Chandru Raheja

India’s cola wars are bubbling over with the revival of homegrown brand Campa Cola by Reliance Consumer Products, a unit of Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Industries.

​​The third-generation brothers behind Haldiram’s, a popular Indian snack brand, return to the ranks of the country’s richest after a four-year gap, following the sale of a 10% stake in their family business to Singapore state-owned investor Temasek, in a deal that valued it at $10 billion.

India’s infrastructure buildout and buoyant property sector have lifted demand for everything from cement to electrical equipment.

The heavily oversubscribed IPO of solar panel maker Waaree Energies in October 2024 propelled the four Doshi siblings into the ranks of the country’s richest for the first time. Since listing at a 70% premium to the issue price, the stock is up more than 50%, giving them a combined net worth of $7.5 billion.

For Kishore Biyani, who started his career selling stonewash fabrics more than three decades ago, the business challenge brought by COVID-19 is the biggest test of his long career.

When it comes to creating wealth, America still reigns supreme. The U.S. boasts 540 billionaires, more than any other country on the planet and more than all of Europe combined. Here's the full list of every American with a ten-digit fortune.

Buoyed by a wave of new faces from China, the up-and-coming Asia-Pacific region surpassed the United States in billionaires on the newly released 2015 Forbes Billionaires List. The Asia-Pacific, underpinned by China and India,  had 562 billionaires, compared with 536 for the United States.  Last year, the United States had 492 members and the Asia-Pacific region had [...]

The cover of the Forbes Billionaires List issue back in 1996 asked the question: “Is the 21st the Asian Century?”  In the five years to 1996, the U.S. share of the world’s billionaires had edged down to 33% from 35%.   Asia, including Japan, had increased to 28% from 25%. Though [...]

Asia-Pacific is home to 386 billionaires, 71 more than a year ago and an increase of 22%.

A growth story frays as the Congress coalition doesn't tend to business. Clearance time?

Mukesh Ambani tops the list with net worth of $27 billion. Sixty-nine of the top 100 are billionaires.

These titans control entire swaths of the global economy, from energy and steel to fashion and telecom.

The nation's 40 richest are worth $229 billion, up $90 billion from a year ago.

India and China's biggest property owners watch their wealth evaporate.

The global financial crisis has hit the subcontinent hard--the wealthiest Indians are worth 60% less than a year ago.