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Mukesh Ambani again tops 84 Indian billionaires in Forbes list

  •   Wed, Mar 02 2016 08:52:05 AM

By Arun Kumar

Washington, Mar 2 (IANS): Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani again topped 84 Indian billionaires in Forbes 2016 list of the world's richest people once again headed by Bill Gates with a net worth of $75 billion.

Mukesh Ambani with a net worth of $19.3 billion was ranked 36th among world's 1,810 billionaires with an aggregate net worth of $6.48 trillion, down from $7.05 trillion last year.

Technology guru Gates, who has topped the list for 17 of the last 22 years was followed by Spanish clothing retailer Amancio Ortega, best known for the Zara fashion chain, with Warren Buffett remaining in the third spot.

The US led with the greatest number of billionaires, with 540, followed by China with 251, Germany with 120, India with 84 and Russia with 77.

China had the most of 198 newcomer billionaires, adding 70 to the list. Thirty-three newcomers were from the US, 8 from India and 28 from Germany.

Notable newcomers included Flipkart cofounders Sachin Bansal and Binny Bansal (No. 1476) of India.

India's top ten: 1 (world ranking 36) Mukesh Ambani $19.3 bn; 2 (44) Dilip Shanghvi $16.7 bn; 3 (55) Azim Premji $15 bn; 4 (88) Shiv Nadar $11.1 bn; 5 (133) Cyrus Poonawalla $8.5 bn; 6 (135) Lakshmi Mittal $8.4 bn; 7 (184) Uday Kotak $6.3 bn; 8 (196) Kumar Birla $6.1 bn; 9 (219) Sunil Mittal $5.7 bn; 10 (233)Desh Bandhu Gupta $5.5 bn.

Telecom mogul Carlos Slim Helu (No. 4) dropped two spots, and his net worth decreased to $50 billion from $77.1 billion last year.

Amazon's Jeff Bezos (No. 5) moved up to the fifth from the fifteenth spot last year; his net worth increased to $45.2 billion.

Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg (No. 6) moved into the top 10 for the first time. He was the biggest gainer with his fortune going up by $11.2 billion for a total net worth of $44.6 billion. He is the sixth richest in the world.

The biggest loser was Helu.
  

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  • Vincent Rodrigues, Promenade Road,Frazer Town,B'lore

    Wed, Mar 02 2016

    Congratulations and all the best.

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  • S.M. Nawaz Kukkikatte, Dubai

    Wed, Mar 02 2016

    Thanks GOD on the way our death procession we taking only our deeds. rest of all bakwas

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  • Orton, Mangalore

    Wed, Mar 02 2016

    If we again elect Modi as PM again in 2019, by 2021 Ambani's whole family tops in Forbes List.

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  • MASTHAN , DUB

    Wed, Mar 02 2016

    HE CHEATED ANIL AMBANI. WHO IS NOT IN THE LIST.

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  • Declan, Mumbai

    Thu, Mar 03 2016

    You are right. If it was not for the intervention by mother Kokilaben (and a group of prominent persons) who played a major role in supporting and protecting him, Anil would have been swallowed up by the bully.

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  • Declan, Mumbai

    Wed, Mar 02 2016

    It is better if Forbes finds out and publishes the statistics of world's top 100 charity givers as a percentage of their income.
    Making money is not a crime if done honestly and not by stamping on others toes or slitting someone else's throat.
    "It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the Kingdom of Heaven"

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  • geoffrey, hat hill

    Wed, Mar 02 2016

    Incidentally, Forbes India along with many TV channels such as CNBC-TV18, CNBC Awaaz, CNBC-TV18 Prime HD, CNN-IBN and IBN7 operated by Network 18 and Network 18 is owned by Mukesh Ambani

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  • Declan, Mumbai

    Wed, Mar 02 2016

    Nothing to feel proud of. In fact we need to feel ashamed that there are 84 billionaires in a nation where there is so much poverty with many starving to death, high unemployment, low wages/salaries, lack of basic health care facilities, pathetic sanitation facilities, and acute shortage of drinking water.
    Billionaire - only helpful to fund the next election campaign to keep them in power after helping them to attain power. Make more money man !
    "What does it profit a man if he gains the whole world but suffer the loss of his own soul ?"

