New Delhi, Oct. 12 -- India's wealthiest billionaires saw a fall in their combined net worths over the past year, except a telecom tycoon who defied all trends.

Sunil Mittal, the founder and chairperson of Indian telecom giant Bharti Airtel, jumped ranks in Forbes' Top 10 Richest in India list that was released earlier this week. This comes even as a weaker rupee and a 3% decline in the benchmark Sensex over the past year led to 9% erosion in combined wealth to $1 trillion.

As per the Forbes India's Richest 2025 list, Sunil Mittal climbed ranks to become the fourth wealthiest person in India, trailing only Mukesh Ambani, Gautam Adani and Savitri Jindal.

Bharti Airtel's Sunil Mittal has a net worth of $34.2 billion, the Forbes India's R...