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Mukesh Ambani Wealthier than 14 States in India

By:  Tupaki Desk   |   21 Oct 2016 3:18 PM GMT
Mukesh Ambani Wealthier than 14 States in India
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RIL Chairman Mukesh Ambani who has been named as India's richest person by Forbes for ninth year in a row have a net wealth of $23.1 billion. This figure is higher than the GDP of as many as 14 Indian States & Union Territories. Ambani's fortune equals the GDP of countries like Estonia in Europe.

Whereas, Pharma magnate Dilip Shanghvi ($15.8 billion) who is country's second richest person is wealthier than 13 Indian States. Even the net worth of Wipro founder Azim Premji ($15.4 billion) and Lakshmi Mittal ($13.3) is higher than the GDP of 13 States in the country.

The Fortune of seven other Indians (Shiv Nadar, Cyrus Poonawalla, Lakshmi Mittal, Uday Kotak, Kumar Mangalam Birla, Sunil Mittal and Desh Bandhu Gupta) in Top 10 Richest Persons is between $13.3 billion to $4.9 billion. Net Worth of each of them is higher than the GDP of at least 10 states.

Combined wealth of Top 5 Richest Indians is sufficient to conduct a mega tournament like Olympics for 18 times.