On 5th March 2026, the Hurun Research Institute released the 15th edition of the Hurun Global Rich List 2026, in which Mukesh Ambani, Chairman & Managing Director (CMD) of Reliance Industries Limited (RIL), emerged as the richest person in India and Asia with a net worth of Rs 9.8 lakh crore.
- Elon Musk United States of America (USA), CEO of Tesla and founder of SpaceX, retained the world’s richest person in the Hurun Global Rich List 2026 with a net worth of USD 792 billion (up 89%), becoming the first person to surpass USD 700 billion, followed by Jeff Bezos (USA) (USD 300 billion) and Larry Page (USA) (USD 271 billion).
Highlights of Hurun Global Rich List 2026:
Ranking: The Hurun Global Rich List 2026 ranked United States Dollar (USD) billionaires based on wealth calculated as of 15 January 2026, covering 4,020 billionaires from 2,914 companies across 73 countries, the first time the global count crossed 4,000.
India: India ranked third globally with 308 billionaires (57 new entrants) after China and the USA, with their combined wealth estimated at around Rs 112 lakh crore.
Women: China dominated self-made women billionaires with 75%, while Diane Hendricks (78) of ABC Supply (USA) remained the world’s richest self-made woman for the fourth time with USD 24 billion, and Alice Walton (76) of Walmart was the richest woman globally with USD 119 billion.
Richest women in India: Roshni Nadar Malhotra is the richest woman in India and the first to enter the overall top three.
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