Ambani Family Tops 2025 Hurun India List with Rs 28.2 Lakh Cr Valuation

Aug 13, 2025 - The Ambani family has topped the 2025 Barclays Private Clients Hurun India Most Valuable Family Businesses List for the second consecutive year, with a staggering valuation of Rs 28.2 lakh crore, roughly one-twelfth of India’s GDP.

This year, 100 new families joined the list, bringing the total to 300, with a combined business value of $1.6 trillion (Rs 134 lakh crore). The minimum threshold for entry into this elite club has risen to Rs 2.21 lakh crore.

The top 10 families alone hold a cumulative value of Rs 40.04 lakh crore, which is Rs 4.6 lakh crore more than last year.

In 2024, these 300 families earned an average of Rs 7,100 crore every day and contributed around Rs 1.6 lakh crore annually in taxes.

Kumar Mangalam Birla's family ranks second with a valuation of Rs 6.48 lakh crore, while the Jindal family is third with Rs 5.71 lakh crore, entering the top three for the first time. The combined value of the three business dynasties represent Rs 40.4 lakh crore in wealth which is equivalent to the GDP of the Philippines.

“These families are not just generating wealth - they’re also creating jobs,” says Nitin Singh, Head of Asia Pacific at Barclays Bank. “Last year, the top 300 families paid Rs 1.5 lakh crore in taxes and provided employment to over 20 lakh people,” he adds.

Anil Agarwal’s family, with Rs 2.55 lakh crore is a notable new entrant to the top 10.

The list includes companies from sectors like industrial products (40 companies), automobiles (29 companies), and pharmaceuticals (25 companies).

The rest in the top 10 family business list are Bajaj Group (Bajaj family), Mahindra Group (Mahindra family), HCL (Nadar family), Cholamandalam Investment & Finance (Murugappa family), Wipro (Premji family), Hindustan Zinc (Anil Agarwal family) and Asian Paints (Dani, Choksi & Vakil families).

With Media Inputs