Acharya Balkrishna, Patanjali Ayurved CEO, has been ranked eighth in Hurun India Rich List 2017. His net worth grew by 173% to ₹70,000 crore, placing him ahead of Bharti Airtel's Sunil Mittal and Kotak Mahindra Bank's Uday Kotak. Sunil Mittal has been ranked tenth with a wealth of ₹56,500 crore and Uday Kotak at ninth with ₹62,700 crore net worth.