The cumulative value of companies founded by India's top 200 self-made entrepreneurs stands at ₹42 lakh crore ($469 billion) in 2025, up from ₹36 lakh crore ($431 billion) in 2024, Hurun India's report said. This is more than the combined GDPs of Pakistan and Nepal, which had a GDP of $410.5 billion and $45.51 billion in 2025, as per IMF.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk reacted to an X post that claimed Microsoft Co-founder Bill Gates could've become the world's first trillionaire if he hadn't listened to Warren Buffett and sold his Microsoft shares to diversify. "Bill Gates placed a massive short bet against Tesla of around 1% of our total shares, which might've cost him over $10 billion," Musk said.

According to Hurun's list of India's richest self-made entrepreneurs in the millennium, 82-year-old Happiest Minds Technologies Chairman Ashok Soota is the most-experienced self-made entrepreneur. Star Health's 80-year-old Founder V Jagannathan, Medanta's 79-year-old MD Naresh Trehan and Aptus' 75-year-old Founder M Anandan ranked next. Aether's Ashwin Desai also made it to the list.

With 47 companies, financial services remains the sector with the most self-made entrepreneurs, according to IDFC FIRST Private & Hurun India's 'Top 200 Self-made Entrepreneurs of the Millennia 2025' list. It was followed by software and services (28), healthcare (27), retail (20) and transportation & logistics (13). The cumulative value of all companies stood at ₹42 lakh crore.

Virgo and Cancer led with 11.9% contribution each to Hurun's list of India's richest self-made entrepreneurs of 2025. They were followed by Gemini (9.8%), Aquarius (9.5%), Scorpio (8%) and Sagittarius (8%). Pisces and Leo contributed 7.7% each while Taurus, Capricorn, Libra and Aries contributed 7.1%, 6.5%, 6.3% and 5.4%. Deepinder Goyal, who belongs to the Aquarius sign, topped the list.

According to Hurun India, Zomato-parent Eternal's value jumped ₹68,800 crore in a year, marking the biggest rise in valuation among companies owned by India's top self-made entrepreneurs. It was followed by Groww (₹37,100 crore) and Anthem Biosciences (₹33,100 crore). In terms of percentage change, Anthem Biosciences' valuation rose the most (273%), followed by Groww (148%) and Jumbotail (147%).

Check Point security researchers flagged over 33,500 Christmas-themed phishing emails written with the help of AI. Messages that push users to act fast, pay immediately, or claim they won something must be scrutinised for fake deals, as per Moneycontrol. Users must check website links carefully, avoid paying via gift cards or crypto, and must not share personal details online.

China-based MetaX Integrated Circuits co-founder Chen Weiliang has become a billionaire after shares of the chipmaker startup soared nearly 700% on its market debut. As per Bloomberg and Forbes, Weiliang, who is a former AMD engineer, now has a fortune of $6.5 billion. Earlier, Moore Threads founder Zhang Jianzhong, an ex-Nvidia manager, became a billionaire after his chipmaker startup's debut.

OpenAI is in preliminary talks to raise around $100 billion in funding at a valuation of $750 billion, The Information reported. The ChatGPT maker reportedly completed a secondary share sale worth $6.6 billion at a valuation of $500 billion in October. The Sam Altman-led startup is also planning to launch an IPO, which could be among the largest IPOs ever.

The WHO opened a major conference in New Delhi on traditional medicine, highlighting how technologies like artificial intelligence can help scientifically validate ancient healing practices. WHO said growing global demand makes regulation and evidence crucial. Leaders including PM Narendra Modi backed efforts to integrate safe, effective traditional treatments into modern healthcare systems.