Forbes India's richest Indian by year

Each year, Forbes India issues a list of India's richest people, called the "India Rich List".^[1][2] Since 2008, Mukesh Ambani has been the richest Indian, with his wealth based in Reliance Industries.^[3][4] except for 2022 where Gautam Adani displaced him.

List

Year	Richest	Net worth in US$	Second richest	Net worth in US$	Source
2024	Mukesh Ambani	124 billion	Gautam Adani	83 billion	[5]
2023	Mukesh Ambani	92 billion	Gautam Adani	68 billion	[6]
2022	Gautam Adani	150 billion	Mukesh Ambani	88 billion	[7]
2021	Mukesh Ambani	92.7 billion	Gautam Adani	74.8 billion	[8]
2020	Mukesh Ambani	88.7 billion	Gautam Adani	25.2 billion	[9]
2019	Mukesh Ambani	51.4 billion	Gautam Adani	15.7 billion	[10]
2018	Mukesh Ambani	47.3 billion	Azim Premji	21 billion	[11]
2017	Mukesh Ambani	38 billion	Azim Premji	19 billion	[12]
2016	Mukesh Ambani	22.7 billion	Dilip Shanghvi	16.9 billion	[13]
2015	Mukesh Ambani	18.9 billion	Dilip Shanghvi	18 billion	[14]
2014	Mukesh Ambani	23.6 billion	Dilip Shanghvi	18 billion	[15]
2013	Mukesh Ambani	21 billion	Lakshmi Mittal	16 billion	[16]
2012	Mukesh Ambani	21 billion	Lakshmi Mittal	16 billion	[17]
2011	Mukesh Ambani	22.6 billion	Lakshmi Mittal	19.2 billion	[18]
2010	Mukesh Ambani	27 billion	Lakshmi Mittal	26.1 billion	[19]
2009	Mukesh Ambani	32 billion	Lakshmi Mittal	30 billion	[20]
2008	Lakshmi Mittal	45 billion	Mukesh Ambani	43 billion	[21]
2007		32 billion	Mukesh Ambani	20.1 billion	[22]
2006	Mukesh Ambani	16.56 billion	Azim Premji	12.89 billion	[23]
2005	Lakshmi Mittal	25 billion	Azim Premji	9.3 billion	[24]
2004	Lakshmi Mittal	11.2 billion	Azim Premji	10 billion	[25]
2003	Azim Premji	5.9 billion	Kumar Mangalam Birla	2.4 billion	[26]
2002	Azim Premji	6.4 billion	Kumar Mangalam Birla	2.1 billion	[27]
2001	Azim Premji	6.9 billion	Dhirubhai Ambani	3.4 billion	[28]
2000	Azim Premji	6.9 billion	Dhirubhai Ambani	6.6 billion	[29]
1999	Azim Premji	2.8 billion	Lakshmi Mittal	1.9 billion	[30]
1998	Lakshmi Mittal	3.5 billion	Dhirubhai Ambani	1.5 billion	[31]
1997	Lakshmi Mittal	1.9 billion	Dhirubhai Ambani	1.2 billion	[32]
1996	Kumar Mangalam Birla	2.1 billion	Lakshmi Mittal	1.5 billion	[33]