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#7 Godrej family
Net Worth: $12.4 Billion
Age: –
Clan behind the $4.6 billion (revenue) Godrej Group, a 119-year-old consumer-goods giant, which is aiming for a tenfold increase in revenue every 10 years, has been on an acquisition spree. Godrej Consumer Products, overseen by patriarch Adi Godrej, boosted its presence in Africa with the acquisition of 3 personal-care companies in Zambia, Senegal and Kenya. Dairy and agribusiness firm Godrej Agrovet took majority stakes in agrochemicals firm Astec LifeSciences and Creamline Dairy. Private unit Godrej & Boyce acquired online home-decor firm India Circus in January.