The lists · 6 people

The richest people in industry & energy

Oil, steel, ports, cement and telecoms: the fortunes built out of heavy things.

1. 1Carlos Slim Helú & familyTelecom · Mexico$125BNet worth
2. 2Mukesh AmbaniReliance Industries · India$99.7BNet worth
3. 3Gautam AdaniAdani Group · India$63.8BNet worth
4. 4Savitri Jindal & familyOP Jindal Group · India$39.1BNet worth
5. 5Lakshmi MittalArcelorMittal · India$31BNet worth
6. 6Kumar Mangalam BirlaAditya Birla Group · India$21.1BNet worth

Net worth from the Forbes 2026 list, measured on 1 March 2026. Nobody here paid to be listed.

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