Archive · 20 May 2025
Indian Family Businesses Show Strong Succession Intent, HSBC Report Finds
Imagine families running big companies.
A new report says that in India, these families are really good at planning to pass their businesses down to their kids.
Almost everyone wants to keep the business in the family, and they trust each other a lot.
India has a lot of rich families, and a lot of money will be passed down soon.
While most families want their kids to take over, some are okay with them choosing their own paths.
Also, some families are starting to use special ways to manage their money and businesses better, like other countries do.
Indian family businesses show strong succession intent compared to other Asian markets.
79% of Indian entrepreneurs plan to transfer their business to a family member.
Indian entrepreneurs report the highest levels of intergenerational trust in leadership.
India has a large upcoming intergenerational wealth transfer, estimated at $1.5 trillion.
There's a rising interest in professional wealth structures among wealthy Indian families.
- Who
- Indian family businesses and HSBC
- What
- Succession intent and wealth transfer trends in Indian family-run businesses
- When
- As of a recent report
- Where
- India and other Asian markets
- Why
- To assess succession planning and intergenerational wealth transfer
- Entrepreneurs planning to transfer business to family
- 79%
- Entrepreneurs feeling trusted by previous generation
- 95%
- Highest succession intent among surveyed markets
- India
- Estimated value of intergenerational wealth transfer
- $1.5 trillion
- Number of billionaires in India (as of 2024)
- 334