Forbes India — November 17, 2017

december 29, 2017 forbes india | 43

share of The Top TWenTY biLLionaires bY CaTegorY

half of the dozen members whose wealth eroded

this year are pharma tycoons, but pharmaceuticals

is still the most dominant sector in the list

the top 20 billionaires accounted for 70 percent of

the wealth on the list in 2009. this share has steadily

eroded to 52 percent in 2017

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muKesh ambani 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

azim premJi 4 3 3 3 4 3 3 4 2 3.2

hinduJa broThers - - - 9 6 6 4 3 3 5.2

LaKshmi miTTaL 2 2 2 2 2 5 8 6 4 3.7

paLLonJi misTrY - 12 9 4 5 4 5 5 5 6.1

Pallonji Mistry and three of the four Hinduja brothers are not Indian citizens and were not considered in the Rich Lists initially. However,
they were included in 2010 and 2012 respectively, due to their business ties to the country

four of the top five billionaires have bigger fortunes than in 2009, when the first rich List was published

how the ranks and fortunes of this year’s top five billionaires have drifted through the years

Mukesh Ambani Azim premji hinduja brothers Lakshmi Mittal p allonji Mistry

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pharmaceuticals 15

diversified 12

real estate 6

Consumer goods 5

software 5

paints 4

retail 4

Media 3

Motorcycles 3

Auto parts 3

Others 40

Wealth of top 20 Wealth of next 80

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