Billionaires
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Inside India's ultra-luxury mansions: Modern palaces of the super-rich
Fashion | Jul 08, 2025, 01:55 PM ISTIndia is home to nearly 205 billionaires, which means they have their ultra-luxury houses in the country. These homes reflect sheer opulence and heritage. Each property showcases a distinct blend of architecture, legacy, and staggering valuation. Here are some of the mansions owned by the super-rich
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THIS richest woman in the world has $100 billion fortune, check all details
World | Dec 29, 2023, 01:33 PM ISTThe 70-year-old Bettencourt Meyers' net worth crossed $100 billion, making her the 12th richest woman in the world. She is still behind French billionaire Bernard Arnault, the owner of one of the world's biggest luxury groups LVMH, who is second on the list with a net worth of $179 billion.
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18% of super-rich Indians invested in cryptocurrencies, NFTs last year: Report
Business | Mar 01, 2022, 07:09 PM ISTIn its Wealth Report, Knight Frank stated that 18 percent of global UHNWIs now own cryptocurrencies or tokens, and 11 percent have invested in NFTs (non-fungible tokens).
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Number of billionaires in India down to 136 in FY21
Business | Aug 10, 2021, 03:42 PM ISTThe number of billionaires in India came down to 136 in 2020-21 from 141 in 2019-20, based on the gross total income declared in the income tax return, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman informed Parliament on Tuesday.
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12 billionaires among Pakistan's National Assembly members
Elections | Nov 11, 2020, 02:03 PM ISTThere are 12 billionaires in Pakistan's National Assembly while most of the other lawmakers were also wealthy, possessing large properties in the country and abroad and massive investments in stocks, according to a media report on Wednesday.
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With just 3 pc rise for bottom-half, India's richest 1% get richer by 39 pc in 2018: Oxfam
Business | Jan 21, 2019, 08:45 AM ISTOxfam further said that 13.6 crore Indians, who make up the poorest 10 per cent of the country, continued to remain in debt since 2004.
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Indian billionaires' wealth equals 15% of GDP, poor becoming poorer: Oxfam
Business | Feb 22, 2018, 06:46 PM ISTThe report noted that by the latest estimates, the total wealth of Indian billionaires is 15 per cent of the GDP of the country; this has risen from 10 per cent only five years ago.
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India added over 11,413 ‘crorepatis’ in 2015-16, but billionaire wealth dipped Rs 50,000 cr
Business | Dec 20, 2017, 04:09 PM ISTThe I-T department released statistics for assessment year 2015-16 showing that 59,830 individuals with gross total income of over Rs 1 crore had a cumulative income of Rs 1.54 lakh crore.
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In a first, Asia tops US in billionaire count; India, China lead the way
Business | Oct 26, 2017, 01:17 PM ISTNumber of billionaires in Asia rose by 117 to 637, with self-made billionaires seeing their wealth rise faster than those who became rich through family ties.
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What slowdown? India added 700 to billionaires’ list in past year, 16 doubled their assets
Business | Sep 26, 2017, 12:07 PM ISTThe list of billionaires in India has grown from 339 in 2016 to 1043 this year, according to the Hurun list
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Mukesh Ambani with 100 other Indians in Forbes’ World Billionaires list
Mar 21, 2017, 11:45 AM ISTIndia is home to the world's fourth highest number of billionaires with Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani leading the club of more than 100 super rich Indians, according to a new list released by Forbes magazine.
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India’s billionaire club: Patanjali’s Balakrishna leads pack of 27 new entrants, 11 lose status post notes ban
Mar 08, 2017, 12:45 PM ISTReliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani retains his position as the richest Indian with an estimated wealth of Rs 1.7L cr
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India has fourth largest population of billionaires: Forbes
India | Mar 03, 2015, 10:02 PM ISTNew York: Forbes has published its list of richest people of the year 2015 and according to it, India houses fourth largest number of billionaires across the world. Most number of billionaires live in US,
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Hinduja brothers are only Britons on list of world's top 80 billionaires
Jan 23, 2015, 05:00 PM ISTNew Delhi: With an estimated wealth of nearly $14 billion, India-born Hinduja brothers have now emerged as the only British names on the list of world's top 80 billionaires dominated by Americans. Srichand and Gopichand
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1700 private jets fly to Davos to discuss global issues including global warming
Jan 21, 2015, 03:02 PM ISTNew Delhi: A squadron of 1,700 private jets are expected to fly Billionaires, world leaders and celebrities to the four-day conference annual World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland – to discuss things such as terrorism,
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Good days are here for India's 100 richest, all are billionaires
Sep 25, 2014, 02:26 PM ISTSingapore: For the first time, the 100 richest tycoons in India are all billionaires with Mukesh Ambani topping the league for the eighth consecutive year, according to Forbes.With a net worth of $23.6 billion, up
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15 billionaires who started with nothing
Nov 30, 2014, 11:31 AM ISTNew Delhi: All from humble beginnings, these 15 business people are now at top of their industries earning millions of dollars.Through determination, persistence, and a bit of luck, these billionaires tell us the story that
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Billionaire list: Mumbai in top 5 'billionaire cities' list, India beats France, Saudi, Switzerland in rich li
Nov 07, 2013, 04:38 PM ISTNew Delhi: India has more number of billionaires than France, Saudi Arabia, Switzerland and Hong Kong and is home to the sixth largest group of super rich population in the world, says a report.Moreover, the