Chennai, April 23, 2026: Knight Frank, the leading independent global property consultancy, in its landmark 20th edition of The Wealth Report 2026, highlighted that Chennai now accounts for 4.8% of India’s ultra-high-net-worth (UHNW) population. This marks a rise from 1.3% in 2015 to 4.8% in 2025. On a global scale, the ultra-high-net-worth individual (UHNWI) population (USD 30 mn+) grew by 162,191 between 2021 and 2026—adding the equivalent of 89 new UHNWIs every day. This takes the total global UHNW population to 713,626.
