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Detailed explanation-1: -Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani has overtaken Gautam Adani to become the richest Indian with a net worth of $84.3 billion, according to the Forbes Real-time billionaire list for 2023 earlier in the day.

Detailed explanation-2: -As of Jan 2023, India has 166 billionaires which put the country third in the world, after the United States and China. Mukesh Ambani the chairman and largest shareholder of Reliance Industries, has been the richest Indian for 13 consecutive years.

Detailed explanation-3: -Gautam Adani, Chairperson, Adani Group, has a net worth of Rs 1,211,460.11 crore. Adani controls India’s largest port in Mundra, Gujarat. He tripled his wealth in 2021 and has become India’s richest person for the first time in 2022.

Detailed explanation-4: -How many Indians feature in the Forbes Billionaires List 2022? Notes: As per the Forbes Billionaires List 2022, Indian billionaires increased to a record high of 166 from 140 last year, with a combined wealth of USD 760 billion. He ranked at the 10th position on the global list.