Savitri Jindal is the richest mother and woman in India, with a 2025/2026 net worth exceeding $34–40 billion. As the chairperson of the O.P. Jindal Group, she leads a steel and power conglomerate. A mother of nine, she successfully managed the family empire after her husband’s passing, according to South China Morning Post.
🇮🇳 Top 10 Richest Indians (2026/Latest) Mukesh Ambani & family – ~$105 B (Reliance Industries) Gautam Adani & family – ~$92 B (Adani Group) Savitri Jindal & family – ~$40.2 B (Jindal Group)
Priyanka Chopra is generally considered richer than Deepika Padukone, with recent estimates placing Priyanka's net worth around ₹620-₹650 crore (or $80 million USD) and Deepika's net worth closer to ₹500 crore, though exact figures vary by source, with Priyanka's global ventures and Hollywood career contributing to her higher valuation.
The #1 richest actor in India, according to the 2025 Hurun India Rich List, is Shah Rukh Khan (SRK), who became a billionaire with a net worth estimated at $1.4 billion (around ₹12,490 crore) due to his successful film career, production company Red Chillies Entertainment, IPL cricket team Kolkata Knight Riders, endorsements, and real estate. He leads other wealthy Bollywood stars like Juhi Chawla and Amitabh Bachchan.
Leading the list are Agarwal and Gupta (12 families each), followed by Patel (10 families), Jain (9), and Mehta, Goenka, Shah (5 each). Singh, alongside Rao and Doshi, features with 4 wealthy families each.
Her grandfather started the cosmetics giant in 1909, and Bettencourt Meyers inherited it after the death of her mother, Liliane Bettencourt, once the world's richest woman.
As of December 2025, six music artists have reached the billionaire status on Forbes reports: Jay-Z leading the list with $2.5 billion, Taylor Swift—the richest female musician—and then Rihanna, the first female artist to become a billionaire.
New data shows where the richest people in the country actually live, and the numbers may surprise you. Mumbai leads with 142000 millionaires, followed by Delhi, Bangalore, Ahmedabad, Kolkata, Chennai, Pune, Hyderabad, Gurgaon, and Surat.
Elon Musk maintained his position as the world's wealthiest person, with his net worth estimated at $627 billion by Bloomberg and $750 billion by Barron's. Larry Page's net worth reached $270 billion, moving him to second place due to Alphabet's AI business growth.
The Ambani family tops the list with a valuation of Rs 28.2 lakh crore, followed by the Birla family. North Indian surnames dominate the list, and Agarwal and Gupta families feature prominently with high valuations. India's ultra-rich business families are primarily from specific communities.
There are two surnames at #1 with 12 families each... The first is Agarwal and the second is Gupta... #3 is Patel with 10 families. #4 is Jain with 9 families.
The study highlights how certain communities have built and preserved wealth across generations. At number three on the list is Patel, represented by 10 families, followed by Jain with nine families. Next come Mehta, Goenka and Shah, each with five families in the rankings.
Shah Rukh Khan is significantly richer than Virat Kohli, with his net worth estimated around $1.4 billion as of late 2025, making him India's richest celebrity, while Virat Kohli's wealth is estimated in the hundreds of millions, though he often leads in brand value, according to sources like the BBC https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1ed21d5ezno, Zee News https://zeenews.india.com/photos/sports/cricket/battle-of-kings-who-has-a-higher-net-worth-between-virat-kohli-shah-rukh-khan-2944127, and the Hurun India Rich List https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1ed21d5ezno, Bollywood Life. Khan's wealth comes from decades in Bollywood, Red Chillies Entertainment, and the Kolkata Knight Riders, whereas Kohli earns from cricket, numerous endorsements, and businesses like One8.
According to the recently released Hurun India Rich List 2025, Juhi Chawla is the richest female star in India. The list puts her net worth at a staggering ₹7790 crore (almost $880 million), making her one of the richest actors not just in India but worldwide.
Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan has entered the billionaire club with a net worth of USD 1.4 billion, beating global celebrities like Taylor Swift, Tom Cruise and Arnold Schwarzenegger, according to an annual list published by the Hurun Research Institute on October 1.
Allu Arjun, the highest-paid Indian actor, received a whopping Rs 300 crore for Pushpa 2. Here are 8 other actors who charge more than Rs 100 crore for a film.
The most expensive home owned by an Indian actor is worth ₹800 crore, more than the combined values of SRK's Mannat and Amitabh Bachchan's Jalsa. Soha Ali Khan at the Pataudi Palace, her and brother Saif's ancestral house.
