People

Gujarati business leaders

157 founders, heirs and executives of Gujarati origin. 54 have a published net worth, shown with its source and year; the largest on record here is Mukesh Ambani at $91.8B.

The 10 largest published net worths

US dollars, as published by Forbes or Hurun in the year shown for each person

Show as a table

Person	Net worth
Mukesh Ambani	$91.8B
Gautam Adani	$89.6B
Dilip Shanghvi	$26.3B
Cyrus S. Poonawalla	$21.3B
Uday Kotak	$15.4B
Sudhir & Samir Mehta	$14.1B
Pallonji Mistry	$13.0B
Azim Premji	$11.6B
Jamshyd Godrej	$11.1B
Pankaj Patel	$10.2B

Ranked by published net worth

Mukesh Ambani

Net worth $91.8B (Forbes, 2026)
Reliance Industries (petrochemicals, telecom, retail)
Energy/Conglomerate · Gujarati Hindu family (roots in Chorwad, Junagadh, Gujarat)
Source: Forbes
Gautam Adani

Net worth $89.6B (Forbes, 2026)
Adani Group (ports, energy, infrastructure)
Energy/Infrastructure · Ahmedabad, Gujarat
Source: Forbes
Dilip Shanghvi

Net worth $26.3B (Forbes, 2026)
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries
Pharma · Gujarati Jain family (raised in Kolkata; family from Gujarat)
Source: Forbes
Cyrus S. Poonawalla

Net worth ~$21.3B, Forbes 2025 (Forbes, 2025)
Serum Institute of India
Vaccines / biotech · Gujarati Parsi
Source: Forbes
Uday Kotak

Net worth $15.4B (Forbes, 2026)
Kotak Mahindra Bank
Finance · Gujarati Lohana family (Mumbai; cotton-trading roots)
Source: Forbes
Sudhir & Samir Mehta

Net worth $14.1B (Forbes, 2025)
Torrent Group (Torrent Pharma, Torrent Power, Torrent Gas)
Pharma/Energy · Ahmedabad, Gujarat
Source: Forbes
Pallonji Mistry

Net worth ~$13B (Forbes; d. 2022) (Wikipedia, 2022)
Shapoorji Pallonji Group
Construction / infrastructure · Parsi from Gujarat
Source: Wikipedia
Azim Premji

Net worth $11.6B (Forbes, 2023)
Wipro (IT services)
IT/Technology · Gujarati Ismaili Khoja Muslim family, roots in Kutch, Gujarat
Source: Forbes
Jamshyd Godrej

Net worth $11.1B (with Smita Crishna, Forbes India, Oct 2024) (Wikipedia, 2024)
Chairman & MD, Godrej & Boyce (Godrej Enterprises Group)
Consumer Goods/Engineering · Gujarati Parsi (Godrej family)
Source: Wikipedia
Pankaj Patel

Net worth $10.2B (Forbes, 2026)
Zydus Lifesciences (formerly Cadila Healthcare)
Pharma · Ahmedabad, Gujarat
Source: Forbes
Hasmukh Chudgar & family

Net worth $7.6B (Forbes, 2026)
Intas Pharmaceuticals
Pharma · Ahmedabad, Gujarat
Source: Forbes
Harsh Mariwala

Net worth $6.9B (with family, Forbes India, Oct 2024) (Wikipedia, 2024)
Founder & chairman, Marico (Parachute, Saffola)
FMCG · Gujarati (Kutchi Bhatia family; Kutch roots, Mumbai)
Source: Wikipedia
Tulsi Tanti

Net worth ~$5.7B (peak; d. 2022) (Wikipedia, 2022)
Suzlon Energy
Wind energy · Rajkot, Gujarat (Gujarati)
Source: Wikipedia
Nusli Wadia

Net worth ~$5.6B, Forbes (Forbes, 2024)
Wadia Group / Bombay Dyeing
Textiles / conglomerate · Parsi from Surat, Gujarat
Source: Forbes
Karsanbhai Patel

Net worth $4.2B (Forbes, 2026)
Nirma Group (detergents, cement, chemicals)
FMCG/Chemicals · Ruppur, Mehsana district, Gujarat
Source: Forbes
Falguni Nayar

Net worth $4.2B (Forbes, 2024)
Founder & CEO, Nykaa (beauty/lifestyle retail)
D2C/Ecommerce · Gujarati family (born Mumbai)
Source: Forbes
Nadir Godrej

