Richest Indian Families

Some people are born with a silver spoon, while others crafted themselves. But if there’s anything element that all of these entrepreneurial generations agree on, it’s their exceptional business aptitude and desire to carry on their family history. Here are a few of India’s wealthiest families, with more than $300 billion. These families, who come from various industries, have amassed a significant fortune and have earned a spot amongst India’s top wealthiest families.

Here’s a look at these families’ entire net worth as well as their past-

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1. Adani Family – $109.5 Billion

The Adani family has a combined wealth of $109.5 Billion, making them the country’s richest family. Adani owns Gujarat’s Mundra Port, which is India’s biggest. Electricity generation and distribution, property investment, defense, and infused oils all contribute to the family’s income.

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2. Ambani Family – $90 Billion

The Ambani household is one of India’s wealthiest families, with a mansion worth $1 billion. The Ambani household is valued $90 billion dollars. Reliance Industries, which has holdings in petrochemical products, oil and gas, telecommunications, and marketing, contributes the majority of the funds.

Mukesh Dhirubhai Ambani is the chairperson, chief executive, and biggest shareholder of Reliance Industries Ltd., a Fortune Global 500 corporation and India’s leading firm by market price.

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3. Mistry Family – $34 Billion

The Shapoorji Pallonji Group, established in 1865, is owned by the Mistry family. Infrastructure, property investment, fabrics, manufactured products, domestic appliances, transportation, periodicals, energy, and nanotechnology are all areas where it operates.

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4. Hinduja Family – $14 Billion

The Hinduja family is India’s third-richest family, with a personal wealth of INR 86,500 crores. The Hinduja Group has a diverse business portfolio that includes vehicles, lubrication, cable and satellite, and finance.

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5. Damani Family – $23.8 Billion

The Damani family bought DMart, a retail chain with 271 locations in India. The family purchased a home valued at over $100 million in 2021. In Alibag, a renowned beachside retreat near Mumbai, they now own the 156-room Radisson Blu Resort.

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6. Burman Family – $5.8 Billion

Burman household is India’s sixth-richest dynasty, with a net value of INR 67,600 crores. The family bought 68 percent of Dabur and has interests in a number of well-known companies in the dining, health insurance, and healthcare industries.

The Burman household is most renowned for their business Dabur, which they have owned for successive generations. Dabur was founded in 1884 by S.K. Burman, a specialist who specialised in herbal treatments for ailments like as cholera, malaria, and plague.

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(Seated from left) late RC Burman, late AC Burman; (standing from left) Mohit Burman (director), late Sidharth Burman, VC Burman (chairman emeritus), Pradeep Burman, Amit Burman (vice chairman), late GC Burman, Anand Burman (chairman). forbesindia

7. Birla Family – $16.7 Billion

One of India’s oldest family-owned companies is the Aditya Birla company. In 1857, it began as a linen manufacturing enterprise. With operations in metallurgy, concrete, banking sectors, telecommunications, and retailing, the Birla company has a net value of $16.7 billion.

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(From left) Aditya Birla, Kumar Mangalam, G.D. Birla and B. K. Birla. forbesindia

8. Godrej Family – $10 Billion

The Godrej family is an Indian Parsi household that runs and controls a substantial portion of the Godrej Group, which was formed in 1897 by Ardeshir Godrej and his brother Pirojsha Burjorji Godrej. Godrej Industries Limited’s Chairman and Chief Officer is Nadir Godrej.

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He graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology with a B.S. in Chemical Engineering in 1973 and an M.S. in Chemical Engineering in 1975.

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9. Bajaj Family – $13.7 Billion

The Bajaj Group is an Indian global company established in Mumbai in 1926 by Jamnalal Bajaj and Marwari Agrawal entrepreneurs. The company consists of 34 firms, with Bajaj Auto being the fourth largest two- and three-wheeler producer in the world. Rahul Bajaj was a millionaire businessman from India.

He was the honorary president of the Bajaj Group, an Indian corporation. In 2001, he received the Padma Bhushan, India’s third highest civilian prize.

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