Richest people in India 2024
Gautam Adani was the richest person in India with a wealth amounting to over 11 trillion Indian rupees. This was a 95 percent increase over last year. Mukesh Ambani slipped to the second position with wealth worth over 10 trillion Indian rupees.
It’s a man’s world
Gender pay gap is a global issue, so it comes as no surprise that women did not feature on the ten richest Indians list. Considering the renewed sense of the empowerment of women within the country, the business and economic sectors have witnessed a growing trend in female leadership.
Gender gap in economic participation
Forbes India rich list for women consisted mostly of women who acquired their fortune either from inheritance, divorce or a wealthy husband. According to the World Economic Forum’s report on global gender pay gap, the gap in economic participation and opportunity was closed by 63 percent across all countries. Although the richest men and women may not be directly affected by these indexes, it still speaks for the scarcity of rich women in the world.
