Forbes India rich list 2017: Here are India’s top 10 Richest People

The 2017 Forbes Rich List of richest Indians is out and it seems that the current slowdown in the Indian economy didn't have much impact on the billionaires. While Mukesh Ambani retained his top spot, pharmaceutical magnate Dilip Shanghvi had a great fall. Here are India's Top Ten richest people.

October 5, 2017 17:08 IST

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“Reliance Industries Ltd chairman Mukesh Ambani has topped Forbes’s annual list of India’s 100 richest tycoons, with a net worth of $38 billion. To put it in context, this is equal to the entire GDP of the former Soviet republic of Azerbaijan, as per World Bank Data 2016 estimates,” a statement by Forbes said.

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Wipro's Azim Premji jumped up two places with a net work of $19 billion, which is almost equal to the GDP of Afghanistan at $19.4 billion, Forbes said.

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The Hinduja family maintained the third position ($18.4 billion) in the list.

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According to the list, the total wealth of India’s top 100 billionaires, which stands at a whopping $479 billion, is more than the country’s forex reserves estimated at $402.5 billion in September 2017.

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Pallonji Mistry, chairman of Shapoorji Pallonji Group, has a net worth of $16 billion.

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Last year, the minimum amount required to make the list was $1.25 billion, 17 percent lower than this year.

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Last year’s second richest Indian, Dilip Shanghvi of Sun Pharmaceuticals (No. 9, $12.1 billion) is the biggest dollar loser on the list as his net worth fell by $4.8 billion.