<p>Fifty-five Indians, led by Reliance India chairman Mukesh Ambani, figure in the Forbes annual list of a record 1,426 billionaires, topped by Mexican telecom magnate Carlos Slim Helu for the fourth year in a row.<br /><br />Ambani, 55, with a net worth of $21.5 billion is 22nd on the US business magazine's 27th annual ranking released Monday.<br /><br />He is followed by steel moghul Lakshmi Mittal, 62, with a net worth of $16.5 billion. Mittal is 41st in the world ranking with Wipro chairman Azim Premji, 67, with $11.2 billion taking the third place among Indians with a world ranking of 91.<br /><br />While Helu's net worth up has gone up to $73 billion from $69 billion in 2012, Bill Gates retains the number 2 spot with a net worth of $67 billion.</p>.<p>Zara's Amancio Ortega (No. 3) moves up two spots from 2012, with a net worth of $57 billion, ahead of Warren Buffett (No. 4) with a net worth of $53.5 billion. This marks the first year Buffett has not been in the Top 3 since 2000, in spite of being the second biggest gainer this year, up $9.5 billion.<br /><br />Kumarmangalam Birla, 45, with a net wealth of $7.9 billion is the sixth richest Indian with a world ranking of 150. Real estate tycoon Kushal Pal Singh, with a net worth of $6.3 billion, rounds up the list of India's top ten with a world ranking of 191.<br /><br />Mukesh Ambani's brother Anil Ambani, 53, chairman of the Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group with a net wealth of $5.2 billion is eleventh on the India list and 233rd in the world rankings.<br /><br />This year 210 billionaires are new to the list, while 60 dropped off (still more died or split their fortunes with a family). A record 1,426 billionaires (up 200 from 1,226 in 2012) made the list, with an average net worth of $3.8 billion (up from $3.7 billion in 2012).</p>.<p>Added together, the total net worth for this year's billionaires is $5.4 trillion, up from $4.6 trillion last year. The US leads the list, with 442 billionaires, followed by Asia-Pacific (386), Europe (366), The Americas (129) and the Middle East & Africa (103).<br /><br />A total 138 women made the list this year, an increase of 34. With a net worth of $30 billion, Liliane Bettencourt (# 9) is now the richest woman in the world.</p>
<p>Fifty-five Indians, led by Reliance India chairman Mukesh Ambani, figure in the Forbes annual list of a record 1,426 billionaires, topped by Mexican telecom magnate Carlos Slim Helu for the fourth year in a row.<br /><br />Ambani, 55, with a net worth of $21.5 billion is 22nd on the US business magazine's 27th annual ranking released Monday.<br /><br />He is followed by steel moghul Lakshmi Mittal, 62, with a net worth of $16.5 billion. Mittal is 41st in the world ranking with Wipro chairman Azim Premji, 67, with $11.2 billion taking the third place among Indians with a world ranking of 91.<br /><br />While Helu's net worth up has gone up to $73 billion from $69 billion in 2012, Bill Gates retains the number 2 spot with a net worth of $67 billion.</p>.<p>Zara's Amancio Ortega (No. 3) moves up two spots from 2012, with a net worth of $57 billion, ahead of Warren Buffett (No. 4) with a net worth of $53.5 billion. This marks the first year Buffett has not been in the Top 3 since 2000, in spite of being the second biggest gainer this year, up $9.5 billion.<br /><br />Kumarmangalam Birla, 45, with a net wealth of $7.9 billion is the sixth richest Indian with a world ranking of 150. Real estate tycoon Kushal Pal Singh, with a net worth of $6.3 billion, rounds up the list of India's top ten with a world ranking of 191.<br /><br />Mukesh Ambani's brother Anil Ambani, 53, chairman of the Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group with a net wealth of $5.2 billion is eleventh on the India list and 233rd in the world rankings.<br /><br />This year 210 billionaires are new to the list, while 60 dropped off (still more died or split their fortunes with a family). A record 1,426 billionaires (up 200 from 1,226 in 2012) made the list, with an average net worth of $3.8 billion (up from $3.7 billion in 2012).</p>.<p>Added together, the total net worth for this year's billionaires is $5.4 trillion, up from $4.6 trillion last year. The US leads the list, with 442 billionaires, followed by Asia-Pacific (386), Europe (366), The Americas (129) and the Middle East & Africa (103).<br /><br />A total 138 women made the list this year, an increase of 34. With a net worth of $30 billion, Liliane Bettencourt (# 9) is now the richest woman in the world.</p>