India's top 10 business houses

The combined wealth of the country's top-20 promoter families, based on their equity holding, has swelled to Rs 8.43 lakh crore, or $174 billion, as per Thursday's closing price.

Among big business houses, the Tatas, Wipro and the Om Prakash Jindal family have been the biggest beneficiaries of the current bull-run. The Tatas, for instance, have not only recouped their entire losses of 2008, but also are now richer than they were at the peak of the bull run.

Reliance Group (Mukesh Ambani)

Net Worth:

on September 17, 2009: 1, 60, 992(Rupees in crore)
on October, 27, 2008: 82, 927 (Rupees in crore)
on January, 10, 2008: 2, 15, 745 (Rupees in crore)

Tata group

Net Worth:
on September 17, 2009: 1, 23, 176(Rupees in crore)
on October, 27, 2008: 50, 296 (Rupees in crore)
on January, 10, 2008: 1, 17, 756 (Rupees in crore)

Reliance Group (Anil Ambani)

Net Worth:
on September 17, 2009: 89, 129 (Rupees in crore)
on October, 27, 2008: 50, 959 (Rupees in crore)
on January, 10, 2008: 1, 89, 063 (Rupees in crore)

Bharti Group

Net Worth:
on September 17, 2009: 74, 500 (Rupees in crore)
on October, 27, 2008: 48, 707 (Rupees in crore)
on January, 10, 2008: 83, 047 (Rupees in crore)

Wipro:

Net Worth:
on September 17, 2009: 65, 731 (Rupees in crore)
on October, 27, 2008: 25, 547 (Rupees in crore)
on January, 10, 2008: 56, 412 (Rupees in crore)

Sterlite Industries:

Net Worth:
on September 17, 2009: 61, 584 (Rupees in crore)
on October, 27, 2008: 16, 279 (Rupees in crore)
on January, 10, 2008: 64, 930 (Rupees in crore)

DLF Group:

Net Worth:
on September 17, 2009: 56, 027(Rupees in crore)
on October, 27, 2008: 26, 563 (Rupees in crore)
on January, 10, 2008: 1, 53, 154 (Rupees in crore)

Om Prakash Jindal Group:

Net Worth:
on September 17, 2009: 41, 487(Rupees in crore)
on October, 27, 2008: 7, 288 (Rupees in crore)
on January, 10, 2008: 37, 802 (Rupees in crore)

Adani Group:

Net Worth:
on September 17, 2009: 27, 015 (Rupees in crore)
on October, 27, 2008: 14, 570 (Rupees in crore)
on January, 10, 2008: 50, 475 (Rupees in crore)

Aditya Birla Group:

Net Worth:
on September 17, 2009: 22, 129 (Rupees in crore)
on October, 27, 2008: 8, 545 (Rupees in crore)
on January, 10, 2008: 30,223 (Rupees in crore)