The cumulative wealth of these 105 billionaires stood at $381 billion, according to the Hurun list.
The list showed that 70 per cent of the billionaires are self-made, meanwhile, 30 per cent come under the inherited category.
In terms of percentage, India's self-made billionaires stood at 57 per cent.
"Self-made billionaires are on the up, up from 69 per cent of the list 5 years ago. Of those who inherited their money, 10 per cent have grown it aggressively, EG Bernard Arnault, who inherited $15 million, and turned it into $200 billion; or Mukesh Ambani of Reliance, who inherited $10 billion in 2022, growing it to close to close to $100 billion over 20 years," stated the report.
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