Meet India’s youngest billionaires, Shashank Kumar and Harshil Mathur, has Rs 8,643 Crore net worth each, built business of…, named as…
GH News April 04, 2025 02:06 AM
According to the Hurun Global Rich List 2025 India is the third-largest hub for billionaires globally wherein a total of 284 individuals have a combined wealth of Rs 98 trillion which is one-third of the nations GDP.  Indias Youngest Billionaires Shashank Kumar and Harshil Mathur aged 34 have emerged as the youngest billionaires with a net worth of Rs 8643 crore.  Shashank Kumar: He is an alumnus of IIT Roorkee Kumar co-founded Razorpay in 2014 to simplify online payments in India. Before this venture he worked as a software development engineer at Microsoft. ​ Harshil Mathur: He is an IIT Roorkee graduate and co-founded Razorpay alongwith Kumar. Before starting the company he was a wireline field engineer at Schlumberger. ​ Razorpays Impact: Under their leadership Razorpay has become a big player in Indias fintech sector which gives payment solutions for businesses. By December 2021 the company raised approximately $375 million in a Series F funding round valuing it at $7.5 billion. ​ Indias Top Billionaires:  Mukesh Ambani chairman of Reliance Industries is the richest person in India and Asia with a net worth of Rs 8.6 trillion. Recently his wealth declined by Rs 1 trillion compared to the previous year. Gautam Adani chairman of the Adani Group is at the second spot with a net worth of Rs 8.4 trillion. ​ Roshni Nadar Malhotra chairperson of HCL Technologies has become the first Indian woman who entered in the global top 10 female billionaires list ranking fifth worldwide with a net worth of Rs 3.5 trillion.  Mumbai leads Indian cities with the highest number of billionaires with a total of around 90 individuals.
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