Archive · 24 Sep 2026
Hurun 2026 List Shows Indian Wealth Moving Abroad
The 2026 Hurun India Rich List added 346 new wealthy people.
Eight of the ten richest new names now live outside India.
Three live in Dubai, five live in the United States, and two live in India.
Renuka Jagtiani is the richest new entrant, with wealth built through the Landmark Group retail business.
Some of the new fortunes come from data centres, which store and process information for computers.
Two entrants helped start Astera Labs, a company that makes equipment used in artificial intelligence and data centres.
Other entrants made money from retail, construction, food, investing and technology services.
Together, the ten richest new entrants have more than INR 3.6 lakh crore.
The list shows that Indian-origin wealth is increasingly being created across several countries and industries.
Eight of the ten wealthiest new entrants on the 2026 Hurun India Rich List live outside India: three in Dubai and five in the United States.
Renuka Jagtiani, head of Dubai-based Landmark Group, is the highest-ranked new entrant with wealth of INR 70,500 crore.
Data-centre entrepreneurs Sridhar Pinnapureddy and Darshan Hiranandani enter with fortunes of INR 46,100 crore and INR 37,900 crore, respectively.
Astera Labs co-founders Jitendra Mohan and Sanjay Gajendra are among the entrants benefiting from demand for AI and semiconductor infrastructure.
The ten wealthiest new entrants have combined wealth exceeding INR 3.6 lakh crore and represent businesses spanning retail, construction, finance, food and technology.
- Who
- The ten wealthiest new entrants to the 2026 Hurun India Rich List, including Renuka Jagtiani, Sridhar Pinnapureddy, Darshan Hiranandani, Ravi Pillai and technology entrepreneurs in the United States.
- What
- The list added 346 names, with eight of its ten wealthiest new entrants living outside India and combined wealth exceeding INR 3.6 lakh crore.
- When
- The 2026 Hurun India Rich List.
- Where
- The new entrants are based in India, Dubai and the United States, with two in India, three in Dubai and five in the United States.
- Why
- Their fortunes reflect wealth created through retail, Gulf construction and services, data centres, semiconductors, investment management, food and technology services.
- New names added
- 346
- Top new entrant
- Renuka Jagtiani, with wealth of INR 70,500 crore
- Residency breakdown
- Three in Dubai, five in the United States and two in India
- Combined wealth
- More than INR 3.6 lakh crore
- Largest technology pairing
- Astera Labs co-founders Jitendra Mohan and Sanjay Gajendra
- India-based entrants
- Sridhar Pinnapureddy and Sharad Pitamber Chauhan and family