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Cyrus Poonawalla Net Worth

Source of wealth: Vaccines

$29.01B

−$8.82M(−0.0%) today

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Cyrus Poonawalla's net worth is $29.01 billion as of November 7, 2026, according to Forbes' real-time data, which makes Cyrus Poonawalla the 79th richest person in the world.

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$117 per second · based on net worth growth

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How much does Cyrus Poonawalla make per second, hour and day?

Per second

$117

Per minute

$7,013

Per hour

$420,779

Per day

$10.1M

Per week

$70.69M

Per year

$3.69B

Basis: Forbes 2025 World's Billionaires list → Forbes Real-Time Billionaires. How we calculate this

How long it takes Cyrus Poonawalla to earn…

  • a Big Mac0.05 seconds
  • an iPhone 17 Pro Max17 seconds
  • the median US salary9.0 minutes
  • a Tesla Model S Plaid13.5 minutes
  • an average US home59.9 minutes
  • a Bugatti1.9 days
  • a superyacht29.7 days

How did Cyrus Poonawalla get so rich?

Cyrus Poonawalla, whose fortune comes from Vaccines, has an estimated net worth of $29.01 billion. That ranks 79th on Forbes' live list of the world's billionaires. Citizenship: India (based in Pune).

Since April 2025, when Forbes measured it at $23.1 billion, Cyrus Poonawalla's fortune has grown by $5.91 billion — an average of $117 per second, or $10.1M per day.

Cyrus Poonawalla's net worth was $6.6 billion on Forbes' 2015 list, so it has grown about 4.4x since then.

Cyrus Poonawalla net worth history (2015–2026)

2015$8.5B20162017$9.1B20182019$8.2B20202021$24.3B20222023$21.3B20242025$27B2026$29BNow
Annual figures from Forbes' World's Billionaires lists (measured each March/April). “Now” is the live Forbes estimate.
Cyrus Poonawalla net worth by year
YearNet worthChange
2026$27B+$3.9B
2025$23.1B+$1.8B
2024$21.3B−$1.3B
2023$22.6B−$1.7B
2022$24.3B+$11.6B
2021$12.7B+$4.5B
2020$8.2B−$1.3B
2019$9.5B+$400M
2018$9.1B+$1B
2017$8.1B−$400M
2016$8.5B+$1.9B
2015$6.6B—

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77Vagit AlekperovOil$29.48B
78Colin HuangE-commerce$29.26B
79Cyrus PoonawallaVaccines$29.01B
80Lyndal Stephens Greth & familyOil & gas$28.51B
81David TepperHedge funds$28.5B
82Henry SamueliSemiconductors$28.46B

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Cyrus Poonawalla net worth: FAQs

What is Cyrus Poonawalla's net worth?

Cyrus Poonawalla's net worth is $29.01 billion as of November 7, 2026, according to Forbes' real-time data, which makes Cyrus Poonawalla the 79th richest person in the world.

How much does Cyrus Poonawalla make per second?

About $117 per second. Since April 2025, when Forbes measured it at $23.1 billion, Cyrus Poonawalla's fortune has grown by $5.91 billion — an average of $117 per second, or $10.1M per day.

How much does Cyrus Poonawalla make a day?

Roughly $10.1 million per day — that's $420,779 an hour and $7,013 a minute, based on average net worth growth.

How did Cyrus Poonawalla make their money?

The main sources of Cyrus Poonawalla's wealth are: Vaccines.

How much did Cyrus Poonawalla's net worth change today?

Cyrus Poonawalla's net worth fell by $8.82 million compared with the previous trading day, according to Forbes' real-time estimate on November 7, 2026.

How long would it take an average person to earn Cyrus Poonawalla's net worth?

A typical full-time US worker earning about $63,128 a year would need roughly 459,514 years to earn Cyrus Poonawalla's fortune — without spending a cent.

How old is Cyrus Poonawalla?

Cyrus Poonawalla is 85 years old and is a citizen of India.

Sources

  • Net worth: Forbes Real-Time Billionaires (source), refreshed every 15 minutes.
  • History: Forbes World's Billionaires lists, 2015–2026.
  • Per-second figures are averages. See our methodology.