Ambani family members’ net worth – ranked: Mukesh may be India’s richest man, but how much wealth do Anil, Nita, Isha, Akash and the rest of clan each hold?

The Ambani family’s wealth rests on a family business, Reliance Industries, that began with Dhirubhai Ambani. After his death in 2002, his two sons Anil and Mukesh fought for control of the empire as their father left no will. Eventually their mother Kokilaben stepped in to help them reach a deal to split up the business and each go their own way.

Since then, Mukesh and his family have achieved unimaginable wealth, while Anil has been crippled by burgeoning debts. Both brothers’ children are involved in the family business too, and are expected to work to earn their keep. Here’s what you need to know about who has what of the Ambani empire …

The Ambani patriarch is the chairman and managing director of Reliance Industries. In 2016, the launch of 4G service Jio sparked a price war in the competitive Indian telecoms market. This saw his wealth grow massively as he signed big deals with Facebook and Google, pushing him into the top 10 richest people in the world. The Bloomberg Billionaire Index currently puts his fortune at US$80.4 billion. CNN reports that Ambani has retained a cap on his salary of US$2 million since 2008, but at the start of the coronavirus pandemic he said he would not take a salary for 2020.

Although Reliance Industries was historically an Ambani family business, many credit Mukesh’s wife, Nita, for helping turn the company into the billion-dollar empire it is today. She has been involved in the marketing and branding of RI, and also oversees Reliance’s sports interests including control of the Mumbai Indians, an IPL cricket team, and the Reliance Foundation, the company’s charitable arm.