. They bought the company from Vijay Mallya in 1991. Their net worth stands at Rs 54,919.52 crore.

Founder and CEO of Eicher Motors, Vikram Lal's net worth stands at Rs 53,304.24 crore. He is considered a two-wheeler tycoon in India, and his company is the maker of the iconic Royal Enfield motorbikes.

Mahendra Choksi is the son of one of four cofounders of publicly-listed Asian Paints, one of India's leading paint makers. His net worth is Rs 52,496.6 crore.

Murali Divi is the Managing Director of Divi's Laboratories, a drug research firm that supplies pharmaceutical ingredients. The 71-year-old has a net worth of Rs 52,092.78 crore. His company has become one of the largest manufacturers of naproxen, an anti-inflammatory drug, in the world.

Brothers Sudhir and Samir Mehta run Torrent Pharmaceuticals, founded by their father late Uttambhai Nathalal Mehta in 1959. Their net worth is Rs 51,688.96 crore. Their diversified conglomerate includes Torrent Power and Torrent Gas.

Mother and son Vinod and Anil Rai Gupta run Havells India which makes electrical and electronic appliances. Their net worth is Rs 50,881.32 crore. The company was founded by Vinod's husband, the late Qimat Rai Gupta, in 1958. And now it sells products in more than 60 countries.

Hasmukh Chudgar founded the generics maker company Intas Pharmaceuticals in 1977. His sons Nimish and Binish now run the company. Their factories are in India, Europe, and Mexico. His net worth is Rs 50,073.68 crore.

Benu Gopal Bangur is the chairman of Shree Cement. He has a net worth of Rs 48,458.4 crore. The company was founded in 1979 in Jaipur. Bangur got control of Shree Cement in the 1990s after a family split. The company is now run by his son Hari Mohan and son Prashant.

The Murugappa family controls the Murugappa Group, a conglomerate founded in 1900 as a money-lending firm in Myanmar that now has 29 businesses. Their net worth is Rs 46,843.12 crore.

Harsh Mariwala is the chairman of consumer goods giant Marico, best known for Saffola cooking oil and Parachute hair oil. His net worth is Rs 46,035.48 crore.

Vijay Chauhan, Chairman of Parle Products and patriarch of the family, runs the internationally known company with his son and nephews. The company is known for its iconic product Parle G glucose biscuit. His net worth is Rs 44,420.2 crore.

Bawri brothers started Macleods Pharmaceuticals in 1986 in Jaipur. Their net worth is Rs 44,016.38 crore. The youngest brother, Rajendra Agarwal is a qualified doctor.

Owner of LuLu International and the retail king of the Middle East, M.A. Yusuff Ali has a net worth of Rs 43,612.56 crore. He looks at over 255 stores and shopping malls in the Gulf. He also owns hotels in other countries — notable mentions include Waldorf Astoria in Scotland and the Great Scotland Yard Hotel.

Politician and property developer Mangal Prabhat Lodha founded Lodha Group, now Macrotech Developers, in Mumbai in 1980. He began by building small homes in the Mumbai suburbs. Now his net worth stands at Rs 41,189.64 crore.

Father-son duo Kapil and Rahul Bhatia's net worth stands at Rs 39,574.36 crore. They're the owners of InterGlobe Aviation, which runs the IndiGo flights. Rakesh Gangwal, a co-founder of IndiGo, stepped down from the board of the company in 2022, and the complete control went to the Bhatias.

Brothers Pavan and Vivek Jain are now worth Rs 36,747.62 crore after patriarch Devendra Jain divided the family assets of Inox Group. Pavan Jain is the Chairman of Inox Group, and Vivek Jain is the chairman of InoxGFL Group.

Alkem Laboratories, a generics company with 20 factories across India and US, was inherited by the Singh family after its founder Samprada Singh passed away in 2019. Singh's cousin Basudeo Narain Singh is now the Executive Chairman of the company. The family's net worth is Rs 36,343.8 crore.

