New entrants on Hurun India Rich List 2020 — Over 70% of the new faces are self-made billionaires

• Hurun’s Rich List for India added 162 new faces to its roster this year.
  
• According to the Managing Director and chief researcher at Hurun India, Anas Rahman Junaid, more than 70% of these are self-made.
  
• The total number of dollar billionaires rose by 38 this year as compared to 2019.

The Hurun India Rich List has added 162 new faces this year — the highest ever so far. The new entrants spanned across 31 industries and 50 cities.

“More than 70% of the new entrants are self-made — this depicts the rising first-generation entrepreneurship in India,” said Anas Rahman Junaid, the managing director and chief researcher at Hurun India.

The threshold to enter the 2020 rich list was ₹1,000 crore. The total number of dollar billionaires rose by 38 this year to 179 individuals. And the pharmaceutical industry was the highest contributor with 27 new entrants, boosted by the coronavirus pandemic.

These are the top 10 new entrants to the Hurun India Rich List: