{
  "id": 9349086,
  "title": "Gautam Adani overtakes Mukesh Ambani as India’s richest with Rs922 billion wealth",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/gautam-adani-overtakes-mukesh-ambani-as-indias-richest-with-rs922",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-23T12:36:47.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Gulf News",
    "slug": "gulf-news",
    "url": "https://gulfnews.com/business/gautam-adani-overtakes-mukesh-ambani-as-indias-richest-with-rs922-billion-wealth-1.500685196"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Dubai: Gautam Adani and his family have reasserted their position at the top of the Hurun India Rich List, boasting a combined fortune exceeding Rs922 billion (Rs9.22 lakh crore) in the 2026 ranking published on Wednesday. This marks a reversal of fortune from earlier this year when Mukesh Ambani, the chairman of Reliance Industries, led the list with a family wealth of Rs863 billion (Rs8.63 lakh crore). Adani, whose business portfolio encompasses energy and infrastructure, is based in Ahmedabad, while Ambani's conglomerate, Reliance Industries, is headquartered in Mumbai. The rankings were followed by steel mogul Lakshmi Niwas Mittal and his family, with a net worth of Rs339 billion (Rs3.39 lakh crore). Mittal's core business is ArcelorMittal, a London-based company. Other notable entries include Cyrus Poonawalla and his family from the Serum Institute of India, ranked fourth with Rs303 billion, Roshni Nadar Malhotra and her family from HCL in fifth place with Rs278 billion, and Kumar Mangalam Birla and his family from the Aditya Birla Group in sixth with Rs269 billion. The rankings also featured Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Wipro, Vedanta Resources, Torrent Pharmaceuticals, Kotak Mahindra Bank, DLF, Sunil Mittal and his family from Bharti Airtel, TVS Motor's Venu Srinivasan, Asian Paints' Ina Ashwin Dani and her family, Zoho's Radha Vembu and Zerodha co-founder Nikhil Kamath, among others.",
  "summary": "Dubai: Gautam Adani and his family have reclaimed the top spot on the Hurun India Rich List, with a combined wealth of more than Rs922 billion (Rs9.22 lakh crore), according to the 2026 ranking released on Wednesday. Adani moved ahead of Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani and his family, whose wealth was valued at Rs863 billion (Rs8.63 lakh crore). Adani, whose business interests include…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "Rs 2,600 cr wealth: Zepto co-founder, not Aadit Palicha, is India’s youngest rich lister",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/rs-2-600-cr-wealth-zepto-co-founder-not-aadit-palicha-is-indias",
        "published": "2026-09-23T13:12:17.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}