Overview
- The 2025 list counts 191 people donating over Rs 5 crore, including 12 new entrants, with total giving up 85% versus three years earlier.
- Shiv Nadar and family donated Rs 2,708 crore to retain the top spot, followed by Mukesh Ambani and family at Rs 626 crore.
- Infosys co-founders and spouses collectively gave over Rs 850 crore, the largest philanthropic contribution from a single corporate group, while Rohini Nilekani led women with Rs 204 crore.
- Average donation rose to Rs 54 crore from Rs 43 crore in 2024 as the number of Rs 100‑crore donors climbed to 18 and entry thresholds for the Top 10 and Top 25 increased sharply.
- Liquidity events reshaped the upper ranks, with Ranjan Pai entering the Top 5 after donating Rs 160 crore following a stake sale to Temasek, and education received Rs 4,166 crore from 107 donors.