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Abhay Firodia Chairman, Force Motors and Jaya Hind IndustriesIndiaAge 82$5.0B Abhay Firodia is chairman of Force Motors and Jaya Hind Industries. Forbes' real-time list valued him at $5.01 billion (about ₹47,750 crore) on 5…
Ajay Piramal
Ajay Piramal Chairman, Piramal GroupIndiaAge 71$4.4B Ajay Piramal is chairman of the Piramal Group. Forbes' real-time list valued him at $4.39 billion (about ₹41,840 crore) on 5 November 2026, 49th…
Ajey Nagar (CarryMinati)
Ajey Nagar (CarryMinati) CarryMinati YouTube channelMedia and entertainmentIndia Ajey Nagar, known as CarryMinati, is a Faridabad YouTuber famous for roast videos and live streams, with one of India's largest individual YouTube audiences.
Akash Ambani
Akash Ambani Chairman, Reliance Jio Infocomm; MD, Jio PlatformsIndiaAge 35$29.6B Akash Ambani has been chairman of Reliance Jio Infocomm since June 2022 and managing director of Jio Platforms since April 2026. Jio Platforms listed…
Alexandr Wang
Alexandr Wang Chief AI officer of Meta; co-founder of Scale AIArtificial intelligenceUnited States$3.2B Alexandr Wang co-founded Scale AI and became Meta's chief AI officer after Meta bought 49% of Scale in 2025. Forbes put his net worth…
Aman Gupta
Aman Gupta Co-founder and non-executive director, boAt; founder, OffBeat StudiosIndiaAge 44 Aman Gupta is a co-founder of boAt and a Shark Tank India judge. He holds about 24.76% of boAt's parent and moved to a…
Amancio Ortega
Amancio Ortega Co-founder of Inditex (Zara)E-commerce and retailEuropeAge 90$145.3B Amancio Ortega co-founded Zara in 1975 and owns about 60% of Inditex. Forbes put his net worth at $145.3 billion on 3 November 2026,…
Anant Ambani
Anant Ambani Executive director, Reliance IndustriesIndiaAge 31$30.0B Anant Ambani is an executive director of Reliance Industries, working on its energy and new-energy projects at Jamnagar. He founded the Vantara animal rescue…
Anil Agarwal
Anil Agarwal Founder and chairman, VedantaIndiaAge 73$5.5B Anil Agarwal is the founder and chairman of Vedanta. Forbes' real-time list valued him and his family at $5.47 billion (about ₹52,120 crore) on…
Ankur Warikoo Personal finance videos and booksMedia and entertainmentIndia Ankur Warikoo is the co-founder of nearbuy turned creator and author of the bestseller Do Epic Shit.
Aravind Srinivas
Aravind Srinivas Co-founder and CEO of PerplexityArtificial intelligenceIndia, United States$2.1B Aravind Srinivas, from Chennai, co-founded AI search engine Perplexity in 2022. Forbes put his net worth at $2.1 billion on 1 November 2026, making…
Azim Premji
Azim Premji Founder chairman of WiproTechnology and softwareIndiaAge 81$8.1B Azim Premji built Wipro from a cooking-oil firm and has given about $21 billion to his foundation. Forbes put his net worth at $8.1…
B. Partha Saradhi Reddy Founder and chairman, Hetero; Rajya Sabha MPIndia$5.0B B. Partha Saradhi Reddy is the founder and chairman of Hetero and a Rajya Sabha MP. Forbes' real-time list valued him at $5.00 billion…
Baba Kalyani
Baba Kalyani Chairman, Bharat Forge and Kalyani GroupIndiaAge 77$4.7B Baba Kalyani is chairman of Bharat Forge and the Kalyani Group. Forbes' real-time list valued him at $4.71 billion (about ₹44,830 crore) on 5…
Balkrishan Goenka
Balkrishan Goenka Co-founder and chairman, Welspun WorldIndiaAge 60$5.8B Balkrishan Goenka is the co-founder and chairman of Welspun World. Forbes' real-time list valued him at $5.84 billion (about ₹55,610 crore) on 5 November…
Benu Gopal Bangur Chairman emeritus, Shree CementIndiaAge 95$6.1B Benu Gopal Bangur is chairman emeritus of Shree Cement, which his family controls. Forbes' real-time list valued him at $6.07 billion (about ₹57,840 crore)…
Bernard Arnault
Bernard Arnault Chairman and CEO of LVMHE-commerce and retailEuropeAge 77$121.8B Bernard Arnault runs LVMH, owner of about 75 luxury brands. Forbes put his family's net worth at $121.8 billion on 4 November 2026, 16th…
Bhavish Aggarwal Founder, Ola ElectricAutomotive and EVIndia Bhavish Aggarwal is the co-founder of Ola and founder of Ola Electric and the AI company Krutrim. He studied computer science at IIT Bombay.