Former chairman of Infosys N.R. Narayana Murthy's net worth is Rs 34,728.52 crore. His private investment firm Catamaran Ventures sold its stake in a joint venture with Amazon India in August 2021.

Ramesh Juneja, and his brother Rajeev, operate Mankind Pharma. It is a formulation, therapeutic drug, and consumer healthcare company. Juneja's net worth is Rs 33,920.88 crore.

P.P. Reddy is the founder of Megha Engineering & Infrastructures — the company behind building India's largest lift irrigation project. A farmer's son, Reddy started small in 1989, and now his net worth is Rs 33,113.24 crore.

Muthoot family controls Muthoot Finance, India's leading lender against gold. The Muthoot Group was founded in 1887. George Jacob Muthoot is now the Chairman of the company. The family's net worth is Rs 32,709.42 crore.

In 1996, Chandru Raheja formed K Raheja Corp after splitting from his brothers. Today it has become one of the leading developers in Mumbai. The group is known for its IT parks, hotels, malls and department store chain. Some of their notable projects include Shoppers Stop, Inorbit Mall, Westin in Hyderabad, JW Marriot in Mumbai, Vivarea, and Mindspace. His net worth is Rs 32,305.6 crore.

In 1972, Yusuf Hamied and his brother Mustafa took over the business that their father Khwaja Abdul Hamied had started. The non-executive chairman of Cipla is best known for taking on big pharma companies for offering low-cost generic drugs for diseases such as AIDS. His net worth is Rs 31,497.96 crore.

Sridhar Vembu is the founder and CEO of Zoho Corp. He has a Ph.D. in electrical engineering. In 2021, Vembu was awarded the Padma Shri, India's fourth-highest civilian award. His net worth is Rs 30,690.32 crore.

Chairman and MD at Zydus Lifesciences Ltd., Pankaj Patel, with a net worth of Rs 30,448.03 crore, is known as a 'pharma magnate'. His company is known for manufacturing the Covid-19 vaccine ZyCoV-D and drugs such as Remdesivir from Gilead.

Chair of privately held USV India, Leena Tewari's net worth is Rs 30,205.74 crore. USV acquired German generics firm Juta Pharma for an undisclosed sum in 2018. Her daughter Aneesha Gandhi Tewari joined USV's board in August 2022.

Sunder Genomal is the Managing Director of Page Industries. His net worth is Rs 29,882.68 crore. He started the Bengaluru-headquartered garment company in 1994. It is one of the biggest licensees in the world for undergarments-maker Jockey.

Arun Bharat Ram is the Chairman Emeritus of SRF, which makes speciality chemicals and packaging film. Bharat Ram worked for his family business before he set up SRF in 1970. His net worth is Rs 29,155.81 crore.

Byju Raveendran and Divya Gokulnath founded the edtech company BYJU's in 2011. Chan Zuckerberg Initiative and Tencent are some of Byju's investors. The net worth of the couple is Rs 29,075.04 crore.

Nusli Wadia is the Chairman of the Wadia Group. His net worth is Rs 28,994.28 crore. Group companies include Britannia Industries, Bombay Dyeing, and budget airline Go First.

Chairman and CEO of Hero MotoCorp, Pawan Munjal's net worth is at Rs 28,671.22 crore. Under his leadership, the company sells products in 40 countries across Asia, Africa, Latin America, and the Middle East. In October 2022, Hero launched Vida, its first electric scooter.

Vivek Chaand Sehgal chairs the Samvardhana Motherson Group, which was started in 1975. His net worth is Rs 28,267.4 crore. Much of his wealth comes from flagship Motherson Sumi Systems, India's largest auto components maker by sales.

Brothers Nithin and Nikhil Kamath disrupted the brokerage market in India with Zerodha, a discount brokerage platform. They have a net worth of Rs 27,863.58 crore. Founded in 2010, Zerodha has 10 million clients, making it one of the largest brokerages in the country.

