Top 10 India’s Richest People 2013

With one of the largest populations in the world, and one of the biggest growing economies, India is a land of duality. Allot of poverty, but also allot of wealth can be found here. Join us while we take a look at Top 10 India’s Richest People 2013.

 At number 10 we have Sunil Mittal
With and estimated worth of $6.6 billion, he earned his fortune from telecom, and also private ventures. The true definition of a self made man. He currently resides in New Delhi.

Number 9 is Kumar Birla with $7.6 billion.
His money comes from a sizable inheritance and from sales of commodities. He graduated London Business School among others and he currently resides in Mumbai.

 The Godrej family is at number 8 with $8.3 billion.
This fortune was amassed inheritance and trade with consumer goods. He also resides in Mumbai and graduated at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

The 7^th spot is held by Shiv Nadar with $ 8.6 billion.
This self made man got his fortune from dealing with information technology, and he’s got a Bachelor of Arts and Science degree.

With $ 9 billion, our 6^th spot is home to the Hinduja Brothers
With their growing fortune coming from a diversified inheritance and from their multinational conglomerate, they currently reside in the UK, in London.

5^th place we have Pallonji Mistry with $12.5 billion
With the lion’s share of this fortune coming from a construction empire, this 84 year old billionaire resides in Mumbai, he is married and has 4 children.

At number 4 resides Azim Premji
This staggering $13.8 billion dollar fortune comes from a sizable inheritance and from a lucrative software market. He has a Bachelor of Arts and Science degree from Stanford University, and currently resides in Bangalore.

Our third richest man is Dilip Shanghvi, with #13.9 billion
He is another self made billionaire that made his fortune from pharmaceuticals. A  Bachelor of Arts and Science, Calcutta University degree sits proudly on his wall, and he currently lives in Mumbai.

The head of Sun Pharmaceuticals, he is married and has two children. His company is the top pharmaceutical company in India, which is saying much considering that India has about a billion people.

Our 2^nd spot is held by Lakshmi Mittal
His staggering #16 billion dollar fortune is the stuff of dreams. He is mostly known for running one of the world’s largest steel companies. Although the company is currently going through some trouble with debt, his achievement is something to wonder at. His degree is in Bachelor of Arts / Science, St Xavier”s College Calcutta and he currently resides in the UK, in London.

And finally, at number 1 is Mukesh Ambani, with a mind blowing $21 billion
He runs Reliance Industries, whose current market price tag is about 50 billion dollars. They are one of the world’s largest players in petrochemicals, oil and natural gas. He resides in Mumbai, is married, and has 3 children. It should be noted that he owns one the priciest residences in the entire world.

Top 10 India’s Richest People 2013 by Satyakam