Richest People In India 2015
10.Adi Godrej ($6,800)
His 114-year-old Godrej Group has a partnership with chocolate maker Hershey`s.
9.Pallonji Mistry ($7,600)
Pallonji Mistry, the Chairman of the Shapoorji Pallonji Group, is the richest person of Iranian descent. His signature project is The Imperial, two 60-story towers in Mumbai.
8.Kumar Mangalam Birla ($7,700)
Aditya Birla Group is among the world`s top 10 producers of cement and Asia`s biggest aluminum producer.
7.Gautam Adani ($8,200)
Gautam Adani is the chairman of the Adani Group, a leading trading and export company of India.
6.Sunil Mittal ($8,800)
With over 230 million customers, Sunil Mittal`s Bharti Airtel is world`s fifth-largest telecom company, with operations in 19 countries.
4.Shashi and Ravi Ruia ($10,200)
The brothers, Shashi and Ravi Ruia, sold their one-third stake in telecom unit Vodafone Essar for $5.4 billion in July, 2011 after their plan for listing the holding was opposed by Vodafone.
3.Azim Premji ($13,000)
Tech tycoon Azim Premji of Wipro remains at No 3 even after donating shares worth $2 billion to his charitable trust, which made him one of Asia`s top philanthropists. In January, 2011 he was awarded the Padma Vibhushan, the nation`s second-highest civilian honor.
2.Lakshmi Mittal ($19,200)
Lakshmi Niwas Mittal is the chairman and chief executive officer of ArcelorMittal, the world`s largest steelmaking company.
1.Mukesh Ambani ($22,600)
Despite losing $4.4 billion, Mukesh Ambani`s Reliance Industries, that struck a $7.2-billion deal with BP, holds the top spot with a net worth of $22.6 billion.
