Top 10 Richest People in India 2024: Net Worth, Sources of Wealth, and Interesting Facts

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Indeed, here’s more about each of these billionaires, about their business strategies, personal life, and such other unique aspects.

Dilip Shanghvi

Net Worth**: $15.5 billion
Source of Wealth**: Pharmaceuticals (Sun Pharmaceuticals)
Residence**: Mumbai, Maharashtra
Citizenship**: Indian
Marital Status**: Married
Children**: 2
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Did You Know?
  • In 2009, he was listed as one of the hundred most influential people in the world by Time Magazine.
  • Shanghvi is a low-profile man who keeps away from too much media attention.
  • Shanghvi’s Sun Pharmaceuticals began with a small generic drug outfit and today has a presence in over 100 countries.

    Kumar Birla

    • Net Worth: $16.5 billion
    • Source of Wealth: Diversified, Aditya Birla Group
    • Residence: Mumbai, Maharashtra
    • Citizenship: Indian
    • Marital Status: Married
    • Children: 3
    • Did You Know?
      Kumara Birla’s Aditya Birla Group is among India’s largest conglomerates with interests in telecom-Idea, cementUltraTech, metals, and textiles.
      He did an MBA from the London Business School and took over the company from his father at a very young age of 28 years following his father’s sudden death.
      • Birla has been an elected member of the Rajya Sabha, Indian Parliament, for the Bharatiya Janata Party but is now disenchanted with politics.

      Radhakishan Damani

      • Net Worth: $17 billion
      • Source of Wealth: Retail (DMart)
      • Residence: Mumbai, Maharashtra
      • Citizenship: Indian
      • Marital Status: Married
      • Children: 1
      • Did You Know?
        • Damani is a former stock market investor and is often known as “the Warren Buffet of India” because of the strategic nature of his investments.
        • He is an extremely private person and has kept himself away from the public eye, focusing on business expansion.
      • DMart is one of India’s leading supermarket chains, enjoying its “everyday low price” model with considerable market penetration.

      Savitri Jindal & Family

      • Net Worth: $19 billion
      • Source of Wealth: Steel, Power (Jindal Group)
      • Residence: Hisar, Haryana
      • Citizenship: Indian
      • Marital Status: Widowed
      • Children: 4
      • Did You Know?
        • Jindal Group is owned by the Jindal family, a giant in steel production, and is of great importance regarding power generation and infrastructural development.
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