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Gautam Adani emerges as highest wealth gainer: Forbes India Rich List 2024

He gained USD 27.5 billion during 2024, taking his net worth to USD 119.5 billion.
09:06 PM Oct 12, 2024 IST | ANI
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Gautam Adani delivers lecture at Mumbai college which once rejected him --- File Photo
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New Delhi, Oct 12: Adani Group Chairman Gautam Adani has emerged as the highest wealth gainer, as per Forbes India Rich List 2024.

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The increase is more than the combined gain in the net worth of Reliance Industries Limited Chairman and Managing Director Mukesh Ambani and Savitri Jindal, OP Jindal Group Chairperson Emeritus - the top three names on the list.

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Gautam Adani's net worth increased to USD 116 billion--USD 48 billion higher than the previous year's and highest by any Indian in a year. With this, his net worth valued by Forbes is now at USD 116 billion.

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As per the list, second biggest gainer was Mukesh Ambani. He gained USD 27.5 billion during 2024, taking his net worth to USD 119.5 billion.

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This helped him maintain the top position as per Forbes, albeit the lead has fallen significantly with Adani to only USD 3.5 billion.

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Savitri Jindal surpassed Shiv Nadar (third richest Indian as per Forbes in 2023), gaining USD 19.7 billion. Savitri Jindal is India's richest woman and is MLA from Hisar.

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Sunil Mittal and Dilip Shanghvi gained USD 13.9 billion and USD 13.4 billion respectively to emerge as the fourth and fifth biggest wealth gainers in 2024, according to Forbes.

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