India is home to world’s fourth highest number of billionaires, according to a new list released by Forbes magazine.
The Forbes list of the ‘World’s Billionaires’ 2017 consists of 2,043 of the richest people in the world who have a combined net worth of $7.67 trillion, a record 18 per cent increase over past year.
The list has been topped by Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates for the fourth year in a row. He has been the richest person in the world for 18 out of the past 23 years.
List of Top 10 Billionaires:
| Rank | Name | Net Worth | Age | Source | Country of Citizenship |
| #1 | Bill Gates | $86 B | 61 | Microsoft | United States |
| #2 | Warren Buffett | $75.6 B | 86 | Berkshire Hathaway | United States |
| #3 | Jeff Bezos | $72.8 B | 53 | Amazon.com | United States |
| #4 | Amancio Ortega | $71.3 B | 81 | Zara | Spain |
| #5 | Mark Zuckerberg | $56 B | 32 | United States | |
| #6 | Carlos Slim Helu | $54.5 B | 77 | telecom | Mexico |
| #7 | Larry Ellison | $52.2 B | 72 | software | United States |
| #8 | Charles Koch | $48.3 B | 81 | diversified | United States |
| #8 | David Koch | $48.3 B | 76 | diversified | United States |
| #10 | Michael Bloomberg | $47.5 B | 75 | Bloomberg LP | United States |
List of Top 10 Women Billionaires:
| Rank | Name | Net Worth | Age | Source | Country |
| #14 | Liliane Bettencourt | $39.5 B | 94 | L’Oreal | France |
| #17 | Alice Walton | $33.8 B | 67 | Wal-Mart | United States |
| #26 | Jacqueline Mars | $27 B | 77 | candy | United States |
| #29 | Maria Franca Fissolo | $25.2 B | 82 | Nutella, chocolates | Italy |
| #38 | Susanne Klatten | $20.4 B | 54 | BMW, pharmaceuticals | Germany |
| #40 | Laurene Powell Jobs | $20 B | 53 | Apple, Disney | United States |
| #69 | Gina Rinehart | $15 B | 63 | mining | Australia |
| #75 | Abigail Johnson | $14.4 B | 55 | money management | United States |
| #84 | Iris Fontbona | $13.7 B | 74 | mining | Chile |
| #95 | Charlene de Carvalho-Heineken | $12.6 B | 62 | Heineken | Netherlands |
India is home to 101 billionaires, the first time it has more than 100 super rich individuals.
The US continues to have more billionaires than any other nation, with a record 565, up from 540 a year ago. China is catching up with 319, Germany has the third most with 114 and India has the fourth highest number of billionaires.
There are nearly 20 people of Indian-origin who have made fortunes in various nations across the world, led by UK-based Hinduja brothers ranked 64th with $15.4-billion net worth, Indian-born tycoon Pallonji Mistry, who controls the 152-year-old Mumbai-headquartered engineering giant Shapoorji Pallonji Group at the 77th spot with $14.3-billion net worth and petrochemicals major Indorama co-founder Sri Prakash Lohia at the 288th spot with $5.4 billion net worth.
Mistry’s younger son Cyrus is embroiled in a legal battle with the Tata Group after he was suddenly ousted as chairman of Tata Sons, a position he had held since 2012.
Mukesh Ambani, 59, leads the pack of Indian billionaires, coming in at the 33rd position with a net worth of $23.2 billion.
Anil Ambani is ranked 745th with a net worth of $2.7 billion.