Bhuvan Bam
Bhuvan Bam BB Ki Vines on YouTubeMedia and entertainmentIndia Bhuvan Bam is the comedian behind BB Ki Vines, one of India's first YouTube channels to pass 10 million subscribers, and an actor and…
Bill Gates
Bill Gates Co-founder of Microsoft; chair of the Gates FoundationTechnology and softwareUnited StatesAge 71$120.2B Bill Gates co-founded Microsoft in 1975. Forbes put his net worth at $120.2 billion on 4 November 2026, 17th in the world; he plans…
Chandru Raheja Chairman, K Raheja CorpIndiaAge 86$5.7B Chandru Raheja is chairman of K Raheja Corp, the group behind Mindspace, Inorbit and Shoppers Stop. Forbes' real-time list valued him at $5.66 billion…
Cyrus Poonawalla
Cyrus Poonawalla Chairman and Managing Director, Serum Institute of IndiaIndiaAge 85$28.4B Cyrus Poonawalla is the founder and chairman of Serum Institute of India, the world's largest vaccine maker by doses. Forbes' real-time list valued him…
Daniela Amodei
Daniela Amodei Co-founder and president of AnthropicArtificial intelligenceUnited States$13.7B Daniela Amodei is co-founder and president of Anthropic. Forbes put her net worth at $13.7 billion on 2 November 2026, making her one of…
Dario Amodei
Dario Amodei Co-founder and CEO of AnthropicArtificial intelligenceUnited States$13.6B Dario Amodei is co-founder and CEO of Anthropic, maker of Claude. Forbes put his net worth at $13.6 billion on 4 November 2026, from…
Deepinder Goyal Founder, Eternal (Zomato)E-commerce and retailIndia Deepinder Goyal is the founder of Zomato, which he started as Foodiebay in 2008, and of its parent company Eternal. He studied at IIT…
Dhruv Rathee
Dhruv Rathee Explainer videos on YouTubeMedia and entertainmentIndia Dhruv Rathee is an Indian YouTuber known for explainer videos on politics, history and science, with tens of millions of subscribers.
