IndiaInherited and grew it
Mukesh Ambani
Mukesh Ambani is chairman and managing director of Reliance Industries, the energy, retail and telecom conglomerate his father Dhirubhai Ambani founded in 1966; his fortune is his family's controlling stake in it.
- Forbes estimate
- $84.2B
- Forbes, 15 Oct 2026
- Forbes rank
- No. 21
- 1 Mar 2026
- Stake in Reliance Industries
- 0.12%
- Net worth, Bloomberg
- $80.4B
- Bloomberg, 17 Oct 2026
- Born
- 19 Apr 1957
- Aden, Yemen
- Education
- Bachelor's degree
- Chemical engineering, Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai (University of Mumbai); started an MBA at Stanford University without finishing
- Giving Pledge
- Not a signer
Where the fortune sits
Reliance Industries stake held by the promoter group
Reliance Industries
oil refining, petrochemicals, telecom, retail and media, founded 1966
0.12% of the votes
His direct holding: 16,104,040 equity shares. Bloomberg credits him with the whole promoter group's 42% (holding companies, trusts and family members, per a March 2026 filing)
Shareholding pattern filed with BSE and NSE (Regulation 31), 30 Jun 2026
Chairman and managing director
Other holdings
Mumbai Indians
IPL and WPL cricket teams, owned by Reliance subsidiary Indiawin Sports
JioStar, Network18 and Jio Studios
Held through Reliance
Where Mukesh stands among 73
Everyone on the site, grouped by their answer. Mukesh Ambani is outlined.
How the fortune started
Inherited and grew it
Inherited and grew it 12
Founded it 42
Built it up 8
Inherited it 6
Through marriage 5
Industry
Several industries
Several industries 9
Technology 24
Finance 10
Metals and mining 6
Retail 4
Fashion and beauty 4
Media 3
Food and drink 3
Shipping 3
Crypto 2
Oil, gas and chemicals 2
Healthcare 1
Casinos and resorts 1
Property and sports 1
Giving Pledge
Not a signer
Not a signer 61
Signed 11
Not stated 1
Education
Bachelor's degree
Bachelor's degree 27
Graduate degree 24
Left university without a degree 6
No university 5
Not stated 11
Role today
Runs the company
Runs the company 32
Chair, board or owner 25
Founder, no executive role 8
No role 4
Retired 4
The person
- Born
- 19 Apr 1957Aden, Yemen
- Citizenship
- India
- Lives in
- Mumbai, India
- Education
- Bachelor's degreeChemical engineering, Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai (University of Mumbai); started an MBA at Stanford University without finishing
- Parents
- Father Dhirubhai Ambani was a yarn trader who founded Reliance in 1966
What they give
- Giving Pledge
- Not a signer
- Foundation
- Reliance FoundationSet up in 2010 for Reliance Industries' philanthropy; chaired by his wife Nita Ambani
- Lifetime giving
- Not stated
Role and record
- Role now
- Runs the companyChairman and managing director of Reliance Industries
- Successor
- None named. His three children joined the Reliance board in 2023: Akash heads Jio (chairman of Reliance Jio Infocomm since 2022), Isha oversees retail and financial services, Anant works in the energy business
- Public office
- Member, Prime Minister's Council on Trade and Industry (Government of India), Years not stated
- Legal record
- 2021, Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)SEBI fined him 150 million rupees over 2007 trades in Reliance Petroleum shares that it called fraudulent; the Securities Appellate Tribunal quashed the fine in 2023 and the Supreme Court dismissed SEBI's appeal in 2024.
