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Published Mar 26, 2024

By Vivek Dubey

2024 Hurun Rich List: Mukesh Ambani only Indian among world’s top 10, check details

The 2024 Hurun Global Rich List reveals a shift in wealth. Mumbai has overtaken Beijing as Asia’s billionaire capital, marking a significant milestone.

Mumbai has overtaken Beijing to become Asia’s billionaire capital for the first time.

New Delhi is among the top 10 cities with the most billionaires for the first time.

Mukesh Ambani is the only Indian among the top 10 billionaires, with a net worth of $115 billion.

Gautam Adani ranks 10th with a net worth of $86 billion.

Shiv Nadar ranks 34th with a net worth of $37 billion.

Cyrus Poonawalla ranks 55th with a net worth of $82 billion.

Mumbai now ranks third in terms of billionaires, following New York.

Mumbai is home to 92 billionaires, compared to Beijing’s 91.

Mumbai added 27 new billionaires, compared to Beijing’s addition of 6.

Elon Musk is the world’s richest person with a fortune of $231 billion.

Jeff Bezos is the world’s second richest person with $185 billion.

Bernard Arnault ranks third with a wealth of $175 billion.

Four Chinese cities, including Shanghai and Shenzhen, are among the top 10.

India added more billionaires (94) than China (55) in a year.

The wealth of 573 Chinese billionaires declined, compared to 24 Indian billionaires.

With 814 billionaires, China has more billionaires than the USA. India ranks third with 271.