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Bollywood's Richest: Not an Actor, Not a Director, Bhushan Kumar's ₹36,000 Crore Empire
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News18•30-09-2026, 10:14
Bollywood's Richest: Not an Actor, Not a Director, Bhushan Kumar's ₹36,000 Crore Empire
- •Bollywood's richest person is not Salman Khan, Shah Rukh Khan, or Amitabh Bachchan, but T-Series supremo Bhushan Kumar.
- •Bhushan Kumar ranks 87th on the Hurun India Rich List 2026 with a net worth of ₹36,300 crore.
- •He has surpassed Sun Pictures' Kalanithi Maran and former richest filmmaker Ronnie Screwvala in wealth.
- •Bhushan Kumar and his family's net worth has grown 3.5 times from ₹10,500 crore in 2024 to ₹36,300 crore.
- •T-Series, founded by Gulshan Kumar in 1983, is the world's second-largest YouTube channel with 300 million followers and 353 billion views.
Key Questions Answered
Bhushan Kumar is ranked 87th on the Hurun India Rich List 2026 with a net worth of approximately ₹36,300 crore, or about $3.8 billion. This makes him the only person from the entertainment industry to make it into the top 100 of the list.
In 2024, Bhushan Kumar and his family reported a net worth of ₹10,500 crore. Over the span of two years, their wealth has grown 3.5 times to reach ₹36,300 crore in 2026.
T-Series was established in 1983 by the late Gulshan Kumar, who initially gained popularity by singing devotional songs before laying the company's foundation with audio cassettes. Today, his son Bhushan Kumar serves as the Managing Director of the company.
