ApexHierarchy

Power Ranking

Most Powerful People in India

The 44 most powerful people in India on ApexHierarchy, ranked by the tier formula — institutional control, reach, influence, network and financial strength, not wealth alone. Kumar Mangalam Birla ranks first, at Continental tier. Every profile lists its sources and a confidence score.

  1. 1Top ContinentalKumar Mangalam BirlaChairman of the Aditya Birla Group
  2. 2Top ContinentalSubrahmanyam JaishankarMinister of External Affairs of India
  3. 3Top ContinentalMukesh AmbaniChairman & Managing Director of Reliance Industries Limited
  4. 4Top ContinentalGautam AdaniFounder and Chairman of the Adani Group
  5. 5Top ContinentalNatarajan ChandrasekaranChairman of Tata Sons and Tata Group
  6. 6High ContinentalNarendra ModiPrime Minister of India
  7. 7High ContinentalShah Rukh KhanIndian actor, film producer, and co-owner of Kolkata Knight Riders
  8. 8High ContinentalNita AmbaniChairperson of Reliance Foundation, Director of Reliance Industries, and Owner of Mumbai Indians
  9. 9Low ContinentalKunal ShahHead of WhatsApp and Founder of CRED
  10. 10Top NationalAmit Shah31st Minister of Home Affairs of India and Member of Parliament for Gandhinagar
  11. 11Top NationalSavitri JindalChairperson Emeritus of O.P. Jindal Group and Member of the Haryana Legislative Assembly
  12. 12Top NationalAjit DovalNational Security Advisor of India
  13. 13Top NationalDroupadi MurmuPresident of India
  14. 14Top NationalRahul GandhiLeader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha
  15. 15Top NationalKaran AdaniManaging Director of Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone (APSEZ)
  16. 16Top NationalYogi AdityanathChief Minister of Uttar Pradesh and Mahant of Gorakhnath Math
  17. 17Top NationalAnant AmbaniExecutive in charge of Reliance Industries Energy Business
  18. 18Top NationalIsha AmbaniExecutive Leader at Reliance Retail & Non-Executive Director at Reliance Industries
  19. 19Top NationalRadhakishan DamaniFounder of Avenue Supermarts (DMart) & Veteran Investor
  20. 20Top NationalKalanithi MaranFounder and Chairman of Sun Group
  21. 21High NationalSunny HindujaIndian Actor
  22. 22Mid NationalUdhav Mohandas RupchandaniFounder, Managing Director & CEO of Eagle Infra India Limited
  23. 23Mid NationalAllu ArjunIndian Film Actor & Brand Ambassador
  24. 24Mid NationalKannadasanTamil Poet Laureate, Film Song Lyricist, and Author
  25. 25Low NationalMahesh AgarwalManaging Partner of Agarwal Law Associates
  26. 26Low NationalAmitabh BachchanIndian actor, television host, film producer, and playback singer
  27. 27Low NationalAadil ShaikhChoreographer and Director
  28. 28Top StateMamata BanerjeeFounder and president of All India Trinamool Congress; former chief minister of West Bengal (2011‑2026)
  29. 29Top StateEknath Sambhaji ShindeDeputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra and Chairman of Shiv Sena
  30. 30Top StateDevendra FadnavisChief Minister of Maharashtra
  31. 31Top StateRajnath SinghMinister of Defence of India
  32. 32Top StateMallikarjun KhargePresident of the Indian National Congress and Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha
  33. 33High StateNirmala SitharamanMinister of Finance and Minister of Corporate Affairs of India
  34. 34Mid StateLalu Prasad YadavFounding President of Rashtriya Janata Dal and Former Chief Minister of Bihar
  35. 35Mid StateOm BirlaSpeaker of the Lok Sabha
  36. 36High CityPraveen VechaChief Executive Officer of IKF Home Finance Limited
  37. 37Mid CityHarshavardhan NeotiaChairman of Ambuja Neotia Group
  38. 38Mid CitySanjay SonawaneMarathi Author, Historian, and Publisher
  39. 39Mid CityShrikant ShindeMember of Parliament, Lok Sabha (Kalyan)
  40. 40Low CityKumar Uttamchand AilaniMember of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly for Ulhasnagar 141
  41. 41Top TownJagadeesan DuraiSpecial Branch Police Constable, Tamil Nadu Police
  42. 42High TownDr. Jeetu LalchandaniHomeopathic Medical Practitioner & Founder, Dr. Jeetu Lalchandani Clinic
  43. 43Mid TownRais Kasam ShaikhMember of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly for Bhiwandi East
  44. 44Low TownPriya MalhotraJournalist and News Reporter for The Bridge Chronicle