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<ul><li><keyword id="207035" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Dilip-Shanghvi">Dilip Shanghvi</keyword> is the founder of $3.6billion, Sun Pharma, India's most valuable pharma outfit. </li><li>He once dethroned Mukesh Ambani as India's richest man but is now witnessing a massive decline in his wealth. </li><li>Sanghvi, "unschooled in science and management" turned Sun Pharma a $3.6 billion multinational company</li></ul>In 2015, the chairman of Sun Pharma Dilip Shanghvi had briefly dethroned Mukesh Ambani to become the country’s richest man. His response to that was, “I am not comfortable.” Though he doesn’t hold that position anymore, his net worth can buy him 138 million barrels of gold, according to Bloomberg billionaire index. Shanghvi is one of the few billionaires who stay away from limelight and remain undocumented, as he doesn’t “like it”. 
 
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Dilip Shanghvi, the common man turned Indian billionaire who is taking home a salary of ₹1

<keyword id="3658" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="india" source="Orion">India</keyword> has generated a good number of billionaires, many of them even ranking substantially among the richest persons in the world. Hailing from a variety of industry backgrounds, Indian billionaires have helped build the country’s economy in a significant way. Wealth is bound to fluctuate under the volatile market conditions, especially since most billionaires have their fortune invested in publicly traded stocks. Here is the latest ranking of 10 richest persons in India in 2022 as per ‘The World’s Real Time Billionaires 2022’ published by Forbes. <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="1. Gautam Adani and family" comment="subhead" text="1. Gautam Adani and family">1. Gautam <keyword id="76451" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="adani" source="Orion">Adani</keyword> and family</cmsannotation> India’s first richest person, Gautam Adani &amp; family has a staggering net worth of $135.8 billion. Gautam Adani controls the Mundra Port, which is the largest in Gujarat. Adani Group has its interests spread across sectors like power generation and transmission, real estate, commodities and infrastructure. In September 2020, Adani acquired a 74% stake in the second busiest airport of India, the Mumbai International Airport. Adani also owns a coal mining project in Australia known as Abbot Point. <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="2. Mukesh Ambani" comment="subhead" text="2. Mukesh Ambani">2. Mukesh <keyword id="10924" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="ambani" source="Orion">Ambani</keyword></cmsannotation> Scoring tenth place among the richest persons in the world in 2022, Mukesh Ambani has $91 billion in net worth. The founder and chairman of Reliance Industries has his interests across petrochemicals, oil and gas, retail and telecom. The launch of 4G phone services in the Indian telecom market by Reliance in 2016 spiked a price war creating strong whirls and sending several networks out of business. During the COVID-19 lockdown period, Mukesh Ambani sold one third of Jio to some investors like Google and Facebook raising over $20 billion. <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="3. Shiv Nadar" comment="subhead" text="3. Shiv Nadar">3. <keyword id="44903" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="shiv-nadar" source="Orion">Shiv Nadar</keyword></cmsannotation> Shiv Nadar, the cofounder of HCL ranks in the third place among India’s richest billionaires with his wealth estimated at $25.5 billion in 2022. HCL started in 1976 manufacturing calculators and microprocessors and today it is among the largest providers of software services in the country with a $102 billion revenue. HCL technologies has employed 169,000 people across 50 countries. After Shiv Nadar stepped down as the CEO of HCL in 2020, his daughter occupied his seat. Shiv Nadar is currently chairman emeritus. A leading philanthropist in the country, he has given away over $662 million to Shiv Nadar Foundation to support causes related to education. <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="4. Cyrus Poonawalla" comment="subhead" text="4. Cyrus Poonawalla">4. Cyrus Poonawalla</cmsannotation> Cyrus Poonawalla’s net worth stands at $21.6 billion making him the fourth richest person in India in 2022. He founded Serum Institute of India in 1966, which is today the largest vaccine maker in the world in terms of doses. The firm produces more than 1.5 billion doses of a variety of vaccines for flu, polio and measles. His son Adar is the CEO of Serum which has also invested around $800 million to build a new factory producing Covid-19 vaccines. <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="5. Radhakishan Damani" comment="subhead" text="5. Radhakishan Damani">5. Radhakishan Damani</cmsannotation> Radhakishan Damani’s $17.7 billion net worth places him in the fifth place among India’s richest persons. The champion of Avenue Supermarket, he became the retail king of the country after the supermarket chain completed the I|PO in March 2017. He started retailing in India with just one supermarket in the suburb of Mumbai. Now the retail chain has over 221 DMart stores across the country. Damani has his stakes in other businesses like the tobacco firm VST and India Cements. He owns the 156-room <keyword id="3532545" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="radisson-blu-resort" source="Orion">Radisson Blu Resort</keyword> in Alibag, which is a famous beachfront getaway near Mumbai. <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="6. Savitri Jindal and family" comment="subhead" text="6. Savitri Jindal and family">6. Savitri Jindal and family</cmsannotation> With their $17.3 billion net worth in 2022, Savitri Jindal and family occupy the sixth position among the richest persons in India. The interests of Jindal Group range across power, cement, infrastructure and steel. The group is now chaired by Savitri Jindal, widow of Om Prakash Jindal who founded the Jindal Group. In 2005, Om Prakash Jindal died in a helicopter crash after which the group’s firms were divided under his four sons. <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="7. Dilip Shanghvi" comment="subhead" text="7. Dilip Shanghvi">7. Dilip <keyword id="2739999" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="shanghvi" source="Orion">Shanghvi</keyword></cmsannotation> Dilip Shanghvi’s $16.2 billion net worth places him in the seventh position among the country’s richest persons in 2022. In 1983, his father gave him $200 to start Sun Pharma manufacturing psychiatric drugs. Today, the firm is among the nation’s leaders in pharmaceutical supplies with an annual revenue of $4.5 billion. Sun Pharma grew through several acquisitions and the notable one was the purchase of Ranbaxy Laboratories in 2014 in a deal worth $4 billion. Over the recent past, Shanghvi has also invested in oil and gas and renewable energy. <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="8. Lakshmi Mittal" comment="subhead" text="8. Lakshmi Mittal">8. Lakshmi <keyword id="6367997" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="mittal" source="Orion">Mittal</keyword></cmsannotation> The eighth rank in the list of India’s richest persons in 2022 is scored by Lakshmi Mittal who has a net worth of $15.9 billion. He is the chairman of ArcelorMittal, the largest steel and mining company of the world in terms of output, generating $53.3 billion in revenue. In 2019, Arcelor and Nippon Steel acquired Essar Steel, earlier controlled by billionaires Ravi Ruia and Shashi. After ceding the firm’s CEo position to his son Aditya Mittal, Lakshmi Mittal continues to be Arcelor Mittal’s executive chairman. <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="9. Sunil Mittal and family" comment="subhead" text="9. Sunil Mittal and family">9. <keyword id="6358599" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="sunil-mittal" source="Orion">Sunil Mittal</keyword> and family</cmsannotation> The ninth place in the list of India’s top 10 richest persons is occupied by Sunil Mittal with his $15.7 billion net worth. Founder and chairperson of Bharti Enterprises, <keyword id="6442632" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="sunil-bharti-mittal" source="Orion">Sunil Bharti Mittal</keyword>, a first-generation entrepreneur is the owner of India's second largest telecom company – Bharti Airtel. Mittal is also known to work towards educating India through the Bharti Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Bharti Enterprises. <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="10. Kumar Birla" comment="subhead" text="10. Kumar Birla">10. Kumar Birla</cmsannotation> Kumar Birla is the tenth richest person in India with his $15.1 billion net worth. Known as the commodities king, he is the head of the Aditya Birla Group making $46 billion in revenue. The group has its interests in aluminum and cement besides offering telecom and financial services too. In August 2021, Kumar Birla stepped down as the chairman of Vodafone India, a debt strapped firm after which Idea Cellular and Vodafone India merged in 2018.

