India retained the third spot on the list of countries with a maximum number of billionaires. The country\u2019s elite billion dollar club saw the addition of 55 new entrepreneurs in 2020 despite the Covid-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
India is now home to 177 resident dollar billionaires while overall Indians with a net worth exceeding 1 billion dollars is 209, according to Hurun Global Rich List 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Tesla\u2019s Elon Musk added $151 billion to become the richest man in the world for the first time with a net worth of $197 billion, followed by Amazon\u2019s Jeff Bezos ($189 billion).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani, who emerged as the richest man in India with a net worth of $83 billion, came in at number eight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
India retained the third spot in the number of billionaires from a country with a total of 177 billionaires living in the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In the list of Indian billionaires, Mr. Ambani was followed by Adani Group\u2019s Gautam Adani and family with his wealth almost doubling to $32 billion.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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