Mukesh Ambani could become Asia’s top tycoon

Mukesh Ambani, chairman Reliance Industries, was estimated to be worth $44.3 billion on Friday with RIL trading 1.7% higher. Jack Ma's wealth stood at $44 billion at close of trade on Thursday in the US, where the company is listed. Ambani has added $4 billion to his fortune this year as Reliance doubled its petrochemicals capacity and investors cheered the success of his disruptive telecom upstart Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd.