MUMBAI: With as many as 334 billionaires, the country has emerged as the new wealth creator in Asia, adding a new billionaire every fifth day in 2023, according to the Hurun Rich List 2024.
The list also saw Hindi film actor Shah Rukh Khan making the list with a wealth of Rs 7,300 crore and Mukesh Ambani losing the long-held crown as the richest national to his Gujarati counterpart Gautam Adani.
The Hurun rich list has found 1,539 people with Rs 1,000 crore or more wealth, adding 272 names to the total list. The country’s billionaire count has reached 334, rising by 29 per cent from the previous year.
With 17 entrants to the list, Hyderabad has overtaken Bengaluru to occupy the third spot on the list, with Mumbai and New Delhi taking the top two slots in terms of new additions.
The Razorpay founders Harshil Mathur and Shashank Kumar are the youngest billionaires on the list, both at 33, while the youngest entrant to the list is the 21-year-old Kaivalya Vohra of Zepto, with his co-founder Aadit Palicha second youngest at 22. The 2024 list boasts 11 people born in the 90s.
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