Net worth ~$4.2B, Forbes (Forbes, 2025)
Godrej Industries
Consumer goods / chemicals · Gujarati Parsi
Source: Forbes
Adi Godrej

Net worth ~$4.0B, Forbes 2025 (Forbes, 2025)
Godrej Group
Consumer goods / real estate · Gujarati Parsi
Source: Forbes
Divyank Turakhia

Net worth ~$3.46B (Wikipedia, 2025)
Founder Media.net (sold $900M), co-founder Directi
Ad-tech/Internet · Gujarat (Jain family roots; born Mumbai)
Source: Wikipedia
Ajay Piramal

Net worth $3.25B (Forbes, 2026)
Piramal Group (pharma, financial services)
Pharma/Finance · Gujarati Maheshwari family (family roots via Bagar, Rajasthan; long based in Mumbai) - origin disputed, commonly listed as Marwari
Source: Forbes
Rajesh Mehta & family

Net worth $2.6B (Forbes, 2017)
Rajesh Exports (gold jewellery)
Jewellery/Gold · Family migrated from Morbi, Gujarat to Bangalore
Source: Forbes
Bharat Desai

Net worth $2.1B (Wikipedia, 2025)
Co-founder & Chairman, Syntel (IT services, sold to Atos for $3.4B)
IT Services · Ahmedabad, Gujarat (family roots; born Kenya)
Source: Wikipedia
Chirayu Amin

Net worth $1.8B (Forbes, 2021) (Wikipedia, 2021)
Chairman & MD, Alembic Pharmaceuticals / Alembic Group
Pharma · Vadodara, Gujarat
Source: Wikipedia
Sunil Vachani

Net worth ~$1.7B, Forbes 2025 (Forbes, 2025)
Dixon Technologies
Electronics manufacturing · Gujarati (Lohana)
Source: Forbes
Manu Chandaria

Net worth ~$1.7B (estimates vary) (Wikipedia, 2025)
Comcraft Group
Steel / aluminium · Saurashtra, Gujarat (Cutchi Oswal Jain)
Source: Wikipedia
Sudhir Ruparelia

Net worth ~$1.6B, Forbes range $1.2-1.6B (Wikipedia, 2025)
Ruparelia Group
Real estate / banking · Gujarati Hindu
Source: Wikipedia
Bhavin Turakhia

Net worth ~$1.5B (Wikipedia, 2025)
Co-founder Directi; founder Zeta, Titan, Flock, Radix
Fintech/Tech · Gujarat (Jain family roots; born Mumbai)
Source: Wikipedia
Rajnikant 'Rajju' Shroff

Net worth $1.5B (Forbes, 2020) (Wikipedia, 2020)
Founder & chairman, UPL Limited (agrochemicals/crop protection)
Chemicals/Agrochemicals · Kutch, Gujarat
Source: Wikipedia
Farooq G. Patel

Net worth ~$1.43B (Rs 11,930 cr, Hurun 2025) (deshgujarat.com, 2025)
KP Group (solar / renewable energy)
Energy/Renewables · Surat, Gujarat
Source: deshgujarat.com
Achal Bakeri

Net worth $1.26B (Forbes, 2015)
Symphony Limited (air coolers)
Consumer Durables · Ahmedabad-based Gujarati family (Bakeri Group)
Source: Forbes
Chandubhai Virani

Net worth $1.1B (Forbes, 2026)
Balaji Wafers (snacks)
FMCG/Food · Jamnagar district, Gujarat (based in Rajkot)
Source: Forbes
Nimesh Kampani

Net worth $1.1B (June 2025) (Wikipedia, 2025)
Founder & chairman, JM Financial (investment banking)
Finance · Gujarati family (born Mumbai)
Source: Wikipedia
Ashwin Desai

Net worth ~$1.08B (Rs 9,000 cr, Hurun 2025) (deshgujarat.com, 2025)
Aether Industries (specialty chemicals)
Chemicals · Surat, Gujarat
Source: deshgujarat.com
Deepak Chimanlal Mehta

Net worth Forbes Billionaire (>=$1B) (Forbes, 2026)
Deepak Nitrite
Chemicals · Vadodara, Gujarat (Gujarati Jain)
Source: Forbes
Bhadresh Shah

Net worth ~$1B (Forbes, 2026) (Forbes, 2026)
Founder & MD, AIA Engineering (high-chromium grinding media)
Engineering/Metallurgy · Ahmedabad, Gujarat
Source: Forbes
Neeraj Choksi

