India has seen a drastic rise in the number of its billionaires in the recent past. The fast growth of services sectors such as healthcare, technology and retail has created a new class of billionaires in India. This has also seen the rise in the stature of self-made billionaires, suggesting that India has succeeded to some extent in lowering the entry barriers for entrepreneurship and access to capital.
Here are the top 10 richest people in India.
| Rank | Name | Net Worth |
| 1. | Gautam Adani | $141 billion |
| 2. | Mukesh Ambani | $89.7 billion |
| 3. | Azim Premji | $25.5 billion |
| 4. | Shiv Nadar | $22.8 billion |
| 5. | Radhakishan Damani | $22.5 billion |
| 6. | Lakshmi Mittal | $15.8 billion |
| 7. | Uday Kotak | $14.8 billion |
| 8. | Dilip Shanghvi | $14.1 billion |
| 9. | Savitri Jindal | $13.1 billion |
| 10. | Cyrus Poonawalla | $12.2 billion |