The 84-year-old Amalgamations group, best known for diesel engine maker Simpson & Co., and tractor manufacturer TAFE, makes for a net worth of Rs 27,459.76 crore. Mallika Srinivasan is the chairperson of the company.

Inder Jaisinghani is the Chairman and MD of Polycab India, which makes electrical wires and cables. The company was listed on NSE and BSE in 2019. Jaisinghani and his family's net worth is at Rs 27,055.94 crore.

Shyam Bhartia is the Chairman and Hari Bhartia is the co-chair and MD of the Jubilant Bhartia group, which has expanded in various sectors such as fast food, pharma, energy and auto distribution. The net worth of the brothers stands at Rs 26,975.18 crore.

With a net worth of Rs 26,813.65 crore, Ajay Piramal, Chairman of the Piramal Group, has emerged as a big name with interests in pharma, financial services, and real estate, among other sectors.

Acharya Balkrishna is the Chairman of the consumer goods company Patanjali Ayurved. He co-founded the company with Baba Ramdev in 2006. Balkrishna has a net worth of Rs 26,652.12 crore.

The brothers run Micro Labs, a pharma giant founded in 1973 by their late father Ghewar Chand Surana who started his career as a pharmaceutical distributor in Chennai. Currently, the Bengaluru-based company makes drugs for cardiac diseases, diabetes, and pain management. The Suranas have a net worth of Rs 26,248.3 crore.

Chairman and MD of Oberoi Realty, Vikas Oberoi's net worth stands at Rs 26,006.01 crore. Oberoi owns the Westin hotel in Mumbai, among other high-end suburban condos in the city.

Chemical engineer Sandeep Engineer is the Chairman and MD of Astral Ltd. His net worth is Rs 25,844.48 crore. Astral Pipes was established in 1996. Since then, he has transformed the piping industry by introducing CPVC pipes in India.

Abhay Firodia's net worth stands at Rs 25,440.66 crore. The Chairman of Force Motors and his son Prasan are involved in manufacturing vans, pickup trucks, SUVs and tractors. Firodia draws his fortunes from stakes he continues to hold in various Bajaj companies.

Salil Singhal is the Chairman Emeritus of PI Industries. His net worth stands at Rs 25,279.13 crore. The company was founded by his father, P.P. Singhal, in 1946 to make edible oil. It now makes plant protection and nutrient products.

Karsanbhai Patel, who founded Nirma, has a net worth of Rs 24,713.79 crore. Patel's company is one of the world's largest producers of soda ash by volume.

Senapathy Gopalakrishnan, a co-founder of Infosys, has a net worth of Rs 24,633.02 crore. After retiring from the IT giant in 2014, he invested in startups through his business Axilor Ventures and some other venture funds.

Mukesh Wadhumal Jagtiani, popularly known as Micky Jagtiani is the founder chairman of the Dubai-headquartered Landmark Group. His company has a global presence with over 630 stores across 145 cities and is classified into one of the largest retail and hospitality conglomerates in India. Jagtiani's net worth is Rs 23,421.56 crore.

Chairman and MD of Balkrishna Industries, Arvind Poddar and his family have a net worth of Rs 22,613.92 crore. His son Rajiv is the joint managing director. The company began in the textile business but now makes off-highway tires.

Nandan Nilekani co-founded Infosys and is now the non-executive chairman of the company. He led the rollout of Aadhaar, a digital identity card and was the chairman of the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI). Nilekani's net worth is Rs 22,210.1 crore.

The first-gen entrepreneur and executive chairperson of Biocon founded the company out of her garage in 1978. Today, Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw's net worth is Rs 21,806.28 crore. She is a recipient of Padma Shri and Padma Bhushan.

Kalanithi Maran, whose net worth stands at Rs 21,402.46 crore, is the founder of Sun TV Network, which reaches about 95 million households in India with its 33 channels. His Sun Group also operates 67 FM radio stations and three newspapers.

Baba Kalyani's net worth stands at Rs 19,383.36 crore. He is the Founder, Chairman and MD of the Kalyani Group's flagship Bharat Forge company, which makes auto parts and components for sectors such as aerospace, oil, and gas.

