Top 10 richest people in Delhi: businessman at #1 has a net worth of Rs 3.54 lakh crore

The city’s strong economy can also be seen in its tax collections. In August 2025, Delhi collected Rs 5,725 crore in the Goods and Services Tax, according to data released by the finance ministry on Monday.
Now, let’s look at some of the billionaires who call Delhi home and have made a big mark in India and around the world.

Top 10 richest people in Delhi

Shiv Nadar – $40.2 billion

Shiv Nadar founded HCL in a tiny garage in 1976

In 1976, Shiv Nadar founded HCL in a tiny garage with a few buddies, producing microprocessors and calculators. With more than $13.4 billion in revenue, it is now among the largest IT corporations in India. He gave his daughter, Roshni Nadar Malhotra, the company’s chairmanship in 2020. She currently acts as an advisor. As part of succession planning, he also transferred a sizeable portion of his shares to her in March 2025.

Sunil Mittal and family – $30.7 billion

Sunil Mittal owned Airtel serves more than 550 million customers in Asia and Africa

Bharti Airtel, owned by Sunil Mittal, competes with Jio and Vodafone Idea and serves more than 550 million customers in Asia and Africa. Google made a $1 billion investment in Airtel in 2022. His family also supported OneWeb, a satellite company that was merged with Eutelsat of France.

Ravi Jaipuria – $17.3 billion

Ravi Jaipuria, known as India’s Cola king, built his fortune with Pepsi bottling and fast-food chains like KFC and Pizza Hut. What began with one small plant in the 1980s has grown into a massive empire, crowned by his company, Devyani International, going public in 2021.

Burman family – $10.4 billion

The Burman family, best known for owning Dabur, has built its fortune around one of India’s leading consumer goods companies. Dabur was founded in 1884 by S K Burman in Kolkata to make Ayurvedic medicines. The family also invests in areas like restaurants, healthcare, and insurance. The business is now led by fifth-generation members, with Mohit Burman as chairman and his cousin Saket Burman as vice-chairman.

Kapil & Rahul Bhatia – $10.1 billion

Kapil and Rahul Bhatia run InterGlobe Aviation, which owns IndiGo—India’s largest airline, with over 61 per cent market share. After a split with co-founder Rakesh Gangwal in 2022, the family expanded into new ventures like Movin (logistics with UPS) and AlonOS (AI).

Vinod and Anil Rai Gupta & family – $9.5 billion

Vinod and Anil Rai Gupta owe their fortune to Havells India, founded by Qimat Rai Gupta in 1958. Now run by Anil, the company makes appliances like fans, lights, and washing machines, operates 15 factories, sells in more than 70 countries, and features stars like Sourav Ganguly, Deepika Padukone, and Ranveer Singh as brand faces.

Vivek Chaand Sehgal & family – $8.9 billion

Vivek Chaand Sehgal founded the $23 billion Motherson Group with his mother in 1975

Vivek Chaand Sehgal founded the $23 billion Motherson Group with his mother in 1975. Their main wealth comes from auto parts maker Samvardhana Motherson International, which supplies brands like BMW, Ford, Mercedes, Toyota, and Volkswagen. In 2022, they spun off the wiring business into a separate company. His son, Laksh Vaaman Sehgal, is also on the board.

Vikram Lal & family – $8.8 billion

Vikram Lal’s Eicher Motors makes the famous Royal Enfield bikes, selling over 9 lakh in 2024. His son Siddhartha runs the company as MD. Eicher also builds trucks and buses with Volvo, and the business began in 1948 with his father’s tractor shop.

Kuldip Singh & Gurbachan Singh Dhingra – $7.5 billion

Brothers Kuldip Singh and Gurbachan Singh Dhingra own Berger Paints India

Brothers Kuldip Singh and Gurbachan Singh Dhingra own Berger Paints India, the country’s second-largest paint company. They bought it from Vijay Mallya back in 1991. Today, Berger operates not just in India but also in Bangladesh, Nepal, Poland, and Russia. Kuldip now serves as chairman emeritus, with his daughter Rishma Kaur as chairperson, while Gurbachan is vice-chairman emeritus and his son Kanwardip is vice-chairman.

Ramesh and Rajeev Juneja & family – $7 billion

Brothers Ramesh and Rajeev Juneja started Mankind Pharma in 1995, making affordable medicines and popular health products. The company went public in 2023, and now their sons Arjun and Chanakya help run it.