Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw

Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw (#1160)

Global Rank #1160

Country Rank #57

Country India

My legacy is going to be in affordable healthcare. I am willing to invest in developing that model and the policies around it.

$ 4 B
Biopharmaceuticals
India
F
73 Years

Snapshot

Quick Facts

Global Rank #1,160

Country Rank #57

Net Worth $3.7B

Previous Worth $3.7B

Worth Change +$0.0B

Country India

Industry Biopharmaceuticals

Age 73 Years

Gender F

Worth As Of May 4, 2026

Residence India

Citizenship India

World Billionaires List India Billionaires Biopharmaceuticals

Profile Data

Personal Stats

Age 73

Source Of Wealth Biopharmaceuticals, Self Made

Residence India

Citizenship India

Marital Status Widowed

Education Master of Science, Melbourne University; Bachelor of Arts/Science, Bangalore University

Net Worth Change +$0.0B +0.0% from previous worth

Previous Net Worth $3.7B

Current Net Worth $3.7B

Worth as of May 4, 2026

About Me

Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, one of India's richest self-made women, founded biopharmaceutical firm Biocon, in 1978. The firm has successfully forayed into the lucrative U.S. market, and it also has one of Asia's largest insulin factories in Malaysia's Johor region. In December 2025, Biocon announced that it is buying the rest of privately held subsidiary Biocon Biologics to consolidate its biosimilars and generics drug businesses. The deal values Biocon Biologics at $5.5 billion, it said. Biocon Biologics acquired the biosimilars business of U.S. drugmaker Viatris in 2022 for $3.3 billion. In 2022, the Central Bureau of Investigation arrested a Biocon Biologics executive and four others in an alleged bribery case. The company denied any wrongdoing. Biocon-backed cancer therapy company Bicara Therapeutics raised $362 million in an IPO on the Nasdaq in September 2024.

Achievements

Forbes List Highlights

A snapshot of the list placements and rankings connected to Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw.

#1223

Billionaires (2026)

#83

Power Women (2025)

#93

India's Richest (2025)

#32

World's Richest Self-Made Women (2025)

Insights

Did You Know?

Mazumdar-Shaw wanted to be a doctor but couldn't get into medical school.

In 2019, she and late husband John Shaw, donated $7.5 million to the University of Glasgow to create a research hub and a professorial chair of precision oncology.

In 2024, she was bestowed the Jamsetji Tata Award by the Indian Society for Quality for pioneering biosciences movement in India.

Her philanthropic initiative, Mazumdar Shaw Medical Center, aims to create a sustainable, affordable cancer care model.

Wealth Growth

Net Worth Growth Over Time

Tracking Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw's net worth journey over the years, highlighting key growth phases and financial milestones.

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Current Net Worth: $3.7B (May 4, 2026)