Cyrus Poonawalla

Cyrus Poonawalla

Cyrus Poonawalla (#91)

Global Rank #91
Country Rank #5
Country India

We reach more children than Coca-Cola and PepsiCo can ever hope to.

  • $ 27 B
  • Vaccines
  • India
  • M
  • 85 Years

Snapshot

Quick Facts

Global Rank #91
Country Rank #5
Net Worth $26.7B
Previous Worth $26.7B
Worth Change +$0.0B
Country India
Industry Vaccines
Age 85 Years
Gender M
Worth As Of May 3, 2026
Residence Pune, India
Citizenship India
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Profile Data

Personal Stats

Age 84
Source Of Wealth Vaccines
Residence Pune, India
Citizenship India
Marital Status Widowed
Children 1
Education Bachelor of Arts/Science, Pune University; Doctorate, Pune University
Net Worth Change +$0.0B +0.0% from previous worth
Previous Net Worth $26.7B
Current Net Worth $26.7B

Worth as of May 3, 2026

About Me

Son of a horse breeder, Cyrus Poonawalla founded Serum Institute of India in 1966 and built it into the world's largest vaccine maker (by doses). Headquartered in Pune city, close to Mumbai, Serum produces over 1.5 billion doses annually of a range of vaccines, including for measles, polio and flu. Under his U.K.-educated son Adar, Serum's CEO, the company invested $800 million at the peak of the pandemic to build a new factory in Pune to make Covid-19 vaccines. Poonawalla's assets include a majority stake in listed financial services firm Poonawalla Fincorp as well as a stake in The Ritz-Carlton hotel in Pune. In 2023, his son Adar bought Aberconway House, a mansion in London's Mayfair, for 138 million pounds.

Achievements

Forbes List Highlights

A snapshot of the list placements and rankings connected to Cyrus Poonawalla.

#95
Billionaires (2026)
#9
India's Richest (2025)

Insights

Did You Know?

Son Adar, featured in Forbes Asia's Heroes of Philanthropy list, is one of the brand ambassadors for the government's 'Clean India' mission.

Poonawalla has an honorary Doctor of Science degree from the University of Oxford, which is constructing the Cyrus Poonawalla Vaccines Research Building.

Serum's Covishield, the vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University, was the most widely used in India during the pandemic.

In 2022, Poonawalla was conferred the Padma Bhushan, one of India's highest civilian honors.

Wealth Growth

Net Worth Growth Over Time

Tracking Cyrus Poonawalla's net worth journey over the years, highlighting key growth phases and financial milestones.

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Current Net Worth: $26.7B (May 3, 2026)

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