Hurun India, in association with Kotak Private Banking, published a wealthy women’s list. Based on net worth as of December 31, 2021, this annual list of India’s wealthiest women entrepreneurs and business leaders. The list functions as a barometer to understand the progress of women-led wealth creation in India.
The collective worth of these 100 wealthiest women has grown by 53 per cent from the previous list. With 2.72 Lakh crore in 2020, it has now jumped to 4.16 Lakh crore. As per this list, these women contribute 2 per cent of Indian GDP.
List of top 10 richest women in India.
Rank | Name | Company | Net Worth (INR) |
1 | Roshni Nadar Malhotra | HCL | 84,330 crores |
2 | Falguni Nayar | Nykaa | 57,520 crores |
3 | Kiran Mazumdar Shaw | Biocon | 29,030 crores |
4 | Nilima Motaparti | Divi’s Laboratories | 28,180 crores |
5 | Radha Vembu | Zoho | 26, 260 crores |
6 | Leena Gandhi Tewari | USV | 24,280 crores |
7 | Anu Aga and Meher Pudumjee | Thermax | 14, 530 crores |
8 | Neha Narkhede | Confluent | 13, 380 crores |
9 | Vandana Lal | Dr Lal PathLabs | 6,810 crores |
10 | Renu Munjal | Hero FinCorp | 6,620 crores |
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The richest new addition to the list of India’s wealthiest women is Neha Narkhede, co-founder of Confluent, a data streaming company. The 38-year-old is one place ahead of Vandana Lal, Dr Lal Path Labs. These both are only new members of the list of 10 richest women in India 2022.