Lakshmi N. Mittal
Estimated wealth: $17 billion
Flagship firm: ArcelorMittal
A billionaire industrialist primarily known for his ownership in ArcelorMittal, the world's second-largest steelmaker, L.N. Mittal's wealth is largely derived from his stake in this global steel empire.
Hinduja Brothers
(Gopichand, Prakash and Ashok)
Estimated wealth: $15 billion
Flagship firms: Ashok Leyland, IndusInd Bank, Gulf Oil Lubricants India, Hinduja Global
Solutions, GOCL Corp.
The net worth of Hinduja brothers comes
from a diverse business base comprising financials, transport and energy, technology, media and renewables.
Jay Chaudhry
Estimated wealth: $8 billion
Flagship firm: Zscaler
The CEO and founder of Zscaler, a publicly-traded cloud security company, holds a 42% ownership stake that constitutes the majority of his wealth.
S.P. Lohia
Estimated wealth: $7 billion
Flagship firm: Indo Rama Synthetics
Sri Prakash Lohia is the founder of Indorama Corp., a diversified petrochemical and textiles conglomerate, and is also the world's largest producer of PET resin through its associate company, Indorama Ventures Public.
Vinod Khosla
Estimated wealth:
$6 billion
Flagship firm:
Khosla Ventures
An investor and technologist, he established Khosla Ventures to support entrepreneurs in creating disruptive, technology-driven companies.
M.A. Yusuff Ali
Estimated wealth:
$5.7 billion
Flagship firm: LuLu Group International, Waldorf Astoria (Scotland), the Great Scotland Yard Hotel
The UAE-based billionaire serves as the CMD of LuLu Group International, a global enterprise with 254 stores in 23 countries.
Romesh T. Wadhwani
Estimated wealth:
$5.1 billion
Flagship firm:
Symphony Technology Group
The serial entrepreneur with a Ph.D. from Carnegie Mellon, best known as the founder and former CEO of Symphony AI and the chairman of ConcertAI, a healthcare AI firm valued at $1.9 billion, and for founding Aspect Development, which sold for $9.3 billion.
Sridhar Vembu
Estimated wealth:
$5 billion
Flagship firm:
Zoho Corporation
He is the California-based founder and CEO of Texas-headquartered Zoho Corporation, a web-based business tools provider with over 90 million global users.