According to Forbes, Mukesh Ambani was the second highest gainer in dollar terms. His wealth has increased by $27.5 billion to $119.5 billion in the last one year.
Mukesh Ambani, the country's richest person and chairman of Reliance Industries, has retained his top position in Forbes' 2024 list. He is ranked at the top in the Forbes 2024 list of 100 richest Indian tycoons. Information provided by Forbes said that this year the total net worth of the top 100 richest people in India has crossed one trillion dollars for the first time.
Ambani's wealth rises to $119.5 billion
Experts say that this has happened after Mukesh Ambani announced bonus shares as a Diwali gift for Reliance investors. According to Forbes, Mukesh Ambani was the second highest profit-earner in dollar terms. His wealth has increased by $27.5 billion to $119.5 billion in the last one year. His current net worth is $108.3 billion, making him the 13th richest person in the world.
Wealth of 100 billionaires crosses one trillion dollar mark
Apart from this, the report said that the total net worth of the 100 billionaires included in the Forbes rich list for the year 2024 has crossed the historic figure of one trillion dollars. The total wealth figure increased by 40 percent from $ 799 billion in the year 2023 to $ 1.1 trillion in the year 2024.
Due to this, the wealth of the rich increased rapidly
According to Forbes Magazine, the rich in India are becoming richer due to the strong performance of the Indian stock market, strong returns of IPOs and mutual funds. Forbes said that the enthusiasm of the stock market has reached an all-time high as the BSE Sensex has risen 30 percent since last year. As a result, more than 80 percent of the people included in the list have become rich. Of these, 58 have added one billion dollars or more to their net worth.
Adani Group made the highest profit
Adani Group chairman Gautam Adani is at the second position in Forbes list with $116 billion. After this, Savitri Jindal, who is at the third position, has assets worth $43.7 billion. According to the report, Adani was the person who earned the highest profit in the last one year. He added a total of $48 billion to his net worth along with his brother Vinod Adani. Savitri Jindal's net worth has increased by $19.7 billion. Along with this, Savitri Jindal is also the richest woman in the country. Tech giant Shiv Nadar is at the fourth position with a wealth of $40.2 billion and Dilip Sanghvi (32.4 billion dollars) is at the fifth position.