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As the richest family in Asia, the glamorous Ambani clan is steadily collecting fans and captivating admirers across the world. We’ve already made it clear <a href="https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/news-trends/article/3023905/why-heiress-isha-ambani-daughter-asias-richest-man">we’re big believers in Isha Ambani</a> – daughter of Asia’s richest man, <keyword id="3820" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Mukesh-Ambani">Mukesh Ambani</keyword> – but what about her twin brother, Akash?In true Ambani fashion, this 28-year-old is already making waves and achieving big things. Here are six things you should know about Akash, an impressive heir to Asia’s largest fortune: 1. He just had a lavish wedding In March 2019, <a href="https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/south-asia/article/2189367/akash-ambani-son-asias-richest-man-mukesh-ambani-marrying">Akash had an opulent, three-day wedding in Mumbai</a> as he took Shloka Mehta’s hand in marriage. The two met years ago at school and had been engaged since March 2018. Their wedding was joyous and traditional, featuring lots of dancing, gorgeous dresses and elaborate musical performances. The guest list also featured A-listers like actress Priyanka Chopra and influential world leaders like former British prime minister Tony Blair. 2. Like his sister, he’s Ivy League-educated While his sister Isha earned an undergraduate degree from Yale, Akash studied economics at the similarly prestigious Brown University, in Providence, Rhode Island. And his new wife, Shloka, is also well-educated. She studied anthropology at Princeton University, New Jersey, then received her masters in law and anthropology at the London School of Economics (LSE). Quite a smart pair! 3. He's on the board at his father's company, <keyword id="10926" type="CITY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Reliance">Reliance</keyword> Is Mukesh grooming his son Akash to take over the family empire? Reliance Industries Limited is one of the biggest businesses in Asia, and Akash is already being given more responsibility. He and Isha were put on the board of directors soon after graduating college, and Akash has already worked for the telecom arm of Reliance in Mumbai. His current title is chief of strategy. The twin siblings also introduced the Jio 2 mobile phone, one of the company’s biggest product launches in recent memory. The twins are also brother to younger sibling Anant Ambani, aged 24. 4. He’s a big sports fan Earlier this summer, Akash and his friends were in a luxury box at the much-anticipated cricket face-off between India and Pakistan in the ICC Cricket World Cup. In attendance with him were his wife Shloka, mum Nita Ambani, and family friends. But that’s not the only time Akash has shown a love of sports. He also proved to be quite skilled at the popular soccer video game Fifa 2019 when demonstrating the Jio set-top box’s gaming capabilities at a recent product launch. 5. He boasts an impressive car collection If Isha and Akash’s fancy weddings tell us anything, it’s that this family definitely has a flair for elegance. That’s why it’s no big surprise that Akash possesses a stunning fleet of cars. The crown jewel of this collection is the Bentley Bentayga, India’s most expensive SUV. A Mercedes-Benz G-Wagen, Range Rover Vogue, Rolls-Royce Phantom Drophead Coupé and more round out this impressive collection of cars. 6. He has massive respect for his father Akash isn’t intimidated by his billionaire father. He’s claimed his father is his “hero” and has praised his father’s unwavering work ethic even as he reaches his sixties. But most importantly, he admires his father’s humility. Because even if he’s the richest guy in the room and a titan of the business world, he’s still open to new ideas and treats everyone with respect. So it’s clear Akash is hoping to follow in his father's impressive footsteps!