Net worth ~$984M (Rs 8,220 cr, Hurun 2025) (deshgujarat.com, 2025)
NJ India Invest (financial services)
Finance · Surat, Gujarat
Source: deshgujarat.com
Jayanti Jariwala (Kabutarwala)

Net worth ~$860M (Rs 7,180 cr, Hurun 2025) (deshgujarat.com, 2025)
Colortex (textiles)
Textiles · Surat, Gujarat
Source: deshgujarat.com
Mavji Patel & family

Net worth INR 7110 cr (~$857M), Hurun 2025 rank 414 (deshgujarat.com, 2025)
Kiran Gems
Diamonds · Bhavnagar district, Gujarat (Patidar)
Source: deshgujarat.com
Govind Dholakia

Net worth ~$716M (Rs 5,980 cr, Hurun 2025) (deshgujarat.com, 2025)
Shree Ramkrishna Exports (SRK diamonds)
Diamonds/Jewellery · Dudhala, Amreli district, Gujarat (based in Surat)
Source: deshgujarat.com
Aadit Palicha

Net worth ~$650M (yourstory.com, 2025)
Co-founder & CEO, Zepto (quick commerce)
Ecommerce/Quick Commerce · Gujarati (father's family Gujarati)
Source: yourstory.com
Babubhai Lakhani

Net worth ~$623M (Rs 5,200 cr, Hurun 2025) (deshgujarat.com, 2025)
Kiran Gems (diamonds)
Diamonds/Jewellery · Surat, Gujarat
Source: deshgujarat.com
Kiran C. Patel

Net worth ~$600M (Wikipedia, 2024)
Cardiologist & healthcare entrepreneur (WellCare, Freedom Health), Florida
Healthcare · Gujarati diaspora (Zambia-born, Ahmedabad-educated)
Source: Wikipedia
Vallabhbhai S. Patel

Net worth $590M (Wealth-X) (dnaindia.com, 2024)
Kiran Gems
Diamonds · Bhavnagar district, Gujarat (Patidar)
Source: dnaindia.com
Mavuri Venkata Raman

Net worth ~$583M (Rs 4,870 cr, Hurun 2025) (deshgujarat.com, 2025)
GMR Textiles
Textiles · Surat, Gujarat (Surat-based industrialist)
Source: deshgujarat.com
Vasant Gajera

Net worth $580M (Wikipedia, 2023)
Laxmi Diamond
Diamonds · Saurashtra, Gujarat (moved to Surat 1968)
Source: Wikipedia
Hardik Kothia & Chirag Nakrani

Net worth ~$475M (Rs 3,970 cr, Hurun 2025) (deshgujarat.com, 2025)
Rayzon Solar (solar modules)
Energy/Renewables · Surat, Gujarat
Source: deshgujarat.com
Savji Dholakia

Net worth ~$443M (Rs 3,700 cr, Hurun 2025) (deshgujarat.com, 2025)
Hari Krishna Exports / KISNA (diamonds)
Diamonds/Jewellery · Dudhala, Amreli district, Gujarat (based in Surat)
Source: deshgujarat.com
Laljibhai Tulsibhai Patel

Net worth INR 3600 cr (~$434M), Hurun 2024 (theblunttimes.in, 2024)
Dharmanandan Diamonds
Diamonds · Saurashtra, Gujarat (Patidar)
Source: theblunttimes.in
Anand Desai

Net worth ~$425M (Rs 3,550 cr, Hurun 2025) (deshgujarat.com, 2025)
Anupam Rasayan India (specialty chemicals)
Chemicals · Surat, Gujarat
Source: deshgujarat.com
Vashrambhai Bhurabhai Narola & family

Net worth INR 2990 cr (~$360M), Hurun 2025 (indianjeweller.in, 2025)
Shree Ramkrishna Exports (SRK)
Diamonds · Surat, Gujarat (Patidar)
Source: indianjeweller.in
Ghanshyam Dholakia

Net worth INR 2620 cr (~$316M), Hurun 2025 (indianjeweller.in, 2025)
Hari Krishna Exports
Diamonds · Amreli district, Gujarat (Leuva Patidar)
Source: indianjeweller.in
Jitendra B. Shah

