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Delhi’s billionaires reflect the city’s unique blend of old-money family businesses and new-age entrepreneurship.
Delhi, India’s political capital, is also home to some of the country’s wealthiest billionaires who have built empires across information technology, telecom, aviation, FMCG, and manufacturing. According to the Forbes Billionaires List 2025, nine Delhi-based entrepreneurs and families feature among the richest Indians, showcasing how the city has become a hub of legacy businesses and modern enterprises.
1. Shiv Nadar – $32 billion (as of 9/5/25)
- Industry: IT & Diversified
- Founder of HCL, Shiv Nadar started in a garage in 1976. Today, HCL is among India’s biggest IT firms with $13.4 billion in revenue. His daughter, Roshni Nadar Malhotra, now chairs the company.
2. Sunil Mittal & Family – $30.7 billion (as of 10/9/24)
- Industry: Telecom
- Chairman of Bharti Enterprises, which owns Airtel. Airtel serves 550+ million customers across Asia and Africa. Google invested $1 billion in Airtel in 2022.
3. Ravi Jaipuria – $13.5 billion (as of 9/5/25)
- Industry: Food & Beverage
- Known as India’s “Cola King”, Jaipuria built his wealth through Pepsi bottling and QSR chains like KFC and Pizza Hut. His company Devyani International went public in 2021.
4. Burman Family – $10.4 billion (as of 10/9/24)
- Industry: FMCG
- Owners of Dabur, founded in 1884, one of India’s leading consumer goods companies. Now led by Mohit Burman and Saket Burman, the family also invests in healthcare, restaurants, and insurance.
5. Kapil & Rahul Bhatia – $10.1 billion (as of 10/9/24)
- Industry: Aviation & Services
- Founders of InterGlobe Aviation (IndiGo), India’s largest airline with over 61% market share. Post-split with Rakesh Gangwal, the family diversified into logistics (Movin) and AI ventures (AlonOS).
6. Vinod & Anil Rai Gupta & Family – $9.5 billion (as of 10/9/24)
- Industry: Manufacturing
- Owners of Havells India, founded in 1958. The company sells electricals and appliances in 70+ countries and features brand ambassadors like Sourav Ganguly, Deepika Padukone, and Ranveer Singh.
7. Vikram Lal & Family – $10.7 billion (as of 9/5/25)
- Industry: Automotive
- Founder of Eicher Motors, makers of Royal Enfield bikes. His son Siddhartha Lal runs the company, which also makes trucks and buses with Volvo.
8. Kuldip Singh & Gurbachan Singh Dhingra – $7.5 billion (as of 10/9/24)
- Industry: Paints & Manufacturing
- Brothers who own Berger Paints India, the country’s 2nd largest paint maker. They bought it from Vijay Mallya in 1991. Today, Berger operates in India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Poland, and Russia.
9. Vivek Chaand Sehgal & Family – $5.6 billion (as of 9/5/25)
- Industry: Automotive
- Founder of Motherson Group, a $23 billion auto parts supplier to BMW, Ford, Toyota, and Mercedes. His son, Laksh Vaaman Sehgal, now plays an active role in the company.
(Source: Forbes)
Delhi’s billionaires reflect the city’s unique blend of old-money family businesses and new-age entrepreneurship. From Shiv Nadar’s IT empire to the Burmans’ FMCG legacy and the Bhatias’ aviation dominance, the capital remains a magnet for wealth creation. These billionaires are not only driving industries forward but also shaping India’s economic growth trajectory in 2025 and beyond.
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