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Ambani has become the richest person in Asia, ranked Number 10 and worth an estimated $ 84.5 billion. He nudges out Jack Ma of China, Asia s richest person a year ago, whose rank dropped to 26 (from 17 last year) despite a nearly $ 10 billion jump in his fortune to $ 48.4 billion, Forbes said.
India has the third highest number of billionaires in the world after the US and China, according to a new list by the prestigious Forbes magazine, which said Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani reclaimed his spot as Asia s richest person, dethroning Chinese business tycoon Jack Ma who was the richest person in the region a year ago.
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With a networth of ₹34,800 crore Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw is the richest Indian woman
Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) Chairman and Managing Director Mukesh Ambani is the richest Indian and the eighth richest man in the world with a networth of ₹6.06-lakh crore ($83 billion). However, Asia’s richest man tag goes to Chinese bottled-water company Nongfu Spring Chairman Zhong Shanshan ($85 billion).
With a networth of ₹34,800 crore Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, chairperson and managing director of Bengaluru-based Biocon, is the richest Indian woman, according to Hurun Global Rich List 2021.
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“Indian wealth creation is dominated by cyclical and traditional industries compared to tech-driven wealth creation in the US and China. When the tech-driven wealth creation reaches full potential, India could potentially beat the US in terms of the number of billionaires,” Hurun India Managing Director and Chief