The 2009 Forbes' India Rich List shows the nation's billionaires have done much better than their counterparts in the rest of the world
First, a couple of telling numbers: Last year, there were 27 Indian billionaires. This year, there are 52 – one short of what India had at the peak of the stock market boom in 2007. Of these, the 40 richest on the list are worth $228 billion. Last year, they were worth $139 billion.
Richest Indians ranked by Home City
(This story appears in the 04 December, 2009 issue of Forbes India. To visit our Archives, click here.)