Dilip Shanghvi
Dilip Shanghvi Founder and managing director of Sun Pharma · Sun Pharmaceutical IndustriesHealthcareIndiaAge 71$25.4B Dilip Shanghvi founded Sun Pharma in 1983 with about $200 from his father. Forbes put his net worth at $25.4 billion on 4 November…
Elon Musk
Elon Musk Chairman, CEO and CTO of SpaceXSpace and aerospaceUnited StatesAge 55$869.0B Elon Musk is a South African-born American entrepreneur who runs SpaceX and Tesla and is the world’s richest person. Forbes put his net worth…
Falguni Nayar Founder and CEO, NykaaE-commerce and retailIndiaAge 63 Falguni Nayar is the founder and CEO of Nykaa. A former investment banker at Kotak Mahindra Capital, she started Nykaa in 2012 and became…
Gautam Adani
Gautam Adani Chairman, Adani GroupConglomeratesIndiaAge 64$74.9B Gautam Adani is the founder and chairman of the Adani Group, India's largest ports and airports operator and a major player in power, green…
Girish Mathrubootham Founder, FreshworksTechnology and softwareIndia Girish Mathrubootham is the founder of Freshworks, which in 2021 became the first Indian SaaS company on Nasdaq. He later set up the startup…
Gopikishan Damani Co-promoter, Avenue Supermarts (DMart)India$5.3B Gopikishan Damani is the younger brother of DMart founder Radhakishan Damani and a co-promoter of Avenue Supermarts. Forbes' real-time list valued him at $5.26…
Harsh Mariwala Founder and chairman, MaricoIndiaAge 75$4.4B Harsh Mariwala is the founder and chairman of Marico. Forbes' real-time list valued him at $4.39 billion (about ₹41,810 crore) on 5 November 2026,…
Harshil Mathur Co-founder and CEO, RazorpayFinancial servicesIndia Harshil Mathur is the co-founder and CEO of Razorpay, which he started with Shashank Kumar in 2014. They met at IIT Roorkee.
Hasmukh Chudgar Founder, Intas PharmaceuticalsIndiaAge 93$8.5B Hasmukh Chudgar is the founder of Intas Pharmaceuticals, India's largest unlisted drug maker. Forbes' real-time list valued him and his family at $8.45 billion…
Jamshyd Godrej
Jamshyd Godrej Chairperson and managing director, Godrej Enterprises GroupIndiaAge 77$5.1B Jamshyd Godrej is chairperson of Godrej Enterprises Group and Godrej & Boyce. Forbes' real-time list valued him at $5.07 billion (about ₹48,270 crore) on…
Jeff Bezos
Jeff Bezos Executive chairman of AmazonE-commerce and retailUnited StatesAge 62$361.0B Jeff Bezos is the American entrepreneur who founded Amazon in 1994 and the space company Blue Origin in 2000. He is the world’s second-richest…
Jensen Huang
Jensen Huang Co-founder, president and CEO of NvidiaTechnology and softwareUnited StatesAge 63$178.0B Jensen Huang is the co-founder, president and CEO of Nvidia, maker of most AI chips. He owns about 3% of the company, and Forbes…
Joy Alukkas
Joy Alukkas Chairman and MD, Joyalukkas GroupIndiaAge 70$5.5B Joy Alukkas is chairman and MD of Joyalukkas, the jewellery chain. Forbes' real-time list valued him at $5.47 billion (about ₹52,070 crore) on 5…
Kailashchandra Nuwal Shareholder and former vice chairman, Solar Industries IndiaIndiaAge 69$5.2B Kailashchandra Nuwal is a large shareholder and former vice chairman of Solar Industries India. Forbes' real-time list valued him at $5.20 billion (about ₹49,520…
Kumar Mangalam Birla
Kumar Mangalam Birla Chairman of the Aditya Birla GroupConglomeratesIndiaAge 59$21.0B Kumar Mangalam Birla has chaired the Aditya Birla Group since 1995, when he took over at 28. Forbes put his net worth at $21…
Kunal Shah
Kunal Shah Founder and CEO, CREDFinancial servicesIndia Kunal Shah is the founder of CRED and earlier co-founded the recharge app FreeCharge, which he sold to Snapdeal in 2015. He is one…
Kushal Pal Singh
