The 24 richest Indians

Mukesh Ambani: The world's richest Indian

The world's richest are getting poorer. Last year there were 1,125 billionaires in the world. This year the number has fallen to 793.

When it comes to the India, Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani and NRI steel baron Lakshmi Mittal lead the dwindling number of Indians in the ' list of world's richest people.

China has beaten India with a maximum number of billionaires from Asia, it has 28 richest people in the list.

Last year India had the largest number of billionaires from Asia in the list.

There are only two Indians among the world's top ten richest men compared to four last year.

Many lost their billionaire status as India's stock market crashed last year. About 29 Indians are out of the billionaires' list, says magazine.

Ranked at number 7, Mukesh -- with a total wealth of $19.5 billion -- is the richest Indian in the list. Ambani was ranked 5th last year.

L N Mittal

The second richest Indian, Lakshmi Niwas Mittal, chairman and CEO of ArcelorMittal is at the 8th position worldwide with a wealth of $19.3 billion.  He was the world's fourth richest person last year.

Anil Ambani

Reliance ADAG chairman Anil Ambani is the third richest man in India and ranks 34th in the world. He has a total wealth of $10.1 billion.

He was last year's biggest billionaire gainer and this year's biggest loser, the magazine said, adding that his fortune is down $32 billion, as shares in Reliance Communications fell by two-thirds.

  Sunil Mittal

The chairman and managing director of Bharti Airtel, Sunil Mittal is the fourth richest in India. He is ranked at 59 among the world's richest with a wealth of $7.7 billion.

 Azim Premji

Azim Premji, chairman of Wipro is now the fifth richest person in India. With a wealth of $5.7 billion, he is the 83rd richest person in the world.

 Shashi and Ravi Ruia

Shashi and Ravi Ruia, chairman and vice chairman, respectively, of the Essar Group, bagged the 6th richest position among Indians.

Their global ranking is at 86 with a wealth of $5.6 billion.

 K P Singh

Realty baron K P Singh, the 7th richest Indian, who was among the top ten in the world last year is now ranked at 96.

The realty sector has been badlly hit by the economic slowdown. His wealth has fallen to $5 billion.

Kumar Mangalam Birla

The chairman of the Aditya Birla Group, Kumar Mangalam Birla is the 8th richest Indian and is ranked 124th worldwide with a wealth of $4.2 billion.

Adi Godrej

Adi Godrej, managing director of the Godrej Group, is the 9th richest Indian. His global rank is 183 with a wealth of $3.3 bilion.

Dilip Shanghvi

Dilip Shanghvi, chairman of Sun Pharmaceuticals, is the tenth richest Indian with a wealth of $3 billion. Among the world's top billionaires, his rank is 205.

Savitri Jindal

Savitri Jindal, chairperson of the Jindal group with a wealth of $2.7 billion is the 11th richest Indian. Her global ranking is 234.

Malvinder and Shivender Singh

Ranbaxy CEO Malvinder Singh and his brother Shivender Singh with a wealth of $2.6 billion are the 12th richest in India. Their global ranking is 246.

G M Rao

Founder chairman of the GMR Group, G M Rao is the 13th richest in India. With a wealth of $2.2 billion, his global rank is 318.

Micky Jagtiani

Micky Jagtiani, CEO of the Landmark group is the 14th richest Indian. With a wealth of $2 billion, he is ranked at 334 among the world's richest.

Gautam Adani

Gautam Adani, chairman of the Adani group is the 15th richest Indian. With a wealth of $1.8 billion, his global ranking is 397.

Indu Jain, chairperson of Bennett, Coleman & Co shares the 15th rank with Adani.

Shiv Nadar

Shiv Nadar, founder of HCL with a wealth of $1.7 billion comes next in the list.

The other billionaires in the ' list include Cyrus Poonawalla ($1.5 bn), Anil Agarwal ($1.5 billion), Uday Kotak ($1.2 billion), Kalanithi Maran ($1.2 bn), Chandru Raheja ($1.2 bn), Subhash Chandra ($1.1 bn).

Anurag Dikshit, co-founder of PartyGaming, made it to the richest list with a wealth of $1 billion.