Net worth INR 1360 cr (~$164M), Hurun 2025 (deshgujarat.com, 2025)
J. B. and Brothers (diamonds)
Diamonds · Palanpur, Banaskantha, Gujarat (Jain)
Source: deshgujarat.com
Shashvat Nakrani

Net worth ~$155M (leaderbiography.com, 2024)
Co-founder, BharatPe
Fintech · Bhavnagar, Gujarat
Source: leaderbiography.com
Mahesh Savani

Net worth ~Rs 1000 cr (~$120M) (qnaclub.com, 2024)
P.P. Savani Group (diamonds + realty)
Diamonds / real estate · Surat, Gujarat (Patidar)
Source: qnaclub.com

Founders and business families

Adar Poonawalla

CEO, Serum Institute of India; chairman, Poonawalla Fincorp
Vaccines/Finance · Gujarati Parsi (Poonawalla family; Pune-based)
Source: Wikipedia
Akash Ambani

Chairman, Reliance Jio Infocomm
Telecom · Gujarati family (Ambani; born Mumbai)
Source: Wikipedia
Ambalal Sarabhai

Calico Mills / Sarabhai Group
Textiles / pharma · Ahmedabad, Gujarat (Shrimali Jain)
Source: Wikipedia
Anant Ambani

Director, Reliance Industries; heads energy/renewables businesses
Energy · Gujarati family (Ambani; born Mumbai)
Source: Wikipedia
Anil Ambani

Chairman, Reliance Group (ADAG - power, infra, financial services)
Infrastructure/Finance · Gujarati Hindu family (Chorwad roots; born Mumbai)
Source: Wikipedia
Ardeshir Godrej

Godrej Group (founder)
Consumer goods / locks · Gujarati Parsi
Source: Wikipedia
Areez Khambatta (founder, d. 2022)

Rasna (soft-drink concentrate)
FMCG/Food · Gujarati Parsi family, Ahmedabad, Gujarat
Source: Wikipedia
Arvind Mafatlal

Led the Mafatlal Group; diversified into chemicals, plastics, finance
Textiles/Chemicals · Gujarati (Mafatlal family, Ahmedabad roots)
Source: arvindmafatlalgroup.com
Arvind Narottambhai Lalbhai

Arvind Mills (founding family)
Textiles · Ahmedabad, Gujarat (Jain)
Source: Wikipedia
Ashish Soparkar

Meghmani Organics / Meghmani Group (dyes, pigments, agrochemicals)
Chemicals · Ahmedabad, Gujarat
Source: Wikipedia
Ashutosh Valani

Co-founder, Beardo (D2C grooming); co-founder RENEE Cosmetics
D2C · Ahmedabad, Gujarat
Source: arisetimes.in
Bharat Masrani

Former Group President & CEO, TD Bank Group
Banking · Gujarat (family roots; born Uganda)
Source: Wikipedia
Bhavesh Varmora

Varmora Granito (ceramic tiles)
Ceramic tiles · Morbi, Gujarat
Source: tofler.in
Bipin Hadvani

Founder, Gopal Snacks
FMCG / snacks · Rajkot
Source: Wikipedia
Chintu Patel

Co-founder & Co-CEO, Amneal Pharmaceuticals (US, NYSE: AMRX)
Pharma · Gujarat (diaspora, US-based)
Source: amneal.com
Chinubhai Chimanlal (Baronet)

Ahmedabad textile mills (first baronet of Ahmedabad)
Textiles · Ahmedabad, Gujarat (Jain)
Source: Wikipedia
Chirag Patel

Co-founder & Co-CEO, Amneal Pharmaceuticals (US, NYSE: AMRX)
Pharma · Gujarat (diaspora, US-based)
Source: business-standard.com
Cowasji Jehangir Readymoney

19th-century merchant, banker and philanthropist of Bombay
Trade/Banking · Parsi family from Navsari, Gujarat
Source: Wikipedia
Cyrus Mistry

Chairman, Tata Sons (2012-16); Shapoorji Pallonji family
Construction/Conglomerate · Parsi (Gujarat-origin community; Shapoorji Pallonji family)
Source: Wikipedia
Darshan Patel

Founder & MD, Vini Cosmetics (Fogg); earlier Paras Pharmaceuticals (Moov, Itchguard)
D2C/FMCG · Ahmedabad, Gujarat
Source: dnaindia.com
Deepak Parekh

Longtime chairman, HDFC (housing finance)
Finance/Banking · Gujarati banking family, Surat roots (born Mumbai)
Source: Wikipedia
Dhirubhai Ambani

