How Mukesh Ambani Built the Fortune
Mukesh Ambani is worth an estimated $80.82B today — #14 on the world's rich list. Chairman and managing director of Reliance Industries, India's most valuable company.
The fortune didn't appear overnight. The first milestone on the public record came at age 24: joined reliance. Everything after that is a chain of documented decisions — this is that chain, year by year.
The Milestones
1981: Joined Reliance
at age 24Began working in his father Dhirubhai Ambani's company, Reliance.
2005: Became Reliance chairman
at age 48Took the helm of Reliance Industries after the family business was divided with his brother.
2016: Launched Jio
at age 59Rolled out the Jio mobile network, rapidly reshaping India's telecom market.
2020: Record Jio fundraising
at age 63Raised record investment for Jio Platforms from global technology firms.
Today: #14 in the world
Mukesh's net worth is an estimated $80.82B, updated in real time from public holdings. See the live number →
Milestones are drawn from widely-reported public history; ages are computed from the birth year and can be off by one depending on the month. Net worth is our real-time estimate.