Elon Musk tops Forbes Billionaires List 2022, Mukesh Ambani richest Indian (10th)
- Tesla and SpaceX chief Elon Musk has topped the Forbes Billionaires List 2022 to emerge as the richest person in the world. His total estimated net worth is $219 billion.
- He is followed by Amazon chief Jeff Bezos and Louis Vuitton chief Bernard Arnault respectively.
- Top Indian – Reliance Industries Chairman and Managing Director Mukesh Ambani has been retained as the richest Indian in the list with a net worth of $90.7 billion. He is ranked at 10th position globally.
- Top Women in the list – Cosmetics giant L’Oréal’s founder’s granddaughter, Francoise Bettencourt Meyers, has been listed as the richest woman in the world in 2022, with a net worth of $74.8 billion.
- A total of 2,668 billionaires have been ranked in the 36th edition of the annual ranking of world’s richest people by Forbes.
List of Top 10 Billionaires Globally
- Elon Musk ($219 billion)
- Jeff Bezos ($171 billion)
- Bernard Arnault and family ($158 billion)
- Bill Gates ($129 billion)
- Warren Buffett ($118 billion)
- Larry Page ($111 billion)
- Sergey Brin ($107 billion)
- Larry Ellison ($106 billion)
- Steve Ballmer ($91.4 billion)
- Mukesh Ambani $(90.7 billion).
List of Top 10 Indian in the List
- Mukesh Ambani ($90.7 billion) – 10th rank
- Gautam Adani ($90 billion) – 11th rank
- Shiv Nadar ($28.7 billion) – 47th rank
- Cyrus Poonawalla ($24.3 billion) – 56th rank
- Radhakishan Damani ($20 billion) – 81st rank
- Lakshmi Mittal ($17.9 billion) – 89th rank
- Savitri Jindal and family ($17.7 billion) – 91st rank
- Kumar Birla ($16.5 billion) – 106th rank
- Dilip Sanghvi ($15.6 billion) – 115th rank
- Uday Kotak ($15.3 billion) – 129th rank
List of Indian Women on Forbes Billionaires List 2022
- A total of 11 Indian women, with 4 newcomers, feature in this list. They are:
Rank | Name | Net Worth | Source |
91. | Savitri Jindal | $17.7 billion | Steel |
637. | Falguni Nayar | $4.5 billion | Fashion and retail |
778. | Leena Tewari | $3.8 billion | Pharmaceuticals |
913. | Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw | $3.3 billion | Biopharmaceuticals |
1238. | Smita Crishna-Godrej | $2.5 billion | Consumer goods |
1579. | Anu Aga | $1.9 billion | Engineering |
1645. | Mudula Parekh | $1.8 billion | Manufacturing |
1729. | Radha Vembu | $1.7 billion | Business software |
2076. | Sara George Muthoot | $1.4 billion | Finance |
2448. | Kavita Singhania | $1.1 billion | Cement |
2578. | Bhawari Bai Surana | $1 billion | Pharmaceutical |