Anil Ambani Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Some group companies have reduced debt:
- Reliance Infrastructure reportedly cleared ~₹3,300 crore of debt by FY2024–25.
- Reliance Power has repaid certain loans, but some contingent or project-related obligations may remain.
It is uncertain whether Anil Ambani is personally debt-free, given the guarantees and past group liabilities.
His elder son, Jai Anmol Ambani, is reported to have a net worth of over ₹2,000 crore (~USD200–300 million). Some speculative sources inflate this number, but they are less credible.
Yes, briefly. After the Reliance Power IPO, Anil Ambani’s net worth peaked at USD42 billion, surpassing Mukesh Ambani for a short period. Over time, Mukesh’s more stable and diversified empire grew, and as of 2025, Mukesh’s net worth is ~USD105–110 billion, far higher than Anil’s.
As of 2025, the key companies under the Reliance ADA Group are:
- Reliance Infrastructure: Power transmission, roads, metro, airports, defense, and aerospace projects.
- Reliance Power: Energy generation, renewables, and large-scale power projects.
Earlier companies like Reliance Communications, Reliance Capital, and Reliance Home Finance are mostly distressed, restructured, or being sold. The group is pivoting toward defense, aerospace, clean energy, and infrastructure monetization.
As of 2025, Anil Ambani’s net worth is estimated to be around USD 530 million (approximately ₹4,500 crore). Some sources, including Wikipedia, list it as USD1 billion, but this may not fully account for his debts and liabilities.
Anil Ambani’s decline resulted from high debt, business failures, and legal/regulatory issues:
- Businesses were heavily leveraged, and falling cash flows made debt unsustainable.
- Reliance Communications failed to compete with new telecom rivals.
- Many assets were sold or restructured to repay loans.
- In 2020, he declared in a UK court he had “no meaningful assets.”
- He faced SEBI bans and investigations into alleged fund diversion and fraudulent loans.
- Recently, he has tried to revive core businesses in infrastructure, power, and defense.