Full List of Indians in Forbes Billionaires List 2017:
| Rank | Name | Net Worth | Age | Source |
| #33 | Mukesh Ambani | $23.2 B | 59 | petrochemicals, oil & gas |
| #56 | Lakshmi Mittal | $16.4 B | 66 | steel |
| #72 | Azim Premji | $14.9 B | 71 | software services |
| #84 | Dilip Shanghvi | $13.7 B | 61 | pharmaceuticals |
| #102 | Shiv Nadar | $12.3 B | 71 | software services |
| #133 | Kumar Birla | $9.5 B | 49 | commodities |
| #159 | Cyrus Poonawalla | $8.1 B | 75 | vaccines |
| #166 | Uday Kotak | $8 B | 58 | banking |
| #182 | Sunil Mittal | $7.5 B | 59 | telecom |
| #250 | Gautam Adani | $5.8 B | 54 | commodities, ports |
| #281 | Shashi & Ravi Ruia | $5.5 B | – | diversified |
| #288 | Vikram Lal | $5.4 B | 75 | motorcycles |
| #303 | Benu Gopal Bangur | $5.2 B | 85 | cement |
| #303 | Savitri Jindal | $5.2 B | 67 | steel |
| #303 | Pankaj Patel | $5.2 B | 64 | pharmaceuticals |
| #348 | Desh Bandhu Gupta | $4.7 B | 79 | pharmaceuticals |
| #367 | Micky Jagtiani | $4.5 B | 65 | retail |
| #367 | M.A. Yusuff Ali | $4.5 B | 61 | retail |
| #385 | Subhash Chandra | $4.4 B | 66 | media |
| #427 | Kushal Pal Singh | $4.1 B | 85 | real estate |
| #474 | Kalanithi Maran | $3.8 B | 51 | media |
| #501 | Ajay Piramal | $3.7 B | 61 | pharmaceuticals |
| #544 | Bajaj brothers | $3.5 B | – | diversified |
| #544 | Rahul Bajaj | $3.5 B | 78 | motorcycles |
| #544 | Ravi Pillai | $3.5 B | 63 | construction |
| #544 | Nusli Wadia | $3.5 B | 73 | consumer products |
| #603 | Anil Agarwal | $3.2 B | 63 | mining, metals |
| #603 | Kapil & Rahul Bhatia | $3.2 B | – | airlines |
| #603 | Kuldip Singh & Gurbachan Singh Dhingra | $3.2 B | – | paints |
| #603 | Sudhir & Samir Mehta | $3.2 B | – | diversified |
| #630 | Pawan Munjal | $3.1 B | 63 | motorcycles |
| #660 | B.R. Shetty | $3 B | 75 | healthcare |
| #745 | Anil Ambani | $2.7 B | 57 | diversified |
| #745 | Ashwin Dani | $2.7 B | 74 | paints |
| #782 | Karsanbhai Patel | $2.6 B | 73 | consumer goods |
| #782 | Rajan Raheja | $2.6 B | 62 | diversified |
| #782 | P.V. Ramprasad Reddy | $2.6 B | 59 | pharmaceuticals |
| #814 | Acharya Balkrishna | $2.5 B | 44 | consumer goods |
| #814 | Smita Crishna-Godrej | $2.5 B | 66 | consumer goods |
| #814 | Adi Godrej | $2.5 B | 74 | consumer goods |
| #814 | Jamshyd Godrej | $2.5 B | 68 | consumer goods |
| #814 | Nadir Godrej | $2.5 B | 66 | consumer goods |
| #814 | Rishad Naoroji | $2.5 B | 65 | consumer goods |
| #814 | Chandru Raheja | $2.5 B | 76 | real estate |
| #867 | Hasmukh Chudgar | $2.4 B | 83 | pharmaceuticals |
| #867 | Baba Kalyani | $2.4 B | 68 | engineering |
| #896 | Radhakishan Damani | $2.3 B | 62 | investments, retail |
| #939 | Rakesh Jhunjhunwala | $2.2 B | 56 | investments |
| #973 | Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw | $2.1 B | 64 | biotech |
| #1030 | Mangal Prabhat Lodha | $2 B | 61 | real estate |
| #1030 | Leena Tewari | $2 B | 59 | pharmaceuticals |
