India's 10 richest business tycoons

Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani continues to be the richest businessman in India.

Take a look at India’s 10 richest businessmen as ranked by Bloomberg…

IMAGE: Mukesh Ambani with wife Nita Ambani. Photograph: PTI

Mukesh Ambani

Chairman, Reliance Industries

Rank: 1

Net worth: $22.4 billion

Gain: $804 million

IMAGE: Dilip Sanghvi ranked second in the richest list. Photograph: Reuters

Dilip Sanghvi

MD, Sun Pharmaceuticals

Rank: 2

Net worth: $15.6 billion

Loss: $850 million

Pallonji Mistry

Chairman, Shapoorji Pallonji Group

Rank: 3

Net worth: $14.2 billion

Gain: $374 million

IMAGE: Azim Premji ranked fourth in the richest list. Photograph: Reuters

Azim Premji

Chairman, wipro

Rank: 4

Net worth: $12.7 billion

Loss: $2.1 billion

IMAGE: L N Mittal ranked fifth in the richest list. Photograph: Reuters

L N Mittal

Chairman, Arcelor Mittal

Rank: 5

Net worth: $12.5 billion

Gain: $3.1 billion

IMAGE: Shiv Nadar ranked sixth in the richest list.

Shiv Nadar

Chairman, HCL

Rank: 6

Net worth: $11.6 billion

Loss: $562 million

Cyrus Poonawala

Chairman, Poonawala Group

Rank: 7

Net worth: $8.6 billion

Loss: $1.4 billion

IMAGE: Uday Kotak is ranked eighth in the richest list.

Uday Kotak

MD, Kotak Mahindra Bank

Rank: 8

Net worth: $8 billion

Gain: $783 million

IMAGE: Kumar Mangalam Birla is ranked ninth in the richest list.

Kumar Mangalam Birla

Chairman, Aditya Birla Group

Rank: 9

Net worth: $5.9 billion

Gain: $192 million

Benu Gopal Bangur

The chairman of Shree Cements, Benu Gopal Bangur, has made his debut on India’s 10 richest people list.

Rank: 10

Net worth: $5.8 billion

Gain: $1.8 billion

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