Top 10 Richest People in India 2017

China-based International research agency, Hurun Report issued Hurun India Rich List on Tuesday. The Hurun Report has listed 617 individuals with income of rupees 1,000 crore or more. Since its inception in 2012, the Hurun Rich Report has 136 billionaires this year which is a record in itself. One of the top businessman, chairman and MD of the Reliance Industries Limited, Mukesh Ambani topped the chart with his whoofing wealth of Rs. 2,75,900 crore. Interestingly, Ambani’s Rs. 2,75,900 crore wealth is more than the GDP of Yemen. With a 58% increase in his net worth, Reliance’s MD topped the list and became the richest man in India. Mukesh Ambani topped the chart and retains the richest Indian title for the sixth time in a row. On an average, as per the Hurun Report, the wealth of Hurun India Rich Listers have increased by 17% compared to that of last year.

Interestingly, last year Patanjali’s Acharya Balakrishna was also named in the Forbes 100 richest Indians. Here is a list of Top Ten Richest Indians as per the 2017 Hurun India Rich List :-

1. Mukesh Ambani
   With a networth of INR 257,900 Crore, the CEO and MD of Reliance Industries Limited topped the chart of 2017 Hunur India Rich List. Interestingly, his wealth is 50% more than the GDP of Yemen- the country of his birth.

2. Dilip Shanghvi
   Sun Pharma’s Dilip Shanghvi followed Mukesh Ambani in the Hunur Report of 2017. With a net worth of INR 89,000 crore Dilip Shanghvi became the second richest Indian.
3. Lakshmi Niwas Mittal
   The steel Baron of India, Lakshmi Niwas Mittal with a net worth of INR 88,200 crore is the third richest Indian as per the Hurun Report.

4. Shiv Nadar
   With a net worth of INR 85,100 crore, Shiv Nadar became the fourth richest Indian according to the Hurun India Rich List. He is the founder and Chairman of IT giant HCL.
5. Azim Premji
   The founder of multi-billion dollar IT giant Wipro’s, Azim Premji’s net worth is INR 79,300 crore. In 2006, Azim Premji founded the Premji Invest.

6. Cyrus Poonawalla
   Billionaire Cyrus Poonawalla of Serum Institute secures sixth position in the Hurun India Rich List of 2017. He has a networth of INR 71,100 crore.

7. Gautam Adani
   The Chairman of Adani Group, Gautam Adani with a net worth of INR 70,600 crore became the seventh Richest Indian as per the Hunur Report.

8. Acharya Balakrishna
   The CEO of the Ayurveda giant Patanjali, Acharya Balakrishna has made it to the list of Top 10 Richest India as per the Hunur India Rich List of 2017. In the financial year 2016-2017, Patanjali had a turnover of INR 10,561 crore.

9. Uday Kotak
   With a networth of INR 62,700 crore, Uday Kotak of the Kotak Mahindra Bank is the ninth richest person as per the Hunur India Rich List of 2017.

10. Sunil Mittal and Family
    The founder and Chairman of Bharti Airtel, Sunil Mittal with a net worth of INR 56,500 crore is the tenth richest Indian as per the Hunur India Rich List of 2017. He launched the Airtel Payment Bank and recently signed the agreement to acquire Telenor’s India.

Source: MapsofIndia