The very fact that Ahmedabad produced the most number of entrepreneurs in the IIFL Wealth Hurun India Rich List 2019, right after the top 4 metros, testifies that Gujarat has become the fastest wealth and value creating state in India.― Anas Rehman, Co-founder and MD, Hurun Report India

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Gautam Adani & family: Rs 94,500 cr – Adani Ports & SEZ

Pankaj Patel: Rs 22,200 cr – Cadila Healthcare

Karsan Patel: Rs 12,200 cr – Nirma

Bhadresh Shah: Rs 10,900 cr – AIA Engineering

Samir Mehta: Rs 9,700 cr – Torrent Pharmaceuticals

Samir Mehta: Rs 9,700 cr – Torrent Pharmaceuticals

Bindiben Binish Chudgar: Rs 8,000 cr – Intas Pharmaceuticals

Parul Urmish Chudgar: Rs 8,000 cr – Intas Pharmaceuticals

Binaben Nimish Chudgar: Rs 7,900 cr – Intas Pharmaceuticals

Rakesh Karsanbhai Patel: Rs 7,500 cr – Nirma

HIGHLIGHTS

  • 65 individuals across 58 business houses have wealth worth over Rs 1,000 crore  
  • Cumulative weath of these individuals grew from Rs 2,54,400 crore in 2018 to Rs 3,06,500 crore in 2019, an increase of 21 per cent  
  • Their average wealth grew from Rs 4,386 crore to Rs 4,715 crore in a year  
  • Gautum Adani tops the Gujarat list for sixth year in a row  
  • Nationally, cumulative wealth has increased from Rs 49,49,000 crore to Rs 50,30,100 crore, a rise of 2 per cent  
  • Average wealth dropped from Rs 5,948 crore to Rs 5,278 crore, a drop of 11 per cent  
  • The number of USD billionaires from Gujarat rises from 6 to 10 this year  
  • 49 hail from Ahmedabad. 8 individuals from Surat, 6 from Rajkot and 2 from Vadodara feature in the list as well.  
  • Intas Pharmaceuticals contributes highest number of individuals – nine - from a single organization in the state; followed by Torrent Pharmaceuticals with eight entrants.  
  • 13 new additions from Gujarat in national list  
  • 953 individuals across 41 industries feature in the national list
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  • 10 women from Gujarat feature on the list
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  • IIFL Wealth Hurun India Rich List 2019 isa compilation of the richest individuals in India having a net worth of INR 1,000 crore or more