♦ According to the 2026 Forbes World’s Billionaires list, India is home to 229 billionaires, up from 205 last year. Together, Indian billionaires now hold more than $1 trillion in wealth, rising from $941 billion in 2025. The top 10 richest Indians alone control $368 billion, which is more than one-third of the country’s billionaire wealth, after collectively adding $32 billion over the past year (2025).
♦ At the top of the list, Mukesh Ambani remains the richest person in India and Asia. His net worth is $99.7 billion.
♦ The second-richest Indian, Gautam Adani's net worth stood at $63.8 billion.
♦ The youngest billionaire on the list is 31-year-old Aravind Srinivas, based in San Francisco, who co-founded the AI search startup Perplexity, backed by Jeff Bezos. The company reached a $20 billion valuation in 2025.
Here are the Top 10 richest Indians in 2026:
| Rank | Name | Net Worth (in USD, billion) | Company Name |
| 1. | Mukesh Ambani | $99.7 B | Reliance Industries |
| 2. | Gautam Adani | $63.8 B | Adani Group |
| 3. | Savitri Jindal | $39.1 B | Jindal Group (OP Jindal Group) Steel |
| 4. | Lakshmi Mittal | $31 B | ArcelorMittal |
| 5. | Shiv Nadar | $30.9 B | HCL Technologies |
| 6. | Cyrus Poonawalla | $27 B | Serum Institute of India |
| 7. | Dilip Shanghvi | $25.6 B | Sun Pharmaceutical Industries |
| 8. | Kumar Birla | $21.1 B | Aditya Birla Group |
| 9. | Radhakishan Damani | $15.7 B | DMart (Avenue Supermarts) |
| 10. | Uday Kotak | $14.4 B | Kotak Mahindra Bank |