Founder, Reliance Industries (petrochemicals, textiles)
Conglomerate · Chorwad, Junagadh, Gujarat
Source: Wikipedia
Dinshaw Maneckji Petit

Founder of some of India's first mechanized textile mills (Petit family)
Textiles · Gujarati Parsi (Petit family)
Source: Wikipedia
Dorabji Tata

Built Tata Steel and Tata Power; Tata Group chairman
Steel/Power · Parsi (Tata family, Navsari, Gujarat roots)
Source: Wikipedia
Firoz Nadiadwala

Film producer, Base Industries Group (Hera Pheri, Welcome)
Entertainment · Nadiad, Gujarat (ancestral; born Mumbai)
Source: Wikipedia
Gandhi family (Vadilal)

Vadilal Industries (ice cream, frozen foods)
FMCG/Food · Ahmedabad, Gujarat (Gandhi family, founded 1907)
Source: Wikipedia
Gautam Sarabhai

Chairman of Calico Mills; co-founder of the National Institute of Design
Textiles/Chemicals · Ahmedabad, Gujarat (Sarabhai family)
Source: Wikipedia
Gira Sarabhai

Co-founder of the National Institute of Design; founder, Calico Museum of Textiles
Design/Textiles · Ahmedabad, Gujarat (Sarabhai family)
Source: Wikipedia
Girish Patel

Founder, Paras Pharmaceuticals (Moov, Livon, D'Cold); Sterling Hospitals
Pharma/FMCG · Ahmedabad, Gujarat
Source: business-standard.com
Gulabchand Hirachand

Walchand Group industrialist (Walchandnagar Industries, construction)
Engineering/Construction · Digambar Jain family from Wankaner, Gujarat
Source: Wikipedia
Gulam Noon

Founder, Noon Products / Bombay Halwa (UK ready-meals; 'Curry King')
FMCG/Food · Gujarati Muslim (Dawoodi Bohra) heritage; born Mumbai
Source: Wikipedia
H.P. Rama

Auro Hotels / AAHOA founding chairman
Hospitality (US hotels) · Gujarat (Patidar)
Source: aurouniversity.edu.in
Habil Khorakiwala

Founder & chairman, Wockhardt (pharma, biotech, hospitals)
Pharma · Gujarati Dawoodi Bohra family (born Mumbai)
Source: Wikipedia
Hasmukhbhai Parekh (H. T. Parekh)

Founder of HDFC; chairman of ICICI
Finance/Banking · Jain family from Surat, Gujarat
Source: Wikipedia
Indravadan Modi

Cadila Pharmaceuticals (founder)
Pharmaceuticals · Ahmedabad, Gujarat
Source: Wikipedia
Isha Ambani

Leads Reliance Retail; director, Jio Financial Services
Retail/Finance · Gujarati family (Ambani; born Mumbai)
Source: Wikipedia
J. R. D. Tata

Chairman, Tata Sons (1938-91); founder of Tata Airlines/Air India, TCS, Tata Motors
Conglomerate/Aviation · Parsi (Tata family, Gujarat lineage; born France)
Source: Wikipedia
Jamsetjee Jejeebhoy

19th-century cotton and China-trade merchant; first Indian baronet
Trade/Textiles · Parsi textile-merchant family from Surat, Gujarat
Source: Wikipedia
Jamsetji Tata

Founder of the Tata Group (steel, textiles, hospitality)
Conglomerate · Parsi family from Navsari, Gujarat
Source: Wikipedia
Jaydev Patel

Most successful agent in New York Life's 178-year history
Insurance/Financial Services · Sojitra, Anand district, Gujarat
Source: newyorklife.com
Jaynti Kanani

Net worth ~$2B (2022 est, crypto-volatile) (yourstory.com, 2022)
Co-founder, Polygon (Matic) - crypto/blockchain
Crypto/Web3 · Ahmedabad, Gujarat
Source: yourstory.com
Jaysukh Patel

Oreva Group (Ajanta/Orpat clocks)
Consumer electronics / clocks · Morbi, Gujarat (Patidar)
Source: theprint.in
Jehangir Wadia

Founder of GoAir (Go First); MD, Bombay Dyeing and Bombay Realty
Aviation/Real Estate · Parsi (Wadia family, Gujarat roots)
Source: Wikipedia
Karan Adani

