With an estimated worth of ₹3.2 lakh crore, Deepinder Goyal, co-founder of Eternal, the company that owns Zomato, has surpassed Radhakishan Damani of Avenue Supermarts to become India’s most successful self-made businessman in 2025.
The third version of the 2025 list, which ranks India’s best self-made business owners who started their companies after 2000, was released by IDFC FIRST Private Banking and Hurun India on Wednesday, December 17. The list shows the owners of the most important new businesses in the country.
Here is a list of India’s top 10 self-made business owners, along with their net worth and where they live.
- Deepinder Goyal – ₹3.2 lakh crore: For the first time, Deepinder Goyal, founder of the food delivery service Eternal in Gurugram, has been named one of the IDFC FIRST Private & Hurun India’s Top 200 Self-made Entrepreneurs of the Millennium 2025. His net worth is ₹3.2 lakh crore.
- Radhakishan Damani – ₹3 lakh crore: The second person on the list is Radhakishan Damani, who has ₹3 lakh crore and is the owner behind Avenue Supermarts. Damani started DMart in 2000 and has since grown it into India’s biggest grocery chain. It is known for being very efficient and low-cost.
- Rahul Bhatia & Rakesh Gangwal – ₹2.2 lakh crore: This year, the co-founders of InterGlobe Aviation made it into the top three. Its main company, InterGlobe aircraft, has over 65% of India’s aircraft market, making it the biggest in the country.
- Abhay Soi – ₹1.1 lakh crore: Abhay Soi, who is the founder, head, and managing director of Max Healthcare Institute and has a wealth of ₹1.1 lakh crore, is now in fourth place on the list. Gurugram is where Abhay Soi’s business is based.
- Sriharsha Majety & Nandan Reddy – ₹1.06 lakh crore: These are the co-founders of Swiggy and they are in fifth place on the list. The Bengaluru-based platform has grown its business beyond delivering food. It now offers quick shopping through Swiggy Instamart, as well as groceries and other necessities.
- Deep Kalra & Rajesh Magow – ₹94,500 crore: Sixth on the list are Deep Kalra and Rajesh Magow, who together have made ₹94,500 crore. They are the co-founders of MakeMyTrip. MakeMyTrip, which is based in Gurugram, is still the best place to book flights, hotels, vacations, and business trips online in India.
- Yashish Dahiya and Alok Bansal – ₹80,300 crore: Policybazaar‘s owners started the company in 2008 with the goal of making it easier to compare insurance plans and stopping people from being misled. The Gurugram-based platform has recently grown to offer digital claims payment and more financial services, such as loans and mutual funds.
- Vijay Shekhar Sharma – ₹72,900 crore: The founder of Paytm jumped to eighth place, which is a 67% increase from last year. Paytm is one of India’s biggest digital payment and financial services platforms. Its main office is in Noida.
- Falguni Nayar, Adwaita Nayar Nykaa – ₹67,500 crore: In the top ten this year, too, the owners of Nykaa have stayed put. The Mumbai-based company has grown into one of the biggest beauty and fashion stores in the country, with over 2,400 brands of makeup, skin care, hair care, and health products.
- Peyush Bansal, Amit Chaudhary, Neha Bansal, and Sumeet Kapahi – ₹67,000 crore: The co-founders of Lenskart, a store in Gurugram that sells glasses, jumped a lot to get to 10th place for the first time, with a value that is 60% higher than last year.