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​The country's economy faced a 'tough year' due to the government's disruptive policies like the recent demonetisation drive, a global rich list report said on Tuesday. 
 
According to the Hurun Global Rich List India, the demonetisation drive which started on November 8, 2016 eroded the wealth of 11 individuals to below the threshold limit of $1 billion. 
 
The report featured 132 Indian-origin billionnaires with a wealth of $1 bilion or more. 
 
"India had a tough year because of disruptive government policies such as demonetisation drive," said Anas Rahman Junaid, Managing Director and Chief Researcher, Hurun Report India. 
 
"However, on a long term perspective, we do believe that such transparent currency economics will have a positive impact for the entrepreneurs." 
 The list ranked <keyword id="6355199" type="CITY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Reliance-Industries">Reliance Industries</keyword> Chairman <keyword id="3820" type="PERSON" weightage="100" keywordseo="Mukesh-Ambani">Mukesh Ambani</keyword>, 59 as the richest Indian. Ambani topped the list of 132 individuals with a fortune of Rs 175,400 crore ($26 billion). 
 
"In addition to his aggressive plans for his oil business, Mukesh Ambani is now focusing on his new telecom venture, Jio, which has acquired more than 100 crore customers in less than 6 months," the report said. 
 "This aggressive price war has dragged down other local players such as Idea, Airtel; In fact Idea registered a record loss of Rs 384 crore in Q3 2016 and is planning on a merger with <keyword id="15492" type="CITY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Vodafone">Vodafone</keyword> to survive the competition." 
 
