The global wealth landscape is transforming at an extremely fast pace, and in that transformation wave, India’s journey has been the most compelling. A decade ago, the number of billionaires in our country was very low compared to global players. However, today, India has the third-largest billionaire count. It has even outpaced traditional European countries, who have been dominating the wealth landscape for centuries now.
Here, we are going to talk about the recent wealth creation wave in India. We will also highlight what Ajay Srinivasan, a financial services leader, has to say about India’s current wealth scenario.
India’s Recent Wealth Creation Surge:
India has experienced an extraordinary wealth surge over the past few years. Our country has risen to the fourth place globally in the world economy. It is now home to 85,698 high-net-worth individuals according to xxx. This number is continuously on the rise. As per the CRISIL’s India Outlook report, the Indian economy is projected to reach 7 trillion USD by 2031. This will make it the third-largest economy by 2031. This economic ascent has helped create a thriving environment for wealth creation. The ultra-rich and rich people club is constantly expanding. Its members are also becoming wealthier with time.
In 2024 alone, we witnessed a 4.4 % increase in individuals’ worth over 10 million USD. This highlights the extraordinary wealth creation drive that is currently ongoing in India. This drive has been mainly boosted by digital transformation, changing capital flows, and a growing capital market. As per Ajay Srinivasan News through his blogs, “India arguably stands at the cusp of a compelling wealth creation wave. India, with its favourable demographics, is one of the fastest-growing large economies in the world and will likely be so for some time. Along with this growth in national income is a fall in fertility rates, leading to a greater increase in per capita income.”
Various Sectors Which Have Directly Contributed To Financial Growth In India:
As India is rapidly progressing towards reaching its 5 trillion USD economy goal, there are a few sectors that are standing out in driving the wealth creation wave:
Fintech:
India’s fintech sector has been a promising wealth creation machine. This industry has completely revolutionised the way various companies operate. As financial services have started to expand, this sector has become all the more relevant.
SaaS:
The SaaS industry has also helped in creating extraordinary opportunities for the founders and employees. Companies from all other sectors are highly dependent on this sector for their various operations. The wealth generation potential for this sector is quite extraordinary. It also comes with the extraordinary ability to create billionaires in the long run.
E-Commerce:
The Indian E-Commerce industry is expected to reach 325 billion USD by 2025. There are several factors, like expanding user base, accelerated digital growth, improved logistics, etc., which have brought popularity to the sector. The E-Commerce sector has also experienced remarkable innovation, which has further contributed to its growth.
Startups Triggering India’s Wealth Creation
Journey:
India has currently emerged as the third-largest startup hub. Currently, there are over 4,44,000 startups in India. Out of these, 117 have already become unicorn companies. A lot of business leaders are also helping by offering their support in triggering startup growth including leaders like Ajay Srinivasan.
As a mentor to start ups, Ajay offers valuable insights and guidance on different aspects of financial services like innovation, strategy, and customer-centricity. He also has experience in building teams from scratch and helps startups master the art of building process-driven organisations and people-driven enterprises with a collaborative mindset.
Ajay Srinivasan’s Views On India’s Wealth Sector:
According to Ajay Srinivasan, the structural shift underway in our economy is undoubtedly going to create many opportunities. According to him, “Asset managers, wealth managers, capital market players like exchanges, depositories, and transfer agents, securities brokers, and investment bankers will all benefit from the growth in wealth and the growth of financial assets. While margin profiles vary across these players, the price-earnings multiples probably vary by more.”
To End With:
So, as you can see, the wealth creation wave that has started in India is going to bring about financial prosperity to our country. It will lead to the rich getting richer but also many more people getting rich as India rides the wave of economic growth and the start up boom and robust capital markets unlock value for the stakeholders.

