Mukesh Ambani Reclaims Top Spot in 14th Edition of M3M Hurun India Rich List 2025.
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In September 2025, M3M India Private Limited, in collaboration with the Hurun Research Institute, released the 14th edition of the M3M Hurun India Rich List. Mukesh Ambani, Chairman of Reliance Industries Limited (RIL), regained the top position as India’s richest individual with a net worth of Rs 9.55 lakh crore, overtaking Gautam Adani and family, who dropped to the second spot. For the first time, Roshni Nadar and family entered the top 3, becoming India’s richest woman.
- This year’s list features 1,687 individuals with a net worth of Rs.1,000 crore or more, marking an increase of 148 compared to 2024 and 859 over the past five years. India now has 358 billionaires, six times more than when the list was first published 13 years ago.
- Mukesh Ambani tops the list with Rs 9.55 lakh crore, Gautam Adani and family are second with Rs 8.15 lakh crore, and Roshni Nadar and family ranked third with Rs 2.84 lakh crore, becoming the richest woman in India.
- The combined wealth of all individuals on the list is Rs 167 lakh crore, reflecting a 5% annual increase, equivalent to nearly 50% of India’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP).
Main Point :- (i) Mumbai (Maharashtra) remains the top billionaire hub with 451 billionaires, followed by New Delhi (Delhi) with 223 billionaires and Bengaluru (Karnataka) with 116 billionaires.
(ii) The Pharmaceuticals sector continues to dominate, with 137 individuals on the list, followed by Industrial Products (132) and Chemicals & Petrochemicals (125) sectors.
(iii) Aravind Srinivas (31 years old), founder of AI startup Perplexity, emerged as India’s youngest billionaire with Rs 21,900 crore. Jayshree Ullal, CEO of Arista Networks, tops among professional managers with Rs 50,170 crore. Among women, 101 were featured, including 26 dollar billionaires, with Dr. Garima Sawhney (39 years old), co-founder of Pristyn Care, becoming the youngest self-made woman entrepreneur on the list.
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