2024 Hurun India Rich List: Gautam Adani is the richest, King Khan makes his debut among ultra-wealthy
Among the 1,539 ultra-rich individuals on the 2024 Hurun India Rich List, there are a record-breaking 272 new entrants. This includes Shah Rukh Khan, who made his debut on the Hurun India Rich List with a wealth of Rs 7,300 crore. India is now home to 334 billionaires, the highest number so far, and has crossed the 300-mark for the first time.
Adani Group founder and Chairman Gautam Adani is India's richest man in 2024, with a family net worth of Rs 11.6 lakh crore, which is a 95 per cent increase from the previous year. The Ambanis, led by Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani, are the second richest with a net worth of Rs 10,14,700 crore, according to the 2024 Hurun India Rich List.
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It looked into the assets of 1,539 individuals from across 134 cities in India, each having a net worth of Rs 1,000 crore or above.
Among the 1,539 ultra-rich individuals on the list for 2024, there are a record-breaking 272 new entrants. This includes Shah Rukh Khan, who made his debut on the Hurun India Rich List with a wealth of Rs 7,300 crore.
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334 billionaires in India
According to the 2024 Hurun India Rich List, India is now home to 334 billionaires, the highest number so far, and has crossed the 300-mark for the first time.
The top 10 richest Indians in 2024 are:
- Gautam Adani & family
- Mukesh Ambani & family
- Shiv Nadar & family
- Cyrus S. Poonawalla & family
- Dilip Shanghvi
- Kumar Mangalam Birla & family
- Gopichand Hinduja & family
- Radhakishan Damani & family
- Azim Premji & family
- Niraj Bajaj & family
Youngest ultra-rich Indians
According to the 2024 Hurun India Rich List, the youngest richest Indian is just 21 years old.
Zepto's Kaivalya Vohra is the youngest on the list at 21 years old, followed by fellow co-founder 22-year-old Aadit Palicha. Alakh Pandey of Physics Wallah, and Harshil Mathur and Shashank Kumar of Razorpay, are also among the young entrepreneurs who made it to the list.
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¡°India continues to score gold in the ¡®Wealth Creation Olympics¡¯. The number of billionaires in the 2024 Hurun India Rich List hits a triple century, with all the top 20 sectors adding new faces to the list! The top 20 sectors all added new faces, showcasing the unstoppable spirit of Indian entrepreneurs as they drive growth across the board," Anas Rahman Junaid, Founder and Chief Researcher of Hurun India, said.
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