Kushal Pal Singh Chairman emeritus, DLFIndiaAge 95$15.0B Kushal Pal Singh is the chairman emeritus of DLF, India's largest listed property developer. Forbes' real-time list valued him at $15.03 billion (about ₹1.43…
Lakshmi Mittal
Lakshmi Mittal Executive Chairman, ArcelorMittalIndiaAge 76$29.9B Lakshmi Mittal is the executive chairman of ArcelorMittal, one of the world's largest steel and mining companies. Forbes' real-time list valued him at $29.91…
Larry Ellison
Larry Ellison Chairman and CTO of OracleTechnology and softwareUnited StatesAge 82$172.0B Larry Ellison is the co-founder, chairman and CTO of Oracle, of which he owns about 41%. Forbes put his net worth at $172 billion…
Larry Page
Larry Page Co-founder of Google, Alphabet board memberSocial media and internetUnited StatesAge 53$233.0B Larry Page is the American computer scientist who co-founded Google with Sergey Brin in 1998 and later ran its parent company, Alphabet. He is…
Lisa Su
Lisa Su Chair and CEO of AMDTechnology and softwareUnited StatesAge 57$2.8B Lisa Su has run AMD since 2014 and turned it into Nvidia's main AI-chip rival. Forbes put her net worth at $2.8 billion on…
M.A. Yusuff Ali
M.A. Yusuff Ali Chairman, LuLu GroupIndiaAge 70$5.8B M.A. Yusuff Ali is chairman of the LuLu Group, the Gulf hypermarket chain. Forbes' real-time list valued him at $5.78 billion (about ₹55,020 crore)…
Mangal Prabhat Lodha
Mangal Prabhat Lodha Founder, Lodha Developers; Maharashtra ministerIndiaAge 70$6.9B Mangal Prabhat Lodha is the founder of Lodha Developers and a BJP minister in Maharashtra. Forbes' real-time list valued him at $6.89 billion (about…
Mark Zuckerberg
Mark Zuckerberg Chairman and CEO of MetaSocial media and internetUnited StatesAge 42$211.0B Mark Zuckerberg is the co-founder, chairman and CEO of Meta, owner of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp. He owns about 13% of Meta, and Forbes…
Masayoshi Son
Masayoshi Son Founder, chairman and CEO of SoftBank GroupFinancial servicesJapanAge 69$55.4B Masayoshi Son founded SoftBank in 1981 and is Japan's richest person. Forbes put his net worth at $55.4 billion on 31 October 2026, 34th…
Michael Bloomberg
Michael Bloomberg Co-founder of Bloomberg L.P.; former mayor of New YorkFinancial servicesUnited StatesAge 84$94.9B Michael Bloomberg co-founded Bloomberg L.P. and owns about 88% of it. Forbes put his net worth at $94.9 billion on 3 November 2026, 20th…
Michael Dell
Michael Dell Chairman and CEO of Dell TechnologiesTechnology and softwareUnited StatesAge 61$229.0B Michael Dell is the American entrepreneur who started Dell Computer in his University of Texas dorm room in 1984, aged 19, and still runs…
Mukesh Ambani
Mukesh Ambani Chairman and MD of Reliance IndustriesConglomeratesIndiaAge 69$90.7B Mukesh Ambani is the chairman and managing director of Reliance Industries, India’s most valuable company, and India’s richest person. Forbes’ real-time list put his…
Murali Divi Founder and managing director, Divi's LaboratoriesIndiaAge 75$15.1B Murali Divi is the founder of Divi's Laboratories, one of the world's top suppliers of active pharmaceutical ingredients. Forbes' real-time list valued Murali Divi…
N Chandrasekaran
N Chandrasekaran Executive chairman of Tata SonsIndiaAge 63 N Chandrasekaran has been executive chairman of Tata Sons since February 2017. Tata Sons paid him ₹158.66 crore (about $16.7 million) in FY26. The…
Nikhil Kamath
Nikhil Kamath Co-founder, ZerodhaFinancial servicesIndia Nikhil Kamath is the co-founder of Zerodha, India's largest stock broker, with his brother Nithin. He also runs True Beacon and the WTF podcast.
Nirmal Minda Chairman and managing director, UNO MindaIndiaAge 69$4.8B Nirmal Minda is chairman of UNO Minda. Forbes' real-time list valued him at $4.79 billion (about ₹45,610 crore) on 5 November 2026, 46th in…