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  • Jossey Saldanha, Mumbai

    Wed, Mar 02 2016

    Declan, you spoke my mind ...

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  • sid, mangalore

    Wed, Mar 02 2016

    depends on how you see it . These people also give job opportunities to us and our kids . We should be happy we have produced billionaires inspite of having poverty . If some one is scuess we blame them thats indian mentality

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  • Declan, Mumbai

    Thu, Mar 03 2016

    Giving jobs and peanuts as salary to the majority of their employees means nothing as they stand to gain much, much more than what they pay their employees. So there is selfishness even in giving employment. We understand this injustice. We are not Sanghis. You are right, it depends on how you see it.

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  • Prakash Shetty, Pune

    Wed, Mar 02 2016

    Why not...?

    India is highly populated country.

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  • Indian, Mangalore

    Wed, Mar 02 2016

    And our so called government erase their loans saying Bad Loans....

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  • Mohammed, Kundapur/Qatar

    Wed, Mar 02 2016

    " Rich People Becoming Rich Day By Day, Poor People Becoming Poor Day By Day "

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  • Ummar, Udupi/Dubai

    Wed, Mar 02 2016


    There is no wonder. Before the end of BJP tenure he will be richer than Bill Gates !!! But hard working poor peoples curse will not allow him to use of it.

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  • Prasanna, Mangalore

    Wed, Mar 02 2016

    Agree he becomes rich. But lacks of family getting job opportunity, lacks of people investing money and getting benefited. Dont see only one face, see the other side also.

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  • Gangaram, Moodbidri

    Wed, Mar 02 2016

    Poor people will be there in the world throughout the life, that doesn't mean that some one should not be rich his own or by hook or crook?? :)

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  • Ummar, Udupi/Dubai

    Wed, Mar 02 2016


    Gangaram,

    Poor peoples are there throughout the life but I don't meant to say he should spend all his money on them. Compare the crude oil price in world market for last 4 - 5 years and how much it reduces in local market. With the help of stupid govt. he is looting whatever he can. He is all encashing now what he spent in pre-election.

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  • Elroy, Karkala

    Wed, Mar 02 2016

    Dont compare him with Bill gates. Ambanis are the looters. It doesn't matter BJP or Congress. HE will buy everyone. Crude oil price is gone to rock bottom > But he is enjoying the price hike in India. No company in world is having that privilege. But people are fools. and Ambanis fooled them over years

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  • Anti Corrupt, Mangalore, Kuwait

    Wed, Mar 02 2016

    Well said Elroy, there is one minister from Karkala who was hand in glove with ambani, he is none other than oily moily

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  • Naresh, Dehli

    Wed, Mar 02 2016

    Ambani, adani r the BPLl card holder till 2014 may.
    now they are billionaires.

    govt is failing every where,
    They failed 2 video recording of anti india slogan in jnu.
    they declared irshat jahan as terrorist.
    dey r not able to contest herald case in SC to prove family innocent.

    current budget was big bakwas, only copy paste from upa govt. but bakwas.
    people ko fool bana raha hai,
    chidambaram ka beta ka issue mein. vo tho innocent hai, forbes mein naam bhi nahee hai.
    people ko fool bana raha hai AK ka glass thod ke, Armed log ne maaraa lekin sif glass toota.

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  • Prasanna, Mangalore

    Wed, Mar 02 2016

    As per my experience Ambani is top from last 15 years. Now these commenters are telling in the Modi govt he became rich

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  • Elroy, Karkala

    Wed, Mar 02 2016

    Ambani Family Looted India like anything. Whether its congress or BJP he can buy anybody and in fact he is the ruler of India. Indian oil and gas resources are extracted and sold to Indians much higher than the International rates. Obviously he will be No.1. They are looting India worse than British.

