Ambanis ahead of Premji, Mittal still on top: Forbes

Mumbai, Nov 17 (UNI) Corporate tycoons - Mukesh and Anil Ambani - of the Reliance Group have moved ahead of Wipro chief Azim Premji in 'India's 40 Richest' list.

According to Forbes magazine on India's 40 richest, NRI steel tycoon Lakshami Mittal has maintained his top place with a net worth of USD 25 billion, a release said.

The Ambani brothers, who split their business empire last year, saw their fortunes swell this year, with Mukesh's assets rising by USD 11.5 billion and Anil's net worth stand at USD 9.3 billion.

In the World Bank list of 180 countries, Anil Ambani with USD 9.3 billion comes ahead of 77 countries' individual GDP. His ranking will be 104 ahead of Botswana, Gabonm, Uganda, Albania, Senegal, Honduras and Nepal. He commands 1.2 per cent of India's GDP of USD 775 billion.

There are five newcomers in the list this year including owner of Sun TV Kalanithi Maran, promoter of Unitech Ramesh Chandra and Jignesh Shah, who set up India's largest commodities exchange, the release added.

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