Mumbai: With a net worth of $64.5 billion, Mukesh Ambani, Chairman of Reliance Industries Ltd. has become the only Asian tycoon in the exclusive club of the world’s top 10 richest people, reported the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.
He reached the ninth spot after overtaking Larry Ellison of Oracle Corp. and France’s Francoise Bettencourt Meyers, the wealthiest woman.
Ambani owns 42 percent of Reliance. His Jio Platforms has benefited from investments making it net-debt free ahead of a March 2021 target.