Muskesh Ambani now world richest person. Mukesh Ambani on Sunday become the first Indian to head a group of companies with a combined market value of over Rs five trillion, surpassing American software czar Bill Gates, Mexican business tycoon Carlos Slim Helu and famous investment guru Warren Buffett, courtesy the bull run in the stock market. Following a strong share price rally on in his three group companies, India's most valued firm Reliance Industries, Reliance Petroleum and Reliance Industrial Infrastructure, the net worth of Mukesh Ambani rose to $63.2 billion (Rs 2,49,108 crore). while his group's flagship Reliance Industries became the country's first firm crossing the capitalisation of Rs four trillion.
Combining the market cap of all three listed Mukesh Ambani group firm's -- RIL, Reliance Petroleum and Reliance Industrial Infrastructure -- the group's valuation crossed Rs 5,00,000-crore level for the first time, based on the closing prices of firms' scrip
The five richest people in the world with their net worth
1. Mukesh Ambani ($63.2 billion)
2. Carlos Slim Helu ($62.2993 billion)
3. William (Bill) Gates ($62.29 billion)
4. Warren Buffett ($55.9 billion)
5. Lakshmi Mittal ($50.9 billion)