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  • Naresh, Dehli

    Wed, Mar 02 2016

    yes he is in top post since 15 year because of modi.
    modi was favouring in central govt since 15 year

    150 year, 15 year or 1.5 year
    modi is reason.

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  • Joseph F. Gonsalves, Bannur, Puttur / Mangalore

    Wed, Mar 02 2016

    A Quote from the Principal of St. Philomena College Late Rev. Fr. Henry Castelino:

    ========== RICH ARE POOR IN HEART AND THE POOR ARE RICH IN HEART ==========

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  • KRPrabhu, Bangaluru

    Wed, Mar 02 2016

    I am sure that Mukesh Ambani will be No.1 in Forbes list till Modiji completes his full term in office.
    Problem for only for aam admi with guilt only to chew !!!

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  • Mahesh, Pilar - Shirva

    Wed, Mar 02 2016


    Gift from Modi & BJP government

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  • Gangaram, Moodbidri

    Wed, Mar 02 2016

    ... but he is poor in charity compare to TATA and others....???

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  • Acchu, Mlore

    Wed, Mar 02 2016

    Really wondering about china.. Many new billionaires..

    Next year we will see Modi Name.

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  • Indian, Mangalore

    Wed, Mar 02 2016

    Crude price has come down above 65 dollars per barrel and petrol price reduced only 11 rupees. What is the logic and where does money goes? These few people looting India. ONGC filed case against Ambani for looting oil from KG basin, but our so called FEKU government is silent.

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  • Santosh,K, Mangalore

    Wed, Mar 02 2016

    Iam the Indian poorer in Forbes list!!!!!!!!

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  • Gangaram, Moodbidri

    Wed, Mar 02 2016

    Bhikari ka kuch value nahi hai bhayya..... so doesn't matter!!!

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  • MOHAMMED MUSTAFA, Jeddah / M'lore

    Wed, Mar 02 2016

    Because. The background support of our feku. The Indian's are suffering petrol price and he is becoming more richest list how?

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  • geoffrey, hat hill

    Wed, Mar 02 2016

    With such a huge margin on petro products, it's surprising that he hasn't beaten Bill Gates as yet. 19.3 bn may not be the TRUE net worth

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  • Joel, Mangalore/ Sydney

    Wed, Mar 02 2016

    Black Money was not counted.

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  • Jossey Saldanha, Mumbai

    Wed, Mar 02 2016

    Very soon they will manufacture Submarines, Aircraft Carriers, Fighter Jets & Bullet Railu ...

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  • j.anata, Mangaluru / Mumbai

    Wed, Mar 02 2016

    Many of them he already is. Spares for rockets, planes, submarines etc is already being manufactured. Reliance ADAG also runs the Mumbai Metro in case you do not know of.

    With around 4 Lakh direct employees and indirectly supporting employment of approx 10 lakhs, Reliance in undoubtedly India's largest Private Sector supply chain management employer, with high performance growth- clearly supplementing a defunct Govt chain which is run only on Quotas.

    Because of them, we do not need to seek employment overseas or be unemployed here in India! Jai Ho Tata, Birla, Ambani, Adani

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  • geoffrey, hat hill

    Wed, Mar 02 2016

    In a country that boasts of 84 super rich billionaires, 24% of the population is still below poverty line. Don’t you find it bit too ironic? Now, other than attributing this to 60y rule, can you tell what specific/ concrete measures have been implemented over the past two years to dispel this disparity and what are the results. As for the statistical data of Reliance, fyi, Sahara group was d second largest employer in India in 2004. Since Feb (not May!) 2014, the Sahara chief Mr. Roy has been cooling his heels in Tihar jail for not returning 24k Crores to the investors. . Woh kehte hain na, ‘Allah meherban hai tho gadha pahilvan’

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