Managing Director, Adani Ports & SEZ
Ports/Logistics · Ahmedabad, Gujarat
Source: adani.com
Karan Bilimoria

Founder, Cobra Beer; UK peer and former CBI president
FMCG/Beverages · Gujarati Parsi family (born Hyderabad)
Source: Wikipedia
Kartikeya Sarabhai

Chairman, Ambalal Sarabhai Enterprises; founder, Centre for Environment Education
Pharma/Education · Ahmedabad, Gujarat (Sarabhai family)
Source: Wikipedia
Kasturbhai Lalbhai

Arvind Mills / Atul Ltd (Lalbhai Group)
Textiles / chemicals · Ahmedabad, Gujarat (Jain Nagarsheth)
Source: Wikipedia
Keki Mistry

Former vice-chairman & CEO, HDFC (housing finance)
Finance · Gujarati Parsi (born Mumbai)
Source: Wikipedia
Kirtilal Manilal Mehta

Palanpuri diamond magnate; founder of the Gemological Institute of India
Diamonds/Jewellery · Palanpur, Gujarat (Palanpuri Jain diamond family)
Source: Wikipedia
Kunal Shah

Founder CRED; co-founder FreeCharge
Fintech · Gujarati business family (born Mumbai)
Source: Wikipedia
Lalbhai Dalpatbhai

First-generation Ahmedabad mill owner; founder of the Lalbhai Group (Arvind lineage)
Textiles · Ahmedabad, Gujarat (Oswal Jain Nagarsheth family)
Source: Wikipedia
Lalchand Hirachand Doshi

Walchand Group industrialist (Premier Automobiles, Hindustan Construction)
Automobiles/Construction · Digambar Jain family from Wankaner, Gujarat
Source: Wikipedia
Mafatlal Gagalbhai

Founder of Mafatlal Industries (textiles); built the Mafatlal Group
Textiles · Ahmedabad, Gujarat
Source: mafatlals.com
Mangaldas Girdhardas

Ahmedabad textile mills
Textiles · Ahmedabad, Gujarat
Source: nationalheraldindia.com
Manish Kiri

Kiri Industries (dyes)
Chemicals / dyes · Ahmedabad, Gujarat
Source: kiriindustries.com
Mayur Madhvani

Madhvani Group
Sugar / agribusiness · Gujarati Lohana (Jamnagar roots)
Source: Wikipedia
Muljibhai Madhvani

Madhvani Group (founder)
Sugar / agribusiness · Gujarati Lohana
Source: Wikipedia
Nanji Kalidas Mehta

Mehta Group (Uganda Sugar Factory)
Sugar / plantations · Porbandar, Gujarat (Hindu Lohana)
Source: Wikipedia
Naval Tata

Tata Sons director; textiles, aviation and labour welfare
Conglomerate · Parsi (Tata family, Gujarat roots)
Source: Wikipedia
Ness Wadia

Managing Director, Bombay Burmah Trading Corporation (Wadia Group)
Conglomerate/Textiles · Parsi (Wadia family, Surat, Gujarat roots)
Source: Wikipedia
Neville Wadia

Chairman, Bombay Dyeing (Wadia Group)
Textiles · Parsi (Wadia family, Gujarat roots)
Source: Wikipedia
Nimish Chudgar

Intas Pharmaceuticals (runs company; son of Hasmukh Chudgar)
Pharma · Ahmedabad, Gujarat
Source: Wikipedia
Nirav Modi

Founder, Nirav Modi diamond jewellery brand
Diamonds/Luxury · Palanpur, Banaskantha, Gujarat
Source: Wikipedia
Nita Ambani

Founder-chair, Reliance Foundation; director, Reliance Industries
Conglomerate/Philanthropy · Gujarati family (born Mumbai)
Source: Wikipedia
Noel Tata

Chairman, Tata Trusts; chairman of Trent and Tata Investment Corporation
Conglomerate/Retail · Parsi-Swiss (Tata family, Gujarat Parsi lineage)
Source: Wikipedia
Odhavji Raghavji Patel

Ajanta Orpat / Oreva Group (wall clocks)
Consumer electronics / clocks · Morbi, Gujarat (Patidar)
Source: Wikipedia
Parag Desai family (Rasesh Desai)

Wagh Bakri Tea Group (Gujarat Tea Processors & Packers)
FMCG/Food · Ahmedabad, Gujarat (Desai family, tea business since 1915)
Source: Wikipedia
Pirojsha Adi Godrej

