Top 10 Richest Indians in 2026: Hurun Global Rich List

India’s wealth story keeps getting bigger. India now has 308 billionaires — 24 more than last year — ranking third globally behind only the US and China, according to the Hurun Global Rich List 2026. Here’s who sits at the very top.

Top 10 Richest Indians in 2026

Rank	Name	Net Worth	Source of Wealth
1	Mukesh Ambani	₹9.8 lakh crore	Reliance Industries (Jio, Retail, Energy)
2	Gautam Adani	₹7.5 lakh crore	Adani Group (Infrastructure, Ports, Energy)
3	Roshni Nadar Malhotra	₹3.2 lakh crore	HCL Technologies
4	Cyrus S Poonawalla	₹3.0 lakh crore	Serum Institute of India
5	Kumar Mangalam Birla	₹2.5 lakh crore	Aditya Birla Group
6	Dilip Shanghvi	₹2.3 lakh crore	Sun Pharmaceuticals
7	Azim Premji	₹2.3 lakh crore	Wipro
8	Niraj Bajaj	₹2.2 lakh crore	Bajaj Group
9	Ashok Hinduja	₹2.2 lakh crore	Hinduja Group
10	Radhakrishna Damani	₹1.5 lakh crore	DMart

What the 2026 List Tells Us

Mukesh Ambani’s wealth rose 9% this year, cementing his position as both India’s and Asia’s richest individual. Cyrus Poonawalla’s family saw the sharpest climb in the top 10, with wealth surging 44% to nearly ₹3 lakh crore — powered by the healthcare sector, which produced the highest number of new billionaires in India this year.

Notably, Roshni Nadar Malhotra is the only woman in India’s top 10 — a landmark in itself. Total wealth held by Indian billionaires rose 10% year-on-year to ₹112.6 lakh crore. For more business and wealth coverage, follow TechnoSports.

India’s Billionaire Boom at a Glance

India added 57 new billionaires this year — the highest number outside the US and China — while 27 individuals dropped off the list. Mumbai remains the city with the most billionaires at 95, adding 15 new ones — more than New York (14) and London (9). Read the full Hurun Global Rich List 2026 for the complete breakdown, and stay updated at TechnoSports.