The Energy sector continues to occupy a significant position in India’s wealth-creation landscape, with nine entrepreneurs and business families from the Energy and Green Energy categories featuring among the Top 200 of the M3M Hurun India Rich List 2026.
The nine wealth creators together account for ₹21.04 lakh crore, highlighting the scale of wealth generated by India’s energy ecosystem. The representation comprises four names classified under Energy and five under Green Energy, reflecting the growing contribution of renewable energy to India’s entrepreneurial wealth landscape.
At the top of the ranking are Gautam Adani & family, ranked No. 1 with wealth of ₹9.23 lakh crore, and Mukesh Ambani & family, ranked No. 2 with wealth of ₹8.63 lakh crore. Both are classified under the Energy sector by Hurun.
Energy & Green Energy: Top 200 representation
The ranking presents a broad cross-section of India’s energy wealth creation:
- Energy: Gautam Adani & family (Rank 1), Mukesh Ambani & family (Rank 2), Sanjiv Goenka & family (Rank 37), and Ravi Ruia & family (Rank 77).
- Green Energy: Vivek Kumar Jain (Rank 18), Surender Pal Singh Saluja & family (Rank 91), Manoj Kumar Upadhyay (Rank 164), Manjunatha Donthi Venkatarathnaiah & family (Rank 176), and Farukbhai Gulambhai Patel (Rank 188 & Surat’s Rank 1).
The Green Energy representation extends from Rank 18 to Rank 188, indicating that renewable energy is no longer confined to a small number of large conglomerates but is also creating significant wealth among entrepreneurs operating in the renewable-energy ecosystem.
Green Energy gains greater representation
Five of the nine Energy and Green Energy names in the Top 200 are classified specifically under Green Energy. Their presence across ranks 18, 91, 164, 176 and 188 provides a snapshot of the expanding entrepreneurial base emerging around India’s renewable-energy transition.
The representation includes businesses associated with renewable power generation, solar energy and related clean-energy infrastructure, highlighting the increasing scale of India’s clean-energy economy.
The trend also reflects the broader transformation taking place in India’s wealth landscape, where traditional sectors are increasingly being joined by new and emerging industries driven by technology, infrastructure, manufacturing and the energy transition.
A changing energy landscape
The presence of both established energy conglomerates and renewable-energy entrepreneurs in the Hurun rankings illustrates the breadth of India’s energy economy.
While the largest fortunes continue to come from established energy businesses, the presence of five Green Energy wealth creators among the Top 200 points to the growing economic significance of renewable energy as an entrepreneurial and wealth-creation opportunity.
The latest Hurun ranking therefore provides a snapshot of an energy sector that is expanding beyond conventional power and hydrocarbons towards solar, renewable generation and the broader clean-energy ecosystem.
The M3M Hurun India Rich List 2026 ranks 1,810 individuals with wealth of ₹1,000 crore or more, while the number of US-dollar billionaires in India has reached 391.
