7 APR 2023

169 Indians On Forbes 2023 Billionaires List

SHAURYA THAPA

The 2023 list is here

Forbes released its annual world billionaires list for 2023, in which the number of Indians has increased to 169 (from 166 in 2022). 

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combined wealth drops

There are more Indian billionaires on the list but their combined wealth dropped 10% to $675 billion, a dip from $750 billion on the 2022 list.

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ambani on top 

Reliance chief Mukesh Ambani continues to be the richest person in India and Asia, and is currently the world's 9th richest person. 

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adani's net worth dipped

Once the 2nd richest person (in Sep), Adani Group Chairman Gautam Adani faced a steep fall. After the Hindenburg report, Adani ranks 24th globally. 

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shiv nadar at number 3

Software magnate and HCL founder Shiv Nadar retained his position as the third richest person in India even as his fortunes saw an 11% decrease from 2022. 

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cyrus poonawalla at 4

Serum Institute of India founder Cyrus Poonawalla was ranked 4th with fortunes worth $22.6 billion. 

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THREE indian WOMEN DEBUT 

Three women, out of the 16 newcomers, made it to Forbes' 2023 list of Indian billionaires: Rekha Jhunjhunwala, Rohiqa Mistry and Saroj Rani Gupta. 

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who is the richest indian woman?

Savitri Jindal (73), Chairperson emerita of OP Jindal Group, is the richest woman in India. She has a fortune of $17 billion. 

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36-year-old Nikhil Kamath and his older brother Nithin Kamath, the co-founders of discount brokerage app Zerodha, are India's youngest billionaires. 

INDIA'S YOUNGEST BILLIONAIRE

 INDIA'S oldest BILLIONAIRE

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Keshub Mahindra, Chairman (99) emeritus of Mahindra & Mahindra, made a comeback on the Forbes list and is the oldest Indian billionaire.