Executive chairman, Godrej Properties (Godrej Industries Group)
Real Estate · Gujarati Parsi (Godrej family)
Source: Wikipedia
Pirojsha Burjorji Godrej

Co-founder of the Godrej Group (built the manufacturing enterprise)
Consumer Goods · Gujarati Parsi (Godrej family)
Source: Wikipedia
Piruz Khambatta

Chairman & MD, Rasna Group (soft-drink concentrate)
FMCG/Food · Ahmedabad, Gujarat (Parsi; Khambatta family)
Source: theweek.in
Pranav Adani

Managing Director (Agro, Oil & Gas), Adani Enterprises; Adani Realty
Agro/Energy/Real Estate · Ahmedabad, Gujarat
Source: adani.com
Prayasvin Patel

Chairman & MD, Elecon Engineering (industrial gears, material handling)
Engineering · Vallabh Vidyanagar / Anand, Gujarat
Source: elecon.com
Premchand Roychand

'Cotton King' and 'Bullion King'; founding figure of the Bombay Stock Exchange
Finance/Trade · Jain merchant family from Surat, Gujarat (born Mumbai)
Source: Wikipedia
Priyank Shah

Co-founder, Beardo (D2C grooming); co-founder RENEE Cosmetics
D2C · Ahmedabad, Gujarat
Source: smefutures.com
Rajesh Adani

Managing Director, Adani Enterprises
Conglomerate · Ahmedabad, Gujarat
Source: adanienterprises.com
Rajiv Modi

Cadila Pharmaceuticals
Pharmaceuticals · Ahmedabad, Gujarat
Source: cadilapharma.com
Ramanbhai B. Patel

Cadila Healthcare / Zydus (co-founder)
Pharmaceuticals · Ahmedabad, Gujarat (Patidar)
Source: Wikipedia
Ranchhodlal Chhotalal

Founder of Ahmedabad's first cotton textile mill (1861); 'father of modern Ahmedabad'
Textiles · Ahmedabad, Gujarat
Source: Wikipedia
Ratan Tata

Chairman, Tata Group (1991-2012); Tata Sons chairman emeritus
Conglomerate · Parsi (Tata family, Navsari, Gujarat roots)
Source: Wikipedia
Ratanji Dadabhoy Tata

Early Tata Sons partner; Tata industrial pioneer
Conglomerate · Parsi (Tata family, Gujarat roots)
Source: Wikipedia
Rishad Premji

Executive chairman, Wipro (IT services)
IT/Technology · Gujarati Ismaili Khoja family (Kutch roots; born Mumbai)
Source: Wikipedia
Rizwan Adatia

COGEF Group / RAF Global
Retail / wholesale (Africa) · Porbandar, Gujarat (Ismaili Khoja)
Source: globalindian.com
Ronnie Screwvala

Founder, UTV Group (sold to Disney); co-founder, upGrad
Media/EdTech · Gujarati Parsi (born Mumbai)
Source: Wikipedia
Rumi Verjee

Brought Domino's Pizza to the UK; owner of Thomas Goode & Co
Food/Retail · Gujarati Ismaili Khoja (born Uganda)
Source: Wikipedia
Russell Mehta

Rosy Blue (diamonds)
Diamonds/Jewellery · Gujarati Palanpuri Jain diamond-trading community, Palanpur, Gujarat
Source: Wikipedia
Salil Parekh

CEO & MD, Infosys
IT Services · Gujarati family
Source: Wikipedia
Sandeep Engineer

Founder & MD, Astral Ltd (pipes & adhesives)
Building materials · Ahmedabad
Source: Wikipedia
Sanjay Lalbhai

Arvind Ltd (Lalbhai Group)
Textiles · Ahmedabad, Gujarat (Jain)
Source: Wikipedia
Sanjay Mehta

Founder/Partner, 100X.VC; angel investor
Venture Capital · Gujarati family (born/raised Mumbai)
Source: jamwithsam.com
Sevantilal Shah

Venus Jewel
Diamonds · Gujarat (Jain)
Source: venusjewel.com
Shantidas Jhaveri

Mughal-era jeweller and bullion banker; Nagarsheth (chief merchant) of Ahmedabad
Jewellery/Banking · Nagarsheth of Ahmedabad; Oswal Jain family settled in Ahmedabad, Gujarat
Source: Wikipedia
Shapoor Mistry

