Who doesnt know Mukesh Ambani? He is the richest man in India. He is also one of the wealthiest people in the world. Mukesh Ambani is the chairman of Reliance Industries. He has transformed Reliance from a company into a large business empire operating in telecom retail energy and digital services. Ambani is also known for his lavish lifestyle such as his home Antilia in Mumbai and for major business developments such as launching Jio which successfully changed the telecommunications landscape in India. He is a public figure beyond the realm of business who is regularly in the headlines due to his wealth work and philanthropy. What was Mukesh Ambani’s income from Reliance in FY25? Have you ever thought about how much Mukesh Ambani earns in a year or in a fiscal year? For the fifth year in a row Mukesh Ambani Chairman of Reliance Industries (RIL) and Asias richest man drew no salary for the fiscal year 2024-25 (FY25). In its most recent annual report it states that Ambani is maintaining the voluntary commitment he made during the COVID-19 pandemic to waive his compensation entirely including salary allowances and performance-related incentives. The 68-year-old has not received any payment since FY21. Ambani had voluntarily chosen to limit his annual pay to Rs 15 crore between FY09 and FY20. Nonetheless it appears that the main source of income for the 18th richest person in the world whose net worth is just under USD 100 billion comes from dividends.  He directly holds 1.61 crore shares in Reliance earning Rs 8.85 crore in dividend income based on the Rs 5.50 per share dividend declared by the company for FY25. The promoter group firms that he controls own 664.5 crore shares or 50.07 per cent give a dividend income of Rs 3655 crore. When did Akash Isha and Anant Ambani receive their sitting fees? In addition Ambanis three children - Isha Ambani Akash Ambani and Anant Ambani who were appointed to the board in October 2023 at nil salary got Rs 6 lakh each as sitting fee and Rs 2.27 lakh as commission. They had in the previous year got Rs 4 lakh each as sitting fee and Rs 97 lakh as commission. Anant the youngest of Ambanis children has since then been appointed an executive director on the Reliance board and will from this fiscal draw between Rs 10 crore and Rs 20 crore salary. Ambani who has been on the board of Reliance since 1977 and was elevated as chairman of the company after the death of his father and group patriarch Dhirubhai Ambani in July 2002 was in 2023 re-appointed as the head of Reliance for another five-year term till April 2029 - a period during which he opted to draw nil salary.