Mukesh Ambani, managing director of Reliance Industries, earned Rs 3.0 billion per day over the past one year, according to a report by Barclays Hurun India Rich List 2018.
With a wealth of Rs 3710 billion, Ambani holds the top position in India for the seventh year running on the back of over 45 per cent rise in the share price of the company.
The wealth of the Indian business magnate is more than the combined wealth of SP Hinduja & Family (Rs 1590 billion), LN Mittal & Family (Rs 1145 billion), and Azim Premji (Rs 961 billion).
According to Barclays Hurun India Rich List 2018, a compilation of the richest individuals in India having a net worth of Rs 10 billion, the number of individuals increased by a third to 831 from 617 in 2017.
Dilip Sanghvi of Sun Pharma emerged as the fifth richest Indian on the list, three slots down from the last year, reports The Economic Times.