What is the Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia List?
The Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia 2024 is a special list that honors 300 impressive individuals under the age of 30 in the Asia-Pacific region. These young achievers are making important contributions in different industries like entertainment, sports, finance, technology, media, marketing, and healthcare. People who are changing the game and excelling in their respective fields, leaving a positive impact on the society are included in this list every year.
Indians Lead the List in 2024
This year, 86 Indians made their way into this list and made the country incredibly proud. These rising stars of our country are transforming various industries in our country in 2024. From entertainment to healthcare, consumer industry to manufacturing, field of arts as well as social impact, these talented and hard-working individuals have set the bar high with their efforts and success. Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia 2024 list has highlighted their contribution in a positive way. If they have done so well in their 20s, in their 30s, they will only soar higher.
Industry-wise Indians included in Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia 2024
Entertainment
- Arpan Chandel (Stage name- King)
- Pavithra Chari
Finance and Venture Capital
- Yeshu Agarwal
- Aalesh Avlani
- Srinivas Sarkar and Kushagra Manglik
- Aniket Damle
- Yashvardhan Kanoi
- Manish Maryada
- Anuj Srivastava and Priyesh Srivastava
- Udita Pal
- Seethalakshmy Narayanan
- Sagar Sheth
- Pooja Shirali
- Jai Sumer Singh
- Aashish Vanigota
- Aryaman Vir
Enterprise Technology
- Kunal Aggarwal
- Mukul Anand
- Gaurav Piyush, Mayank Varshney, and Yash Sharma
- Archit Chauhan, Shaifali Jain, and Sunny Garg
- Aditya Dadia
- Aryan Sharma and Ayush Pathak
- Aditi Sinha and Rishabh Jain
- Harshit Mittal
- Esha Manideep Dinne and Varun Vummadi
- Ankit Bansal, Ishan Rakshit, and Priy Ranjan
- Smarthveer Sidana
Media, Marketing & Advertising
- Kavan Antani
- Sanket Jain
- Simran Jain
- Ananya Rao
- Anushka Rathod
- Ayush Wadhwa
Consumer Technology
- George Francis
- Arth Chowdhary, Deyvant Bhardwaj, and Oshi Kumari
- Kush Jain
- Pratyush Rai, Siddhartha Saxena, and Sirsendu Sarkar
- Gagandeep Reehal and Gursimran Kalra
- Soumyadeep Mukherjee
- Harshit Jain and Abhik Saha
- Aayush Anand
- Navajith Karkera and Jagath Biddappa
- Vidya Madhavan and Abhinav Anurag
- Rahul Varma
Industry, Manufacturing & Energy
- Akshit Bansal and Raghav Arora
- Aayush Anand
- Ankit Jain and Narayan Lal Gurjar
- Chirag Jain and Rama Krishna Mendu
- Rahil Gupta
- Ankit Jaipuria
- Abhi Gawri and Ankit Alok Bagaria
- Pranav Manpuria
- Arun Sreyas and Gautham Maheswaran
- Dinesh Venkatasami, Karthikeyan Adhikesavan, Keerthivasan Ravi, and Phunith Kumar V
The Arts
- Taha Ahmad
- Raghav Babbar
- Utkarsh Mithas
- Jash Shah
- Ashita Singhal
- Anand and Amrit Nahar
Healthcare & Science
- Karan Ahuja
- Aryan Chauhan
- Anmol Arora and Vikram Patel
- Shobhita Narain
- Nikunj Malpani and Pratik Lodha
- Sapna Sinha
- Ayush Pateria and Keshav Chouksey
Social Impact
- Bhagya Shree Jain
- Adrija Chakrabarti
- Sandeep Kumar
- Shiv Kumar
- Sanskriti Dawle, Aman Srivastava, Dilip Ramesh, and Saif Shaikh
- Yash Sharma
- Prachi Shevgaonkar
Retail & E-commerce
- Kamakshi Agarwala
- Parul Agrawal
- Khushboo, Kavya, Mehul, and Tushar Sethi
- Vanshika Kaji
- Tushar Khurana
- Vaibhav Makhija
- Riddhi and Sudiksha Jain
- Shubhika and Suramya Jain
- Kirti Goel, Aditya Agrawal, and Gaurav Garg
- Aakriti Rawal
- Kaveri Sachdev
- Arjun Soin
Conclusion
The talented young individuals which are part of Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia 2024 list have raised a combined total of more than $1 billion in funding. Almost half of them are the creators or partners behind their ventures, and on average, they are just 27 years old (with the youngest being a remarkable 15 years old).
This shows that the today’s youth play a pivotal role as the pilots of change. Their energy, passion, and fresh perspectives drive innovation, challenge norms, and shape the future. In essence, today’s youth are not just passive beneficiaries of change but active agents driving transformation. Their optimism, resilience, and determination to create a better world empower them to shape the future, embracing challenges as opportunities for growth and progress. As they continue to push boundaries, challenge norms, and innovate, their impact on shaping societies and the global landscape will only continue to grow, making them indispensable leaders of tomorrow’s world.
In an era marked by rapid technological advancement and evolving social dynamics, young people are at the forefront of innovation and disruption. Their digital fluency and innate grasp of technology enable them to harness tools and platforms to create solutions to longstanding problems and to challenge conventional wisdom.
The youth’s inclination towards entrepreneurship and creativity fosters a culture of innovation, driving economic growth and job creation. Start-ups founded by young entrepreneurs are transforming industries, from tech to sustainable development, with groundbreaking ideas that address global challenges like climate change and social inequality. Moreover, their emphasis on inclusivity and diversity is reshaping workplaces and communities, advocating for equity and representation.
While India ruled the list with 86 entries this year, other countries like Japan, China, Singapore, and Australia also have notable representation. The countries of Asia surely have immense potential in the form of driven individuals, all that is needed is right opportunities at the right time.