| #1098 | Abhay Firodia | $1.9 B | 72 | automobiles |
| #1098 | Sunny Varkey | $1.9 B | 59 | education |
| #1161 | Harsh Mariwala | $1.8 B | 65 | consumer goods |
| #1161 | N.R. Narayana Murthy | $1.8 B | 70 | software services |
| #1161 | Arvind Tiku | $1.8 B | 47 | oil & gas, investments |
| #1234 | Harsh Goenka | $1.7 B | 59 | diversified |
| #1234 | Aloke Lohia | $1.7 B | 58 | petrochemicals |
| #1234 | Nirav Modi | $1.7 B | 46 | diamond jewelry |
| #1234 | Mofatraj Munot | $1.7 B | 72 | real estate |
| #1234 | Ranjan Pai | $1.7 B | 44 | education |
| #1234 | Jitendra Virwani | $1.7 B | 51 | real estate |
| #1290 | Joy Alukkas | $1.6 B | 60 | jewelry |
| #1290 | Vivek Chand Burman | $1.6 B | 79 | consumer goods |
| #1290 | Murali Divi | $1.6 B | 66 | pharmaceuticals |
| #1290 | Sanjiv Goenka | $1.6 B | 56 | diversified |
| #1290 | Senapathy Gopalakrishnan | $1.6 B | 61 | software services |
| #1290 | Nandan Nilekani | $1.6 B | 61 | software services |
| #1376 | Yusuf Hamied | $1.5 B | 80 | pharmaceuticals |
| #1376 | Ravi Jaipuria | $1.5 B | 62 | soft drinks |
| #1376 | Kishore Mariwala | $1.5 B | 82 | consumer goods |
| #1376 | Vikas Oberoi | $1.5 B | 46 | real estate |
| #1468 | Radhe Shyam Agarwal | $1.4 B | 72 | consumer goods |
| #1468 | Anand Burman | $1.4 B | 64 | consumer goods |
| #1468 | Radhe Shyam Goenka | $1.4 B | 71 | consumer goods |
| #1468 | Devendra Jain | $1.4 B | 88 | chemicals |
| #1468 | T.S. Kalyanaraman | $1.4 B | 69 | jewelry |
| #1468 | Lachhman Das Mittal | $1.4 B | 86 | tractors |
| #1468 | Bhadresh Shah | $1.4 B | 65 | engineering |
| #1468 | Rajju Shroff | $1.4 B | 83 | agrochemicals |
| #1567 | Achal Bakeri | $1.3 B | 57 | air coolers |
| #1567 | Sameer Gehlaut | $1.3 B | 43 | finance |
| #1567 | Balkrishan Goenka | $1.3 B | 50 | textiles |
| #1567 | Habil Khorakiwala | $1.3 B | 74 | pharmaceuticals |
| #1567 | Anand Mahindra | $1.3 B | 61 | automobiles |
| #1567 | Vijay Shekhar Sharma | $1.3 B | 38 | financial technology |
| #1567 | Shamsheer Vayalil | $1.3 B | 40 | healthcare |
| #1678 | K. Dinesh | $1.2 B | 62 | software services |
| #1678 | Niranjan Hiranandani | $1.2 B | 67 | real estate |
| #1678 | Surendra Hiranandani | $1.2 B | 62 | real estate |
| #1678 | Ajay Kalsi | $1.2 B | 56 | oil & gas |
| #1678 | Mahendra Prasad | $1.2 B | 77 | pharmaceuticals |
| #1678 | Analjit Singh | $1.2 B | 63 | healthcare |
| #1795 | Rana Kapoor | $1.1 B | 59 | banking |
| #1795 | Satish Mehta | $1.1 B | 66 | pharmaceuticals |
| #1795 | S.D. Shibulal | $1.1 B | 62 | software services |
| #1795 | Samprada Singh | $1.1 B | 91 | pharmaceuticals |
| #1940 | Chirayu Amin | $1 B | 70 | pharmaceuticals |
| #1940 | Shishir Bajaj | $1 B | 69 | consumer goods |
| #1940 | Harindarpal Banga | $1 B | 66 | commodities |
| #1940 | Harindarpal Banga | $1 B | 66 | commodities |
| #1940 | Azad Moopen | $1 B | 63 | healthcare |
