List of Richest Women in India 2022

Richest women in India 2022: Kotak Private Banking and Hurun India launched the third edition of the Leading Wealthy Women List on July 27, 2022, based on the net worth of women as of December 31, 2021. As per the list of richest women in India, HCL Technologies’ Chairperson Roshni Nadar Malhotra is the country’s richest woman for a second time in a row, with a net worth of Rs. 84,330 crores.

Falguni Nayar, who followed Malhotra in the second place on the list of richest women in India, overtook Kiran Mazumdar Shaw, Chairperson of Biocon, to become the richest self-made woman with a wealth of Rs. 57,520 crores. Falguni Nayar is the founder and CEO of beauty e-commerce platform Nykaa.

The list of 100 richest women in India accounts for only Indian women, defined as born or brought up in the country, who are actively managing their business or are self-made. Notably, the cumulative wealth of these 100 women have increased 53 percent in a year to Rs. 4.16 lakh crores in 2021 from Rs. 2.72 lakh crores in 2020. They now contribute 2% of India’s nominal GDP.

Notably, in the list of Richest Women in India 2022, the highest number of entrants are from the Delhi-National Capital Region at 25, followed by Mumbai (21) and Hyderabad (12). Kanika Tekriwal of Bhopal-based Jetsetgo is the youngest on the list with a 50 percent increase in wealth at Rs. 420 crores.

The wealthiest women of India are here! This year, two new names made it to the top ten of the Kotak Private Banking Hurun Leading Wealthy Women List 2021. The top 10 cut-off is at INR 6,620 crore, up 22% from the last year. Three women from the top ten are based in New Delhi. pic.twitter.com/kdHULq1y6f

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Richest Women in India

1. Roshni Nadar Malhotra

Roshni Nadar Malhotra, the chairperson of HCL technologies, has topped the list of richest women in India 2022 for the second time in a row. Under her leadership, HCL purchased seven IBM products that are worth Rs. 13,740 crores, which is also reportedly the largest deal in HCL's history. 

2. Falguni Nayar 

Falguni Nayar is India's richest self-made woman and the world's tenth richest self-made woman who has acquired second place in the list. Founder and CEO of Nykaa, Falguni Nayar's wealth increased 963 percent in a span of just one year after her company Nykaa went public in 2021. 

3. Kiran Mazumdar Shaw

The founder of Biocon, Kiran Mazumdar Shaw is the richest self-made billionaire in India. She has been devising ways to make medications more affordable for underdeveloped countries. 

4. Nilima Motaparti

For the past five years, Nilima Motaparti, Director of Divi's Laboratories, oversaw all the elements of the company. Her wealth surged by over 50 per cent during the year. 

5. Radha Vembu

Radha Vembu founded the tech company with her brother Sridhar Vembu and has been co-leading it since 2007. The product manager of Zoho Mail saw her wealth rise by 127 per cent in one year. 

Top 20 Richest Women in India

Kotak Private Banking Hurun Leading Wealthy Women 2021

The list of the richest women in India published by Hurun report in collaboration with Kotak Private Banking is the third annual list of India's wealthiest women entrepreneurs and professional managers. The wealth calculations for the richest women in India list are based on a snapshot taken on December 31, 2021. 

In comparison to the last list of wealthiest women in India, the cut-off for the latest one has tripled. The entrants in the list came from four countries and 29 cities. A total of 48 individuals, up from 10, are worth Rs. 1,000 crores or more. Pharmaceuticals, Healthcare, and consumer goods were the sectors with the greater numbers of individuals making it to the list. 

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