Gautam Adani, has become the second richest man in India, thanks to a 261 percent surge in wealth.
This is for the first time that Gautam Adani has broken into the list of Top 10 richest persons in India.
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According to the Hurun India Rich List 2021, published on Thursday, both Adani brothers have stormed into the top 10 positions.
Gautam Adani’s brother Vinod Shantilal Adani, who owns a trading business in Dubai has also made it to the Top 10 list.
India has added five billionaires every month in the last 12 months.
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Meanwhile, Reliance Industries head Mukesh Ambani has retained the top spot as the richest Indian once again.
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Hurun India Rich List 2021: Top 10 richest Indians:
- Mukesh Ambani (Reliance Industries): Rs 7,18,000 crore net worth
- Gautam Adani (Adani Group): Rs 5,05,900 crore net worth
- Shiv Nadar (HCL): Rs 2,36,600 crore net worth
- SP Hinduja (Hinduja Group): Rs 2,20,000 crore net worth
- Lakshmi Mittal (Arcelor Mittal): Rs 1,74,400 crore net worth
- Cyrus Poonawalla (Serum Institute of India): Rs 1,63,700 crore net worth
- RadhakishanDamani (Avenue Supermarts): Rs 1,54,300 crore net worth
- Vinod Shantilal Adani (Adani Group): Rs 1,31,600 crore net worth
- Kumar Mangalam Birla (Aditya Birla): Rs 1,22,200 crore net worth
- Jay Chaudhry (Zscaler): Rs 1,21,600 crore net worth
India produced 179 more super-rich people this year led by Adani Group’s Gautam Adani who amassed a whopping wealth of Rs 3.65 trillion or more than Rs 1000 crore daily.