- Mukesh Ambani is worth $111 billion, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.
- The world’s 11th-richest person is the chairman and majority owner of Reliance Industries.
- The Ambanis live in a 27-story skyscraper in Mumbai thought to have cost $1 billion to construct.
Mukesh Ambani, the richest person in India and 11th-richest person in the world, is kicking off pre-wedding celebrations for his son Anant in Gujarat this weekend.
Mukesh Ambani is worth $111 billion per the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.
He’s the owner and chairman of Reliance Industries, a massive conglomerate that includes telecom arm Jio Platforms, which has been thriving due to a “flurry” of investments in recent years, per Fortune.
The Ambanis made headlines in 2018 for throwing one of the most lavish wedding celebrations ever for Isha Ambani and Anand Piramal. It included a private Beyoncé concert and celebrity guests including Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas, Hillary Clinton, and Arianna Huffington.
This week the family is staging an extravagant 3-day pre-wedding celebration for Anant, Mukesh Ambani’s youngest son. Tech heavyweights such as Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg are among the 1,200 guests attending the festivities, The Guardian reported. A performance by Rihanna is expected to kick off the first day of celebrations, per Reuters.
The star-studded list of invitees also includes Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai and Samsung Electronics’ executive chair, Jay Y. Lee, The Times of India reported.
The Ambani family home in Mumbai is a 27-story skyscraper that cost an estimated $1 billion to build.
Here’s a look at the Ambani family’s fortune, relationships, friends, and lavish lifestyles.