Chairman, Shapoorji Pallonji Group; largest single shareholder in Tata Sons
Construction/Infrastructure · Parsi (Gujarat-origin community)
Source: Forbes
Sharvil Patel

Zydus Lifesciences (MD; son of Pankaj Patel)
Pharma · Ahmedabad, Gujarat
Source: Wikipedia
Shrenik Kasturbhai Lalbhai

Lalbhai Group (Arvind / Atul)
Textiles / chemicals · Ahmedabad, Gujarat (Jain)
Source: Wikipedia
Smita Godrej Crishna

Godrej Enterprises Group (Godrej & Boyce); largest individual Godrej shareholder
Consumer Goods/Engineering · Gujarati Parsi (Godrej family)
Source: Wikipedia
Sohrab Pirojsha Godrej

Chairman, Godrej Group; industrialist and environmentalist
Consumer Goods · Gujarati Parsi (Godrej family)
Source: Wikipedia
Sorabji Pochkhanawala

Founder of Central Bank of India (first fully Indian-owned bank)
Banking · Gujarati Parsi (born Mumbai)
Source: Wikipedia
Tribhuvandas Patel (Amul founder, historical)

Amul / Kaira District Co-op Milk Union (GCMMF)
Food/Dairy (cooperative, farmer-owned) · Anand, Gujarat
Source: Wikipedia
Vikram Sarabhai

Sarabhai Group (industrialist family; ISRO founder)
Pharma / textiles · Ahmedabad, Gujarat (Shrimali Jain)
Source: Wikipedia
Vinod Adani

Adani Group (older brother of Gautam Adani; overseas operations)
Energy/Infrastructure · Ahmedabad, Gujarat
Source: Forbes
Vishal Mehta

Founder & CMD, Infibeam Avenues (e-commerce/payments); acquired Rediff.com
Fintech/Ecommerce · Ahmedabad, Gujarat
Source: deshgujarat.com
Walchand Hirachand

Founder of the Walchand Group; India's first modern shipyard, aircraft and car factories
Shipping/Engineering · Digambar Jain family from Wankaner, Gujarat (settled Solapur)
Source: Wikipedia
Xerxes Desai

Titan Company (founding MD)
Watches / jewellery · Parsi (Gujarati)
Source: Wikipedia

Ranked by published net worth

Mukesh Ambani

Gautam Adani

Dilip Shanghvi

Cyrus S. Poonawalla

Uday Kotak

Sudhir & Samir Mehta

Pallonji Mistry

Azim Premji

Jamshyd Godrej

Pankaj Patel

Hasmukh Chudgar & family

Harsh Mariwala

Tulsi Tanti

Nusli Wadia

Karsanbhai Patel

Falguni Nayar

Nadir Godrej

Adi Godrej

Divyank Turakhia

Ajay Piramal

Rajesh Mehta & family

Bharat Desai

Chirayu Amin

Sunil Vachani

Manu Chandaria

Sudhir Ruparelia

Bhavin Turakhia

Rajnikant 'Rajju' Shroff

Farooq G. Patel

Achal Bakeri

Chandubhai Virani

Nimesh Kampani

Ashwin Desai

Deepak Chimanlal Mehta

Bhadresh Shah

Neeraj Choksi

Jayanti Jariwala (Kabutarwala)

Mavji Patel & family

Govind Dholakia

Aadit Palicha

Babubhai Lakhani

Kiran C. Patel

Vallabhbhai S. Patel

Mavuri Venkata Raman

Vasant Gajera

Hardik Kothia & Chirag Nakrani

Savji Dholakia

Laljibhai Tulsibhai Patel

Anand Desai

Vashrambhai Bhurabhai Narola & family

Ghanshyam Dholakia

Jitendra B. Shah

Shashvat Nakrani

Mahesh Savani

Founders and business families

Adar Poonawalla

Akash Ambani

Ambalal Sarabhai

Anant Ambani

Anil Ambani

Ardeshir Godrej

Areez Khambatta (founder, d. 2022)

Arvind Mafatlal

Arvind Narottambhai Lalbhai

Ashish Soparkar

Ashutosh Valani

Bharat Masrani

Bhavesh Varmora

Bipin Hadvani

Chintu Patel

Chinubhai Chimanlal (Baronet)

Chirag Patel

Cowasji Jehangir Readymoney

Cyrus Mistry

Darshan Patel

Deepak Parekh

Dhirubhai Ambani

Dinshaw Maneckji Petit

Dorabji Tata