The Reddy family's net worth stands at Rs 18,979.54 crore, and the family draws this fortune from Dr. Reddy's Laboratories. It was founded in 1984 by the late K. Anji Reddy. This pharmaceutical and generic drug firm is now run by Satish Reddy and GV Prasad.

Brothers Ramesh Kumar (MD) and Mukand Lal Dua own majority stakes in Relaxo Footwear which is known for brands such as Bahamas and Schoolmate. Their net worth stands at Rs 18,737.25 crore.

Founder of Sonalika Group, India's third largest tractor maker, Lachhman Das Mittal started his career at the age of 60, post his retirement from LIC. His net worth stands at Rs 18,656.49 crore.

Sanjiv Goenka is the head of the conglomerate RP-Sanjiv Goenka Group which includes power-utility company CESC, snacks brand Too Yumm! and so on. He also has Indian Premier League cricket team Lucknow Super Giants. His net worth stands at Rs 18,575.72 crore.

Anurang Jain is the Managing Director of Endurance Technologies. Jain, who is the nephew of the late motorcycle tycoon Rahul Bajaj, has a net worth of Rs 18,414.19 crore. Jain and his family own a substantial stake in Endurance, which supplies parts for two-wheelers and three-wheelers in India and car parts in Europe.

Yadu Hari Dalmia and family's net worth stands at Rs 18,333.43 crore. They control the Dalmia Bharat Group, which operates a refractory, cement, and sugar-producing business.

Dr. Prathap Reddy started Apollo Hospitals Enterprises in 1983. The company operates 71 hospitals, 268 clinics, and 4,700 pharmacies. Reddy is the first from his family and his village to study in a college. His net worth is Rs 18,252.67 crore.

Rajan Raheja built his diversified Rajan Raheja Group, which includes interests in cement, batteries and cable television, on small real estate inheritance from the sprawling Raheja property clan in Mumbai. The 68-year-old has a net worth of Rs 18,171.9 crore. Raheja's biggest asset is listed auto battery maker Exide Industries.

Co-founder of Infosys, K. Dinesh has delved into philanthropy since he stepped down from the company's board in 2011. His net worth is Rs 17,848.85 crore.

Sanjeev Bikhchandani quit his job as a product executive to launch naukri.com in 1997. The Founder and Executive Vice Chairman, Info Edge is known to have paved the way for Indian startups and is also an investor and philanthropist now. His net worth is Rs 17,364.26 crore.

R.G. Chandramogan's net worth stands at Rs 16,960.44 crore. He is the founder of Hatsun Agro Product. The company makes dairy products such as milk, curd, ice cream, dairy whiteners, and more. It exports dairy ingredients to 42 countries.

Ashok Ramnarayan Boob has a net worth of Rs 16,879.68 crore. He is the MD of Clean Science & Technology Ltd. Company's speciality chemicals are used in infant food formulas, cosmetics, cereals and several other products. Boob became an entrepreneur soon after he turned 54 in 2006.

The eldest son of R. P. Goenka, Harsh Vardhan Goenka, is the chairman of the Rama Prasad Goenka Group. He has a net worth of Rs 16,556.62 crore. Goenka's biggest asset is power transmission firm KEC International.

Vinod Saraf is the founder of Vinati Organics, which is now run by his older daughter Vinati Mutreja. His listed company is now among the world's largest producers (by volume) of ibuprofen. Saraf's net worth is Rs 16,314.33 crore.

Anil Agarwal is the Chairman of Vedanta Resources Plc. Founded in 1976, the company started as a cable manufacturer and was listed on the London Stock Exchange in 2003. However, Agarwal took the company private in 2019. His net worth is Rs 16,233.57 crore.

Jitendra Virwani's net worth is Rs 15,748.98 crore. He is the Chairman and MD of Embassy Group. Embassy Group has developed more than 62 million sq ft across India.