6 things to know about Akash Ambani, son of Asia’s richest man, Mukesh Ambani

<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="6355629" type="DEFINITION" weightage="60" keywordseo="google">Google</keyword> is to invest $4.5 billion into Indian internet company Jio Platforms, Google chief executive Sundar Pichai confirmed on Wednesday.</li><li>Jio Platforms owns <keyword id="3658" type="COUNTRY" weightage="60" keywordseo="India">India</keyword>'s biggest telecoms provider <keyword id="6354504" type="DEFINITION" weightage="60" keywordseo="reliance-jio">Reliance Jio</keyword> as well as a suite of homegrown apps such as Zoom rival JioMeet.</li><li>The investment gives Google a 7.7% stake in Jio Platforms, providing the deal is cleared by India's regulators.</li><li>Reliance Jio's founder, Mukesh Ambani, is currently the sixth-richest man in the world, with a net wealth of $72.4 billion.</li></ul>Google will invest $4.5 billion in disruptive, popular Indian internet firm Jio Platforms, the company <a href="https://blog.google/around-the-globe/google-asia/bringing-internet-access-millions-more-indians-jio">confirmed on Wednesday</a>.The deal gives Google a 7.7% stake in the company, pending approval by Indian regulators.The two firms plan to develop an entry-level Android phone that could bring millions more Indian users online.Google CEO Sundar Pichai, announcing the deal on Wednesday, <a href="https://twitter.com/sundarpichai/status/1283332612308627456">tweeted</a>: "Everyone should have access to the internet. Proud to partner with <a href="https://twitter.com/reliancejio">@reliancejio</a> to increase access for the hundreds of millions in India who don't own a smartphone with our 1st investment of $4.5B from the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/GoogleForIndia?src=hashtag_click">#GoogleForIndia</a> Digitization Fund."A subsidiary of Indian conglomerate Reliance, Jio Platforms owns India's biggest mobile operator Jio, which has a subscriber base of 369.93 million and more than 30% market share.Jio Platforms also owns a suite of homegrown internet apps, including Zoom rival JioMeet and music streaming service JioSaavn.The funding is part of a slew of Google initiatives in India. CEO Sundar Pichai recently held a video call with Indian prime minister Narendra Modi. And the $4.5 billion cash injection comes from a new <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/google-alphabet-india-health-agriculture-education-tech-ai-sundar-pichai-2020-7?r=US&amp;IR=TIR=T">$10 billion fund that Google plans to invest in India</a>.Pichai is also friendly with the founding family behind Reliance Jio, the Ambani family, attending scion Akash Ambani's wedding in Mumbai in 2019.Other major tech firms have already invested billions in Jio Platforms. <keyword id="6354576" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="facebook">Facebook</keyword> announced a $5.7 billion investment <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/facebook-invests-in-jio-india-mobile-internet-service-2020-4?r=US&amp;IR=TIR=T">in April</a>. Qualcomm announced this week <a href="https://edition.cnn.com/2020/07/13/tech/qualcomm-reliance-jio-investment-intl-hnk/index.html">it was investing around $100 million</a>, while Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund, KKR, Vista Equity Partners, and many others have invested billions in recent months.<h2>The 'Jio effect' has had a huge impact on Silicon Valley</h2>Jio's rise in India has been meteoric.The Reliance subsidiary has brought millions of Indians online for the first time over the past four years by offering free or incredibly cheap 4G data.This wave of new internet users has benefited the likes of Google and Facebook, both of which are experiencing saturation in the West and are increasingly looking at Asia and emerging economies to provide their "next billion users." Facebook explicitly called out the positive effect of cheap data plans in emerging economies on its user growth back in 2016, and repeatedly describes India is its fastest-growing market.<a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/reliance-jio-millions-of-indians-online-reshaped-internet-2019-8?r=US&amp;IR=TIR=T">As Business Insider previously reported</a>, one side effect of millions of new Indian users flooding the internet was the dethroning of popular gaming YouTuber PewDiePie as the top creator on the platform. He was replaced by T-Series, an Indian record label that garners hundreds of millions of views by posting Indian music videos to YouTube and is little-known outside the country.Meanwhile, Reliance chairman Mukesh Ambani is now the sixth-richest person in the world, per <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/billionaires/">Bloomberg's Billionares Index</a>, surpassing Tesla CEO Elon Musk with a net wealth of $72.4 billion.

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