New Delhi, Sept. 28 -- India, which is among the world's top five economies, has created more than two new billionaires a month for three years running, if the recently released M3M Hurun India Rich List 2026 is to be believed. According to the list, the combined wealth of the people featured in the rich list stood at Rs.187.5 lakh crore or $1.96 trillion, which is more than the GDP of countries like Turkiye ($1.64 trillion), Switzerland ($1.15 trillion) and Singapore ($0.66 trillion), among others.

There is a huge diversity in the businesses creating this wealth, believes Anas Rahman Junaid, Founder and Chief Researcher at Hurun India. According to him, manufacturing, defence, green energy and pharmaceuticals are among the top contribut...