<p>Mukesh Ambani topped the <a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/naazneenkarmali/2020/10/07/indias-100-richest-2020-collective-net-worth-of-countrys-richest-rose-14-despite-pandemic/#685f27c23da4" target="_blank">Forbes India Rich List</a> in 2020 for the thirteenth consecutive year to remain the richest person in India. </p>.<p>Forbes, in a statement, said that the collective net worth of India's richest rose 14% to $517.5 billion from a year earlier, and Ambani accounts for half of these gains. The business tycoon added $37.3 billion to his fortune, raising his net worth to $88.7 billion, a rise of 73%.</p>.<p>Gautam Adani retained the second spot by boosting his net worth by 61% to $25.2 billion.</p>.<p>Tech tycoon Shiv Nadar, who ceded the post of chairman of HCL Technologies in July to his daughter Roshni Nadar Malhotra, jumped three places to no.3 with $20.4 billion net worth.</p>.<p>Radhakishan Damani of Avenue Supermarts stood at the fourth place with a net worth of $15.4 billion. The Hinduja brothers with $12.8 billion claimed the fifth position.</p>.<p>The fortune of billionaire Cyrus Poonawalla, who stood at no. 6 -- just short of the top 5 in the list -- was up 26% to $11.5 billion. Poonawalla's privately held Serum Institute of India, led by Adar Poonawalla, is among the leading manufacturers in the global race for Covid-19 vaccine.</p>.<p>Pallonji Mistry, Uday Kotak, the Godrej family and Lakshmi Mittal stood at positions 7, 8, 9 and 10, respectively.<br /> </p>
<p>Mukesh Ambani topped the <a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/naazneenkarmali/2020/10/07/indias-100-richest-2020-collective-net-worth-of-countrys-richest-rose-14-despite-pandemic/#685f27c23da4" target="_blank">Forbes India Rich List</a> in 2020 for the thirteenth consecutive year to remain the richest person in India. </p>.<p>Forbes, in a statement, said that the collective net worth of India's richest rose 14% to $517.5 billion from a year earlier, and Ambani accounts for half of these gains. The business tycoon added $37.3 billion to his fortune, raising his net worth to $88.7 billion, a rise of 73%.</p>.<p>Gautam Adani retained the second spot by boosting his net worth by 61% to $25.2 billion.</p>.<p>Tech tycoon Shiv Nadar, who ceded the post of chairman of HCL Technologies in July to his daughter Roshni Nadar Malhotra, jumped three places to no.3 with $20.4 billion net worth.</p>.<p>Radhakishan Damani of Avenue Supermarts stood at the fourth place with a net worth of $15.4 billion. The Hinduja brothers with $12.8 billion claimed the fifth position.</p>.<p>The fortune of billionaire Cyrus Poonawalla, who stood at no. 6 -- just short of the top 5 in the list -- was up 26% to $11.5 billion. Poonawalla's privately held Serum Institute of India, led by Adar Poonawalla, is among the leading manufacturers in the global race for Covid-19 vaccine.</p>.<p>Pallonji Mistry, Uday Kotak, the Godrej family and Lakshmi Mittal stood at positions 7, 8, 9 and 10, respectively.<br /> </p>