The rich list of 334 billionaires of India has been released, in which Gautam Adani has reached the top. After this is Mukesh Ambani, owner of Reliance Industries. That is, Gautam Adani has become the richest person in India in the Hurun Rich List. After this are Mukesh Ambani and Shiv Nadar. For the first time, more than 300 Indian billionaires have been included in the Hurun Rich List 2024. This is 6 times more than the list released 13 years ago.
The Hurun Rich List 2024 has seen a big jump. More than 1,500 individuals on this list now have a net worth of ₹1,000 crore or more. This shows an increase of 150% compared to seven years ago. Hurun India has identified a total of 1,539 ultra-rich individuals, which shows a significant increase of 220 compared to last year.
So many people participated for the first time
For the first time, more than 1500 people have been included in the Hurun Rich List 2024, which is an increase of 86 percent in the last five years. The total wealth of these people is more than Rs 1000 crore. At the same time, for the first time, 334 billionaires have been included in this list, who have assets worth billions.
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Gautam Adani Net Worth
Gautam Adani (62) and his family have topped the 2024 Hurun India Rich List, with assets worth Rs 11.6 lakh crore. His wealth has jumped by 95%. Due to this strong jump, he has come to the top of this list. Regarding the increase in Adani’s wealth, the report said that Gautam Adani and his family have topped this year’s ranking, emerging like a phoenix after Hindenburg’s allegations. Compared to last year, his wealth has increased by 95 percent to Rs 11,61,800 crore.
Why did Adani’s wealth increase?
The significant increase in Adani’s wealth is attributed to the sharp rise in the share price of the Adani Group last year. For example, Adani Ports recorded a growth of 98%, driven by increased operational capacity and the upcoming acquisition of additional ports and container terminals. At the same time, the shares of energy sector companies Adani Energy, Adani Gas, Adani Transmission and Adani Power have jumped by about 76 percent.
How much wealth does Mukesh Ambani have?
After Gautam Adani, Mukesh Ambani is in this list, whose total wealth is said to be Rs 10,14,700 crore, which is a growth of 25% in wealth compared to last year. In third place is HCL founder Shiv Nadar and his family, whose total wealth is Rs 314,000 crore. After this, famous vaccine tycoon Cyrus S Poonawala is at fourth place in the list with a wealth of Rs 289,800 crore.
Shahrukh Khan is also included in the list
Anas Rahman Junaid, Founder and Chief Researcher, Hurun India said that India continues to win the gold medal in the ‘Wealth Creation Olympics’. The top 20 sectors are all new faces. India is emerging as the wealth creation engine of Asia! While China saw a 25% decline in the number of billionaires, India experienced a 29% increase, reaching a record 334 billionaires.
The 2024 Hurun India Rich List also includes famous Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan, who is 58 years old and has a net worth of Rs 7,300 crore. Khan’s wealth comes mainly from his investments in the Kolkata Knight Riders cricket team and Red Chillies Entertainment. Next are Juhi Chawla and her family, Hrithik Roshan, Karan Johar and Amitabh Bachchan from the film industry.