Steel baron Laxmi Mittal, Ambani brothers Mukesh and Anil and Wipro chief Azim Premji are among the nine Indians who figure in the Forbes magazine's list of 100 richest people in the world.
Three Indians shine in the top 20, including the Mittal-Arcelor Chief Executive at fifth in the world with a personal fortune of USD 32 billion.
Mukesh Ambani, Chairman of Reliance Industries, and industrialist Anil Ambani accounted for USD 20.1 and USD 18.2 billion respectively and stood at 14th and 18th in the list.
Premji ranked 21st with USD 17.1 billion.
Other Indians in the list are Kushal Pal Singh (62nd, USD 10 billion), Bharti Group Chairman Sunil Mittal and family (49th, USD 9.5 billion), Aditya Birla Group Chairman Kumar Birla (86th, USD 8 billion) and Essar Group's Shashi and Ravi Ruia (86th, USD 8 billion).
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates is the richest man in the world, as per the Forbes' list.
Courtesy : Expressindia.com.
Three Indians shine in the top 20, including the Mittal-Arcelor Chief Executive at fifth in the world with a personal fortune of USD 32 billion.
Mukesh Ambani, Chairman of Reliance Industries, and industrialist Anil Ambani accounted for USD 20.1 and USD 18.2 billion respectively and stood at 14th and 18th in the list.
Premji ranked 21st with USD 17.1 billion.
Other Indians in the list are Kushal Pal Singh (62nd, USD 10 billion), Bharti Group Chairman Sunil Mittal and family (49th, USD 9.5 billion), Aditya Birla Group Chairman Kumar Birla (86th, USD 8 billion) and Essar Group's Shashi and Ravi Ruia (86th, USD 8 billion).
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates is the richest man in the world, as per the Forbes' list.
Courtesy : Expressindia.com.