Besides, with a net worth of Rs 101,000 crore ($14 billion), S.P. Hinduja and family, the business tycoon and the primary shareholder and Chairman of Hinduja Group was ranked as the second richest. 
 Hinduja was followed by the Founder of Sun Pharmaceuticals <keyword id="207035" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Dilip-Shanghvi">Dilip Shanghvi</keyword>, 60. 
 "India's richest pharma magnate and the founder of <keyword id="44642" type="CITY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Sun-Pharma">Sun Pharma</keyword>ceuticals, drops to 3rd position because of a 22 per cent decline in his wealth of Rs 99,000 crore ($14bn), fuelled by 18 per cent drop of Sun Pharma shares," the report cited. 
 Indian construction tycoon <keyword id="6689214" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Pallonji-Mistry">Pallonji Mistry</keyword>, 86, came at the fourth position with a fortune of Rs 82,700 crore ($12 billion) equalling the entire market capitalisation of <keyword id="42747" type="CITY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Tata-Motors">Tata Motors</keyword>, one of India's largest automaker. 
 
"Cyrus Mistry's removal as the Chairman of Tata Sons' has cast a shadow on the ties between the two families and hence the dispute has affected value of his 18 per cent stake in Tata Sons," the report observed.

11 Billionaires hit hard by demonetisation, Mukesh Ambani still the richest

Business scenario is constantly changing all over the world and equally fast in India. If you are interested to know who rules the entrepreneurial domain in India, here are the top 10 businessmen in India. 1. <keyword id="3820" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Mukesh-Ambani">Mukesh Ambani</keyword> 
 
 
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 Ruling the petrochemicals, oil and gas sector in India, Mukesh Ambani has a net worth of $47.3 B. He is the chairman of $90 B enterprise in the giant of Oil and Gas domain called as Reliance Industries. Reliance also is one of the leaders in the telecom market in India that serves more than 300 million customers with free domestic calls, cheap data services and free smartphones. 2. <keyword id="6419840" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Azim-Premji">Azim Premji</keyword> 
 
 
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 Azim Premji’s net worth is $21 B and he is one of the leaders in the software services in India. He is a popular tech magnet in the country. His outsourcing firm Wipro is the third largest in India. His innovation center in Silicon Valley develops new technologies and collaborates with startup businesses. 3. Lakshmi Mittal 
 
 
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 The third richest man in India, Lakshmi Mittal has a net worth of $18.3 B. He is a leader in the steel industry in India. He is the CEO of the world’s biggest steel manufacturing company Arcelor Mittal. In November 2018, his firm completed the $2.1 billion acquisition of Ilva, Italy’s steel group. 4. Hinduja brothers 
 
 
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 Hinduja brothers, the fourth richest persons in India with a net worth of $18 B own establishments with diversified interests dealing with lubricants, banking and cabling industries. 5. <keyword id="6689214" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="pallonji-mistry">Pallonji Mistry</keyword> 
 
 
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 Pallonji Mistry is the fifth richest businessman in India with a net worth of $15.7 B. he controls Shapoorji Pallonji Group, the construction company based in Mumbai. His family also own an 18.4% stake in Tata Sons that holds an outfit of $100 billion in Tata Group. 6. Shiv Nadar 
 
 
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 With a net worth of $14.6 B, Shiv Nadar is the sixth richest entrepreneur in India. A pioneer in the IT sector of India, Shiv Nadar is the cofounder of the HCL starting initially with the production of calculators and microprocessors. Today, HCL Technologies is an $8.2 billion company in the country. 7. <keyword id="2349569" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Godrej-family">Godrej family</keyword> 
 
 
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 The seventh place among the richest businessmen in India goes to Godrej family. With a net worth of $14 B, the Godrej family controls the <keyword id="133008" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Godrej-group">Godrej Group</keyword> which is a giant player in the consumer goods segment in India. 8. Dilip Shanghvi 
 
 
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 The net worth of Dilip Shanghvi is $12.6 B. A leading player in the pharmaceuticals industry, Dilip Shanghvi chairs the India’s largest pharmaceutical establishment and the world’s fourth largest specialty drugs manufacturing company Sun Pharmaceutical Industries. 9. Kumar Birla 
 
 
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 Kumar Birla with a net worth of $12.5 B is the head of Aditya Birla Group dealing with diversified offerings namely cement, aluminium, telecom and financial services. In 2018, his firm Idea Cellular acquired Vodafone India, India’s largest telecom firm. 10. Gautam Adani 
 
 
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 With a net worth of $11.9 B, Gautam Adani is the tenth richest businessman in India. Dealing with commodities, power generation and transmission and infrastructure, Gautam Adani is a ports Tycoon who controls Mundra Port, the largest port of India in Gujarat. 
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