India’s Wealth Architects: The Top 100 Most Influential Billionaires of 2025
A definitive ranking of India’s wealthiest visionaries powering industries, innovation, and global ambition.
Stay informed on the business magnates shaping the nation’s economic future.
Last updated: July 2025
1. Mukesh Ambani
Net worth :- $115.3 billion
Chairman and Managing Director of Reliance Industries, Mukesh Ambani has transformed the company from a traditional petrochemicals player into a diversified global powerhouse. Through Jio, he revolutionized India’s digital landscape, bringing internet access to the masses. His expansion into clean energy, e-commerce, and media further underscores his role in driving India’s corporate globalization. Ambani continues to be a central figure in the nation’s infrastructure, technology, and energy evolution.
2. Gautam Adani
Net worth :- $67.0 billion
Founder and Chairman of the Adani Group, Gautam Adani has built one of India’s largest infrastructure empires. From ports and logistics to green hydrogen and data centers, his holdings span critical growth sectors aligned with national priorities. Despite facing intense scrutiny and volatility, Adani remains a dominant force in energy transition, industrial logistics, and real asset development, with a vision to make India energy self-sufficient and globally competitive.
3. Shiv Nadar
Net worth :- $38.0 billion
Founder of HCL Technologies, Shiv Nadar pioneered India’s IT sector transformation from hardware assembly to high-end software exports. As HCL became a global tech consulting leader, Nadar also devoted himself to philanthropy through the Shiv Nadar Foundation, focusing on transformative education across India. His legacy is a fusion of technological foresight and nation-building, marking him as one of India’s most respected corporate statesmen.
4. Savitri Jindal & family
Net worth :- $37.3 billion
Savitri Jindal leads the diversified Jindal Group, encompassing steel, power, infrastructure, and cement. As one of India’s wealthiest women, her late husband’s industrial vision has been extended by her sons, who head different verticals within the group. The Jindal conglomerate continues to play a vital role in India’s core industries and infrastructure development. Her influence symbolizes both family-led enterprise and women’s leadership in Indian industry.
5. Dilip Shanghvi
Net worth :- $26.4 billion
Dilip Shanghvi is the low-profile founder of Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, which has become India’s largest pharmaceutical company and one of the top generics players globally. His strategic acquisitions—including Ranbaxy—have expanded Sun’s footprint across over 100 countries. With a reputation for disciplined capital allocation and patient expansion, Shanghvi continues to drive India’s prominence in affordable healthcare and global medicine exports.
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6. Cyrus Poonawalla
Net worth :- $25.1 billion
As Chairman of the Serum Institute of India, Cyrus Poonawalla commands the world’s largest vaccine manufacturer by volume. Under his leadership, the institute played a pivotal role during the COVID-19 pandemic and has continued expanding its portfolio into mRNA and global immunization initiatives. His contributions straddle business and public health, positioning India at the forefront of global vaccine diplomacy and biotech capability.
7. Kumar Mangalam Birla
Net worth :- $22.2 billion
At the helm of the Aditya Birla Group, Kumar Mangalam Birla manages a multinational presence across metals, cement, financial services, and telecommunications. He took over the group at the age of 28 and has since grown it into a global conglomerate with operations in over 35 countries. His strategic leadership style blends legacy stewardship with modernization, helping navigate both commodity cycles and digital disruption.
8. Lakshmi Mittal
Net worth :- $18.7 billion
Lakshmi Mittal, Executive Chairman of ArcelorMittal, engineered the largest steel merger in history, creating a dominant global player. Though now based in London, Mittal retains deep ties to India and continues to invest in domestic operations. His business model emphasizes vertical integration, cost efficiency, and global supply chain optimization. He remains a key figure in the world steel industry and a symbol of Indian ambition on the world stage.
9. Radhakishan Damani
Net worth :- $18.3 billion
Founder of Avenue Supermarts (DMart), Radhakishan Damani built a hyper-efficient retail chain focused on low-cost, high-volume grocery sales. Known for his frugal style and contrarian investing approach, Damani has amassed significant wealth through both retail and real estate ventures. His consistent profitability and conservative financial structure make DMart a model of resilience and operational excellence in India’s complex consumer market.
10. Kushal Pal Singh
Net worth :- $18.1 billion
Chairman Emeritus of DLF, K.P. Singh was instrumental in shaping India’s modern urban real estate landscape. Under his leadership, DLF developed some of the most iconic commercial and residential hubs across NCR and other metro cities. His strategic foresight in land banking and partnership with international investors turned DLF into a benchmark for real estate excellence, influencing urbanization and economic clusters nationwide.