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As per the Hurun Global Healthcare Rich List of 2022, who is the world’s richest billionaire in the healthcare sector in 2022?

As per the Hurun Global Healthcare Rich List of 2022, who is the world’s richest billionaire in the healthcare sector in 2022? Correct Answer <span style="white-space: pre-wrap; ">Cyrus Poonawalla</span>

The correct answer is ‘Cyrus Poonawalla’

 

Key Points

 

  • According to Hurun Global Healthcare Rich List of 2022, Cyrus Poonawalla is the world’s richest billionaire in the healthcare sector in 2022.
  • He is the founder of the Indian Covid vaccine Covishield’s maker Serum Institute of India (SII). 
  • He is overall the fourth richest Indian, with a massive net worth of $26 billion, growing by 41% from last year.
  • This spike in the wealth of this billionaire is primarily attributed to the wide usage of the Covid-19 vaccines produced by the SII.
  • In 2020, he had a net worth of $8.2 billion, which has risen by $17.8 billion over the last two covid hit years.
  • Cyrus Poonawalla is followed by Thomas Frist Jr & Family of HCA Healthcare, Li Xiting and Xu Hang of Mindray at the 2nd position with a net value of USD 19 billion. Dilip Shanghvi & Family, of the Sun Pharmaceuticals, is at the 5th position with a net worth of USD 18 billion.
  • China (34) has the most healthcare industry billionaires, followed by the United States of America (16), Switzerland (15), Germany (11), and India (9).

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