Falguni Nayar

$3.54B

$48.7M (1.4%)

as of 05/20/25

About Falguni Nayar

Former investment banker Falguni Nayar quit her job to start Nykaa, a retailer of beauty products in 2012.

Nykaa's marquee investors include U.S. private equity giant TPG Growth as well as billionaires Harsh Mariwala and Harry Banga.

Nykaa, which means "one in the spotlight," sells thousands of brands online as well through nearly 200 stores across India.

Nayar took Nykaa public in 2021, becoming India's richest self-made female entrepreneur in the process.

Her twin daughter and son both work in the business and have board seats.

Personal stats

Citizenship

India

Source of wealth

Retailing

Residence

Mumbai, India

Marital status

Married

Birth date

02/19/63 (age 62)

Number of children

Education

Master of Business Administration, Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad; B.Com, Mumbai University

Self-made

self-made

Falguni Nayar’s fortune is worth

59K

troy ounces of gold

54K

median U.S. household

35K

median U.S. income

0.071%

U.S. credit card volume

0.014%

GDP of the United States

0.01%

United States debt

Net worth history

Annual ranking

Did you know?

Nayar has an MBA from the elite Indian Institute of Management in Ahmedabad.

Net worth over time

Real-time ranking

Financial assets

BSE INDIA | 543384-IN

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