Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) Chairman and Managing Director Mukesh Ambani is the richest Indian and the eighth richest man in the world with a net worth of Rs6.06-lakh crore or 83 billion, according to the Hurun Global Rich List 2021.  However, Asia’s richest man tag goes to Chinese bottled-water company Nongfu Spring Chairman Zhong Shanshan (USD85 billion).

With a net worth of Rs 34,800 crore Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, chairperson and managing director of Bengaluru-based Biocon, is the richest Indian woman, according to Hurun Global Rich List 2021.

Ambani's wealth increased 24 percent on a year-on-year basis on the back of a surge in the value of energy-to-telecom giant RIL.      Among the countries, India rose to third spot with 177 billionaires, 40 more than last year.

The Hurun statement said that Mumbai is by far the billionaire capital with 61 billionaires in the city, followed by New Delhi with 40. The average age was 66. There are 32 more billionaires of Indian origin, living outside of India, led by L.N. Mittal of ArcelorMittal in London.

Among other Indians, Gautam Adani and family was at 48th place among the top 100 billionaires. Adani saw his wealth almost double to USD32 billion, on the back of Adani Green Energy growing to a USD20 billion valuation, it noted.

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