World’s Top 10 Billionaires list released by Hurun research platform

World’s Top 10 Billionaires list

According to the recently released Hurun Global Rich List, Mukesh Ambani, the Chairman of Reliance Industries and the richest man in Asia, is the only Indian to be ranked among the top 10 billionaires in the world. Despite experiencing a 20 percent decline in his wealth, Ambani still managed to secure the ninth position globally, with a net worth of $82 billion. The report, which was compiled by research platform Hurun in collaboration with real estate group M3M, is titled ‘The 2023 M3M Hurun Global Rich List’.

Stat’s of the Hurun Global Rich List:

The Hurun Global Rich List for 2023 ranked a total of 3,112 billionaires from 69 countries and 2,356 companies, which is a decrease from last year’s 3,384 billionaires. The number of billionaires dropped by 8 percent, and their total wealth dropped by 10 percent compared to last year. Out of the total number of billionaires, 1,078 individuals witnessed an increase in their wealth, including 176 new faces. However, 2,479 billionaires saw their wealth remain the same or decrease, and 445 of them dropped off the list altogether.

Top 10 Billionaires in the World:

Rank	Billionaries	Wealth (US$BN)
1	Elon Musk	205
2	Jeff Bezos	188
3	Bernard Arnault	—
4	Bill Gates	124
5	Warren Buffett	119
6	Sergey Brin	116
7	Larry Page	116
8	Steve Ballmer	107
9	Mukesh Ambani	103
10	Bertrand Puech & Family	102

Hurun Global Rich List: India

India secured the third position in the 2023 M3M Hurun Global Rich List in terms of the number of billionaires, with a total of 187 billionaires. This number is significantly lower than the US, which has 691 billionaires. The report stated that 30 new individuals joined the billionaire group in India this year. According to Hurun, India’s contribution to the global billionaire population has been steadily increasing over the past five years. Currently, India’s share of the total global billionaire population is 8 percent, compared to 4.9 percent five years ago.

Indian billionaires in 2023 M3M Hurun Global Rich List – Top 10

Global Rank	Name	Wealth $ bn	Main Company
9	Mukesh Ambani	82	Reliance
23	Gautam Adani & family	53	Adani
46	Cyrus Poonawalla	27	Serum
50	Shiv Nadar & family	26	HCL
76	Lakshmi N Mittal	20	ArcelorMittal
76	SP Hinduja & family	20	Hinduja
98	Dilip Shanghvi & family	17	Sun Pharmaceutical Industries
107	Radhakishan Damani & family	16	Avenue Supermarts
135	Kumar Mangalam Birla & family	14	Aditya Birla
135	Uday Kotak	14	Kotak Mahindra Bank

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