Mukesh Ambani doesn’t take salary for 6th consecutive year:World’s 22nd richest person earns ₹3,996 crore from dividends

Asia’s richest businessman Mukesh Ambani has not taken any salary from his oil-to-telecom and retail sector giant company Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) for the sixth consecutive year. According to the annual report issued by the company, in the financial year 2025-26 (FY26), Mukesh Ambani’s salary, allowances, perks and retirement benefits have been completely zero. At present, his main source of income is the dividend received from the company. Mukesh Ambani is the 22nd richest person in the world. Decision was taken during Corona pandemic, salary limit fixed since 2008 69-year-old Mukesh Ambani decided to forgo his entire salary in June 2020, considering the impact of the Corona pandemic on the country’s social, economic, and industrial health. He had decided that he would not take any salary until all of Reliance’s businesses returned to their full earning capacity. Since then, he has continued to work without salary in financial years 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25, and now 2025-26 as well. Salary Zero, but Received ₹3,996 Crores in Dividends from Promoter Group and Personal Shares Although Mukesh Ambani is not taking any salary, allowances, or stock options as Chairman and Managing Director (CMD), the main source of income for the world’s 22nd richest person is dividends. Mukesh Ambani’s personal net worth is currently approximately 92 billion dollars (around ₹8.83 lakh crore). Reliance Industries has announced a dividend of ₹6 per share for the financial year 2025-26. Mukesh Ambani personally holds 1.61 crore shares of Reliance, which will give him a personal dividend income of ₹9.66 crore. Additionally, the promoter group companies under his control hold 664.5 crore shares of Reliance (50.07% stake), which has earned the promoter group a dividend of ₹3,987 crore. In total, this amount comes to ₹3,996.66 crore. Anant Ambani received a package of ₹12.17 crore, Akash and Isha got only sitting fees Company’s profit fell 13% in the fourth quarter Reliance Industries Limited’s net profit declined 13% year-on-year to ₹16,971 crore in the fourth quarter (January-March) of financial year 2025-26. In the same quarter a year ago, the profit was ₹19,407 crore. However, during this period, the company’s revenue increased 13% to ₹2.98 lakh crore. In the same quarter a year ago, i.e., January-March 2025, it was ₹2.64 lakh crore.