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The combined net worth of top 100 richest individuals in India tumbled by over $100 billion or about 9 percent in 2025 according to the  Forbes Indias Rich List 2025 released on Thursday. How much did Mukesh Ambani and Gautam Adani lose? As per Forbes Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani witnessed a 12% dip in his overall wealth from last year losing $14.5 billion in 2025 but retains his spot as the richest individual in India and Asia with a net worth of $105 billion as of October 9 2025 making him Indias only centibillionaire. Similarly Adani Group boss Gautam Adani remains Indias second richest individual with a net worth of $68.3 billion despite facing a row of bombshell allegations leveled by US-based short-seller Hindenburg Research which had resulted in a massive rout of the the groups stock in 2023. However the wealth of Gautam Adani and family who have a combined net worth of $92 billion has remained stable after Indias markets regulator SEBI gave a clean chit to the billionaire in September announcing that allegations made by Hindenburg Research could not be established. Why Indian billionaires lost 9% wealth in 2025? According to Forbes the $100 billion slump in the wealth of Indias rich stems from pressures created by a falling rupee which declined 3% against the US dollar since last years assessment. Additionally factors like market volatility tighter capital flows and subdued investor sentiment have also impacted the fortunes of Indian billionaires across a wide range of sectors from energy and technology to manufacturing and infrastructure Forbes noted adding that about two-thirds of Indias 100 richest individuals are less well-off than last year. Who are Indias top 10 wealthiest? According to Forbes Mukesh Ambani and Gautam Adani are top two wealthiest in India with a net worth of $105 billion and $68.3 billion respectively. Check out the top 10 list below; Mukesh Ambani - $105 billion Gautam Adani & family - $92 billion Savitri Jindal - $40.2 billion Sunil Mittal & family - $34.2 billion Shiv Nadar - $33.2 billion Radhakishan Damani & family - $28.2 billion Dilip Shanghvi - $26.3 billion Bajaj Family - $21.8 billion Cyrus Poonawalla - $21.4 billion Kumar Birla - $20.7 billion Who lost how much in 2025? As per the list O.P Jindal Group chairperson Savitri Jindal lost $3.5 billion and retains the third spot with a net worth of $40.2 billion while Bharti Airtel boss Sunil Mittal added $3.5 billion to his fortune to reach $34.2 billion. The telecom tycoon witnessed the biggest wealth surge among Indian billionaires in 2025 and now holds the 4th spot on the list jumping three places. Meanwhile HCL Technologies founder Shiv Nadar slipped to 5th spot on the list as fortune dipped to $33.2 billion while the rich list also saw new entrants including Waree Energies Doshi siblings who are ranked at 37th position with a combined wealth of $7.5 billion.