Roshni Nadar enters the global top 10 wealthiest women list with ₹3.5 trillion net worth, making history for India
Roshni Nadar Malhotra leads HCL Technologies as its chairperson and has reached the status of fifth wealthiest female worldwide with a net worth amounting to ₹3.5 trillion. The Hurun Global Rich List 2025 declared her as the very first Indian woman to achieve membership in the prestigious group of top 10 female billionaires worldwide. Her father, Shiv Nadar, founder of HCL, made a 47% stake transfer following this achievement after establishing the technology company HCL.
Ambani’s Wealth Sees a Decline, Yet Retains Top Spot in India
Mukesh Ambani remains India’s richest person with ₹8.6 trillion in net worth despite his wealth decreasing by ₹1 trillion. Stock performance at Reliance Industries has suffered due to growing debt levels, decreasing market requirements, and intensified industry competition. Asia’s richest person title now belongs to Mukesh Ambani after restoring his position above Gautam Adani, who currently has ₹8.4 trillion worth.
Indian Billionaire Count Grows
The number of billionaires in India rose by 13 individuals, resulting in 284 billionaires nationwide. The increasing number of billionaires showcases India’s growing economic power. Healthcare became the top industry for creating billionaires since it added 53 new entries to the billionaire club. The consumer goods and industrial products sectors joined healthcare by adding 67 new billionaires, increasing India’s total billionaire count to 284. Current billionaire wealth in India amounts to ₹98 trillion, representing almost thirty per cent of the country’s GDP.
Mumbai Loses Top Position as Asia’s Billionaire Capital
The billionaire population in Mumbai decreased to 90 individuals, which resulted in the loss of Asia’s billionaire capital title to Shanghai. Shanghai became a more favorable location than Mumbai because it received 13 new billionaire residents in the past year, but Mumbai brought in only eight. Mumbai has recently achieved more billionaire growth than Beijing and London, although Shanghai has surpassed Mumbai in becoming Asia’s billionaire capital. The economic significance of Mumbai remains strong despite its defeat in Asia’s billionaire capital status to Shanghai.
During the past ten years, India’s billionaire population has expanded threefold to exceed one trillion dollars in wealth. Because of its expanding economic strength, India has positioned itself as the third-largest dollar-billionaire hub behind the United States and China.
