Three Indians - Mukesh Ambani, Azim Premji and Dilip Shanghvi - have made it to a global list of 50 wealthiest people that is topped by Bill Gates.
The world's richest people have become poorer.
Alibaba founder and executive chairman Jack Ma is this year's biggest financial gainer as the billionaire entrepreneur's fortune has swelled by a whopping $18.5 billion this year to $29.2 billion.
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates tops list of the world's top 25 richest self-made billionaires.
The Chinese President dethroned Russian President Vladimir Putin as the most influential person on the planet.