BHI Rich List-2018

BHI Rich List

Question: Who has Topped the BHI Rich List?
(a)Mukesh Ambani
(b)Jeff Bezos
(c)Warren Buffet
(d)Bill Gates
Answer: (a)
Related facts:

  • Reliance Industries Ltd Chairman Mukesh Ambani has topped the”Barclays Hurun India Rich List 2018″ (BHI Rich List) for the seventh consecutive year, with his wealth estimated at Rs 371,000 crore.
  • A second and third spot in the list is followed by SP Hinduja & Family of the Hinduja Group, with an estimated wealth of Rs 159,000 crore and Arcelor Mittal’s LN Mittal & Family with an estimated wealth of Rs 114,500 crore.
  • With 233 names, the country’s commercial capital Mumbai tops the list. Delhi came second (with 163 names) and Bengaluru third (with 70 names).

Relevant Figures:

  • The 2018 list comprises 831 richies while it marked a count of 617 in 2017.
  • The cumulative wealth of these 831 individuals in the list amounts to USD 719 billion, about one-quarter of the Indian GDP of USD 2,848 billion, as per the IMF`s April 2018 estimates.
  • The annual list is a compilation of the super-richest Indians having a net worth of Rs 1,000 crore or more.

Reference:

http://zeenews.india.com/companies/richest-indians-2018-list-mukesh-ambani-tops-bhi-rich-list-for-7th-time-in-a-row-2143548.html

https://www.indiatvnews.com/business/news-mukesh-ambani-tops-bhi-rich-list-7th-time-in-row-465254

http://www.freepressjournal.in/business/mukesh-ambani-tops-bhi-rich-list-7th-time-in-row/1362585