new delhi for the first time ever over 1007 individuals in the country have a net worth of rs 1000 crore the iifl wealth hurun india rich list 2021 released on thursday showed the report said that india experienced a glorious decade with the richest individuals cumulatively adding rs 2020 crore per day the fastest wealth creation ever experienced by the countryout of these 1007 individuals 13 of them have more than rs 1 lakh crore of wealth even amid the pandemic situation which battered the economy total wealth increased by 51 per cent while average wealth was 25 per cent higher further 894 individuals saw their wealth increase or stay the same of which 229 new faces number of billionaires also jumped to 237 till september 15 this yearthe number of entrants in iifl wealth hurun india rich list has grown 10 times in 10 years from just under 100 ten years ago to 1007 today at this rate in 5 years i expect the list to grow to 3000 individuals anas rahman junaid managing director and chief researcher at hurun india saidhe also noted that the wealth of rich listers fell by 30 per cent within 2 months of the covid pandemic as economic activities came to a standstill owing to the lockdown however pent up demand accompanied with timely government policies accentuated investors interest and the nifty and sensex jumped to alltime highs the bullmarket valuation multiples resulted in 9 out of 10 people in the list witnessing either an increase or retention in their wealth compared to last year while 116 individuals doubled their wealth he added besides wealth creation has become more decentralised as the number of cities jumped from 10 a decade ago to 76 at this rate it is expected that the each of the planned 100 smart cities will have a rich lister within 5 yearsindia has third largest no of billionaires the report further noted that india is third in the world when it comes to no of billionaires india is adding new billionaires at one of the fastest rates at present there are 237 billionaires in the country 4 times more than what it was 10 years ago india is also the second fastest growth in the world after china mukesh ambani retained no 1 spot for 10th yearreliance industries chairman mukesh ambani emerged to be richest indian for the 10th consecutive year with 9 per cent jump his total wealth stood at rs 718000 crore ril became the first indian company to cross the rs 16 lakh crore market valuation according to hurun global 500 most valuable companies 2021 within four decades of operation ril has become the 57th most valuable company in the world others in top 5adani group chief gautam adani moved up two places to the second place in the latest rankings he is now the second richest asian after ambani overtaking chinas bottled water producer zhong shanshan hcl technologies founder shiv nadar retained