Mukesh Ambani
The wealth of Mukesh Ambani, the richest man in India and Asia and chairman of Reliance Industries, has so far increased by $ 18.1 billion this year. He currently has assets of $ 76.7 billion which was at $ 58.6 billion at the end of last year. Ambani’s company is in the oil and gas, telecom and retail sectors. Reliance Industries played an important role in Ambani’s earnings. The market value of the country’s most valuable company was Rs 13.56 lakh crore on Friday as against Rs 9.59 lakh crore on December 31 last year.
Gautam Adani
The wealth of Adani Group Chairman Gautam Adani increased the most this year. Adani’s wealth has increased by $ 21.1 billion so far this year. His wealth currently stands at $ 32.4 billion, compared to $ 11.3 billion at the end of last year. His group’s business spans several sectors, including renewable energy, ports, terminals and logistics. Adani Green Energy shares played an important role in Adani’s earnings, with a jump of 525 per cent during this period. The company’s market cap reached Rs 1.63 lakh crore on Friday as against Rs 26,040 crore on December 31 last year. During this period, shares of Adani Gas rose 120 percent, shares of Adani Enterprises rose 116 percent and shares of Adani Transmission by 28 percent.
Cyrus Poonawala
The wealth of Cyrus Poonawalla, popularly known as India’s Vaccine King, has risen by $ 6.91 billion to $ 15.6 billion this year. His company Serum Institute of India is the world’s largest manufacturer of vaccines. Many vaccines are being made against Corona worldwide and the role of Serum Institute of India is the most important.
Shiv Nadar
The wealth of Shiv Nadar, head of HCL Technologies, Asia’s third-largest IT exporter, has increased by $ 6.23 billion so far this year. He currently has assets of $ 22 billion. The Kovid-19 epidemic has affected the functioning of companies, leading to increased demand for IT solutions. The share of HCL Technologies has climbed 52 percent this year.
Azim Premji
The wealth of Azim Premji of IT company Wipro increased by $ 5.26 billion to $ 23.6 billion this year. Wipro shares have jumped 43.82 per cent so far this year. Covid-19 pandemic has affected the functioning of companies, leading to increased demand for IT solutions.
Radhakishan Damani
The wealth of Radhakishan Damani, the owner of the well-known investor and hypermarket chain D-Mart, rose by $ 4.71 billion to $ 14.4 billion this year. D-Mart’s stock has climbed 40.77 per cent so far this year. Radhakishan Damani, the stock player and founder of Avenue Supermarts, became the second richest person in the country after Ambani for some time this year.
Dilip Shanghvi
The wealth of Dilip Shanghvi, the owner of giant pharma company Sun Pharma, has reached $ 9.69 billion, an increase of $ 2.23 billion so far this year. Sun Pharma has gained 31 per cent this year. The BSE Sensex has climbed 11.5 so far this year.