The Indian stock market is one of the most popular and rapidly growing stock markets in the world. In this growing market some players took the plunge and created handsome wealth to become the best traders in India. Over the years trading is considered risky, but these big traders managed to implement good strategies to generate consistent profit.
You might have seen them on television or read about these famous traders in the newspaper. Based on their investment journey and net worth we tried to curate the list of biggest traders in India.
List of Top 10 Richest Trader in India
| Sr No | Top Traders in India | Net Worth |
| 1 | Radhakrishnan Damani | $15.7 B |
| 2 | Azim Premji | $12.2 B |
| 3 | Rakesh Jhunjhunwala | $5.8 B |
| 4 | Raamdeo Agarwal | $1.6 B |
| 5 | Ashish Dhawan | $800 M |
| 6 | Ashish Kochali | $400 M |
| 7 | Nemish Shah | $330 M |
| 8 | Sunil Singhania | $250 M |
| 9 | Mukul Agarwal | $240 M |
| 10 | Anil Kumar Goel | $230 M |
1. Radhakrishnan Damani
Radhakrishnan born in Mumbai in 1954, founder of D-Mart and also owns Bright Star Investment Ltd. He made major profits during the 1990 scam done by Harshad Mehta by short selling strategy.
While his exact investment portfolio isn’t always public, DMart went public in 2017 and has been a major success story.
2. Azim Premji:
Premji was born in Mumbai in 1945. He is the founder of famous software company Wipro Ltd in 1980.Azim Premji is a recipient of several awards, including the Padma Bhushan, one of India’s highest civilian awards. He founded the Azim Premji Foundation in 2001, and the foundation has since provided education to millions of children in India.
Major investments made by Premji are in Wipro, Balrampur Chini Mills, Tube Investments, Ambuja Cements and many other companies.
3. Rakesh Jhunjhunwala
Often referred to as the “Big Bull” of India, he was a legendary investor and trader with a massive portfolio. He was known for his long-term investments and deep understanding of the market. Sadly, he passed away in 2022.
Rakesh is the founder of Rare Enterprise along with his wife Rekha Jhunjhunwala, He is also a founding member of Akasa Airlines. He major investments include Titan, Crisil, Tata Motors etc
4. Raamdeo Agarwal
The co-founder of Motilal Oswal, offers a wide range of products and services, including brokerage, investment banking, and asset management.
Some of his notable and past investments include Hero Honda, Infosys & Eicher Motors.
5. Ashish Dhawan
A 55 years old philanthropist is a CEo and Co founder of Convergence Foundation, chairperson and founder of Central Square Foundation also founder of India’s leading private equity funds, Chrysalis Capital in Delhi.
Dhawan’s prime investments include Infosys, Mahindra & Mahindra financial services, IDFC, Quess Corp, AGI Green Pac and some other renown sectors of India
6. Ashish Kochali
Often referred to as “Big Whale” among the traders in India. He is the founder of the famous entertainment company “Hungama Digital”.
Some of the vital investments made by Kochali to boost his portfolio are Jyoti Structure, Beta Drugs Ltd, BEW Engineering, Du Global and many other companies. Ashish Kochali’s portfolio is diversified in sectors like pharma, technology & manufacturing.
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7. Nemish Shah
Shah is one of the most active traders and investors in India. He is the co-founder of ENAM Holdings, an investment house. ENAM Holdings is the same company which took Infosys public in 1993.
Top Companies invested by Nemish Shah are EID Parry(India) Ltd, Zodiac Clothing Company Ltd, Bannari Amman Sugar Ltd. Nemish strategy is mostly focused on long term growth and value.
8. Sunil Singhania
The founder of Abakkus Asset Manager and top notch investor and best trader to make this list. Sunil has a total net worth of $250 M. Sunil is focused on midcap and small stocks across the sectors like engineering , metals, infrastructure & cements.
Sunil’s holdings include Rajshree Polypack, Carysil, Anup Engineering, Mastek, IIFL Securities, DCM Shriram etc
9. Mukul Agarwal
Mukul Agarwal is an ace investor and founder & CEO of Agarwal Corporate. He entered the stock market in late 1990’s and became a renowned trader in India.
His portfolio mainly reflects companies like Apollo Pipes, Birla Soft, Ajmera Realty, Kirloskar Ferrous Industries, Bella Casa Fashion and many other companies of various sectors.
10. Anil Kumar Goel
Known as “Sugar Baron” among the traders in Dalal street. Anil Kumar Goel entered the market in 1992, today is one of the known investors and traders in the Indian market with a total net worth of 2228₹ cr.
Anil Kumar Goel has invested in more than 80 companies. Some companies are Karnataka Bank Ltd, Uttam Sugar Mills, Crayons Advertising Ltd etc.
