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This is an archive article published on April 3, 2024

Forbes World’s Billionaires List 2024: Mukesh Ambani is richest Indian, country now has 200 billionaires

The US has a record 813 billionaires followed by China with 473 billionaires. India added 31 more billionaires in the list compared to last year with the number now reaching 200.

Mukesh Ambanimukesh ambani is the richest Indian, as per Forbes 2024 Billionaires List (File Image)

Forbes has released its 2024 Billionaires List featuring 2,781 individuals, an increase of 141 names from last year’s list. The billionaires, according to the list, have added $2 billion to their net worth and now have a combined worth of the billionaires is $14.2 trillion.

The US has a record 813 billionaires followed by China with 473 billionaires. India added 31 more billionaires in the list compared to last year with the number now reaching 200.

Indians on the list

Among the list of Indians featuring in the list, Reliance Industries chairperson remains at the top. As per the list, Gautam Adani is the second richest Indian after adding $36.8 billion to reach $84 billion. Savitri Jindal has maintained her position as the richest Indian in the list.

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Below is the list of top 10 Indians in the list:

> Mukesh Ambani- net worth at $116 billion
> Gautam Adani – net worth at $84 billion
> Shiva Nadar – net worth at $36.9 billion
> Savitri Jindal – net worth at $33.5 billion
> Dilip Shanghvi – net worth at $26.7 billion
> Cyrus Poonawalla – net worth at $21.3 billion
> Kushal Pal Singh – net worth at $20.9 billion
> Kumar Birla – net worth at $19.7 billion
> Radhakishan Damani – net worth at $17.6 billion
> Lakshmi Mittal – net worth at $16.4 billion

International names

Brenand Arnault, head of Louis Vuittoin, features top in the list with a net worth of $233 billion. The head of French luxury and cosmetics brand, Brenand is one of the consistent top 5 rankers of the Forbes list.

He is followed by Elon Musk with a net worth of $195 billion and Amazon founder Jeff Bezos with a net worth of $195 billion. Facebook founder comes next in the list Mark Zuckerberg with a net worth of $177 billion.

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Other famous celebrities in the list

Media mogul and Fox News founder Rupert Murdoch and his family owns a net worth of $19.5 billion and is ranked at No.100 on the list. Popular celebrity Taylor Swift has a net worth $1.1 billion. Adult star Kim Kardasian is also among the billionaires list with a worth of $1.7 billion.

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