Leading Startup Cities India 2024: India, which is on the fast track to become the third-largest global economy by 2030, has shown significant growth in entrepreneurship to become the world’s third-largest startup ecosystem by 2024.
The country’s startup ecosystem has experienced rapid growth, expanding from around 50,000 startups in 2018 to over 140,000 DPIIT-registered startups in 2024.
Notably, it adds more startups per day than any other country and has seen one unicorn added every 20 days over the past seven to eight years.
Notably, the most valuable companies on the list collectively have a staggering valuation of INR 36 lakh crore, registering a 20% growth over last year, according to a recently released Hurun India report.
In Self-Made Entrepreneurs of Millennium 2024, Hurun has listed the top startup cities in India based on the top self-made entrepreneurs residing there by 2024.
Hurun India: Top 10 Startup Hubs in India Leading Entrepreneurs 2024
Hurun’s Millennium 2024 Top 200 Self-Made Entrepreneurs hail from 44 cities across India, with Bengaluru, Mumbai, Gurugram, and Delhi emerging as important hubs of innovation as they are home to the largest number of companies.
With 57% of India’s top 200 self-made entrepreneurs of the millennium in 2024 located in these three cities, most of these founders are primarily based in Bengaluru, where 98 of them reside, followed by Mumbai with 73, New Delhi with 51, and Gurugram with 34.
Here are the top 10 startup cities in India in 2024, ranked by the number of entrepreneurs driving innovation:
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