India is a country of 1.3 billion people and it has given birth to the richest men in the world. India, which is known for its vast population and poverty also has many billionaires who have made their fortunes from other countries.

The following list comprises the top 7 richest Indian billionaires.

1. Mukesh Ambani (Reliance Industries)

India’s richest man, Mukesh Ambani, is the founder and chairman of Reliance Industries Limited. Mukesh Amabani is son of Dhirubhai Ambani. According to Forbes, Mukesh Ambani is the world’s 10th richest person with an estimated net worth of US$47 billion as of November 2017. In February 2002, he led his company’s $1.7 billion purchase of mobile-phone services provider Global Crossing. He has since acquired a 27% stake in Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group firm ADAG Telecommunication limited.

2. Lakshmi Mittal (Lakshmi Mittal & Family)

Lakshmi Mittal (born 1 July 1950) is an Indian steel magnate, based in the United Kingdom. He is the Chairman and CEO of ArcelorMittal, the world’s largest steelmaking company, with an estimated net worth of $16.3 billion as of February 2011.

Mittal was born in Sadulpur, Rajasthan in India. He studied at St Xavier’s College, Mumbai before moving to London in the early 1970s to study at the University of London and obtained a degree in metallurgy from Imperial College.

3. Azim Premji (Wipro)

Azim Premji was born on 24th July 1945 in Karachi, Pakistan. He is a well known Indian Businessman and Philanthropist. He is the chairman of the Wipro Limited. He has set up Azim Premji foundation which is a non-profit entity working for the betterment of society.

He graduated with a degree in Electrical engineering from Stanford University in USA.

In 1966, he started work at Western Indian Vegetable Products Ltd. as an apprentice. He worked there for four years before joining MJ Coles & Co as an assistant product manager in 1970. In 1977,

4. Shiv Nadar (HCL Technologies)

Shiv Nadar is the founder and chairman of HCL Technologies. He founded HCL in 1976 at the age of 22. As of 2014, his net worth was US$11.8 billion and he was named India’s richest person by Forbes. Nadar is a well-known philanthropist who has donated to educational institutions and other causes in India.

Nadar was born in Agra, Uttar Pradesh, into a Tamil Hindu family. He graduated from BITS Pilani in 1966 with a Bachelor of Technology degree in Electronics & Communication Engineering. After graduation, he joined his family business,

5. Kumar Birla (Aditya Birla Group)

Kumar Mangalam Birla is the current Chairman of Aditya Birla Group. He is an Indian businessman and the chairman of some major Indian companies such as Grasim Industries Limited, Hindalco Industries Limited and Aditya Birla Nuvo Limited.

Birla has been conferred with several awards in India and abroad including the ‘Pala award’, the IMA (Indian Management Association) award, and the Forbes Young Global Leader award in 2014. He was also awarded the prestigious OBE (Order of the British Empire) by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II in

6. Gautam Adani (Adani Group)

Gautam Adani is an Indian businessman, born in Mumbai. He is the owner of the Adani Group, a conglomerate corporation operating in India, and also in Indonesia and Australia.

His estimated net worth is $7.4 billion, making him the 6th richest man in India as of 2015. The Adani Group has made more than 100 acquisitions since its inception in 1988 and has business interests in commodities trading, logistics, retail, ports and power generation.

7. Narayana Murthy (Infosys Technologies Ltd.)

Infosys Technologies Ltd. is an Indian multinational corporation that provides business consulting, information technology, software engineering and outsourcing services.

It is headquartered in Bengaluru, India, and has development centres in India, the United States, Israel, China, Russia, the United Kingdom, Japan and Australia.

The company has over 190,000 employees across 50 countries. The company’s net revenues for FY 2016–17 were around $9.42 billion.

Conclusion:

India has witnessed a lot of economic growth in the past decade, and its wealth has exploded. People in this country have been working hard to make their dreams come true and become billionaires. This is an amazing accomplishment that should be respected by all people around the world. We’ve put together a list of some of the top Indians who are billionaires along with details on how they earned all their money. Hopefully, you can use this information to help you achieve your own financial goals and live your life.