There are 8 Richest Indian Women among Forbes India’s 100 richest people list in 2022.
Savitri Jindal – $16.4 billion – Metals & Mining
Savitri Jindal, chairperson of the Jindal Group, is the richest woman in India, according to the Forbes Billionaires List 2022, with a net worth of $16.4 billion. There are total of eight Richest Indian Women in the india’s rich list this year.
Rekha Jhunjhunwala – $5.9 billion – Finance & Investments
Rekha Jhunjhunwala, wife of legendary investor Late Mr. Rakesh Jhunjhunwala, has become 2nd richest Indian after the demise of her husband.
Falguni Nayar – $4.08 billion – Fashion & Retail
Nykaa’s Falguni Nayar, who is hailed as the country’s richest self-made women billionaires is 3rd richest woman in the list. She is founder and CEO of the beauty and lifestyle retail company Nykaa, formally known as FSN E-Commerce Ventures which is an acronym of her own name.
With a net worth of $4.8 billion, after a bumper IPO (Initial Public Offer), Nayar stands at the 44th spot in the India’s 100 rich people’s list.
Leena Tewari – $3.74 billion – Pharmaceutical and biotechnology
Leena Tewari is 4th richest Indian Woman. She is chairperson of USV Private Limited, a multinational pharmaceutical and biotechnology company based in Mumbai. USV was founded by her grandfather Vithal Balkrishna Gandhi in 1961.
Divya Gokulnath – $3.6 billion – Education and Technology
Divya Gokulnath is an Indian entrepreneur and educator who is the co-founder and director of Byju’s, an educational technology company.
Mallika Srinivasan – $3.4 billion – Tractors and Farm Equipment
Mallika Srinivasan is an Indian industrialist and is the Chairman and Managing Director of Tractors and Farm Equipment Limited, a tractor major incorporated in 1960 at Chennai, India. She is also the Chairperson of the Public Enterprises Selection Board constituted by the Government of India.
Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw – $2.7 billion – Biotechnology and Healthcare
Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw is a first-generation entrepreneur and global business leader with over 4 decades of experience in biotechnology. . She is the executive chairperson and founder of Biocon Limited and Biocon Biologics Limited, a biotechnology company based in Bangalore, India and the former chairperson of Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore.
Anu Aga – $2.23 billion – Construction & Engineering
Anu Aga is an Indian billionaire businesswoman and social worker who led Thermax, an energy and environment engineering business, as its chairperson from 1996 to 2004.
In India, women billionaires were largely from the manufacturing sectors, among others.
Here’s the list of Richest Indian Women on the Forbes Billionaires List 2022:
| S.NO | Name | Networth | Source |
| 1 | Savitri Jindal | $16.4 billion | Metals & Mining |
| 2 | Rekha Jhunjhunwala | $5.9 billion | Finance & Investments |
| 3 | Falguni Nayar | $4.08 billion | Fashion & Retail |
| 4 | Leena Tewari | $3.74 billion | Pharmaceutical and biotechnology |
| 5 | Divya Gokulnath | $3.6 billion | Education and Technology |
| 6 | Mallika Srinivasan | $3.4 billion | Tractors and Farm Equipment |
| 7 | Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw | $2.7 billion | Biotechnology and Healthcare |
| 8 | Anu Aga | $2.23 billion | Construction & Engineering |
Meanwhile, Adani Group’s chairman Gautam Adani has topped Forbes India’s 100 richest list in 2022 as his wealth doubled this year. With a net worth of USD 150 billion, the 60-year-old Indian businessman surpassed the chairman and managing director of Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) Mukesh Ambani.
According to the list, the wealth of India’s top 100 richest increased by $25 billion to touch $800 billion despite concerns over depreciation in the value of the rupee and inflation worries worldwide
