India's Billionaire Median Age Drops to 57 as Population Ages

The age gap between India's richest and the rest is widening. The median age of India's billionaire and ultra-high-net-worth cohort fell to 57 in 2026, down from 63 last year, according to a report from 360 ONE Wealth Management. Over the same period, the median age of an average Indian rose to 29, a demographic divergence the report's authors described as "irreversible arithmetic."

The survey covered 3,040 individuals with a minimum net worth of ₹425 crore. Their combined wealth stood at ₹104 lakh crore. The average wealth per creator was ₹3,413 crore, up from ₹1,475 crore in the prior year's study, while the median wealth – which strips out extreme values – was ₹1,005 crore. The report, produced with CRISIL Intelligence, expanded its sample from last year's list of 2,013 billionaires, which had a higher minimum wealth threshold of ₹500 crore. The broader sample suggests wealth creation is spreading beyond the ultra-rich core.

The authors wrote that the cohort comprises people who entered professional age after India's 1990 economic liberalization. The age range of the list spanned from 7 years to 96 years, indicating that inherited wealth is already a factor at the youngest end. "This cohort understood old constraints and new possibilities," the authors wrote.