India, Sept. 23 -- Less than a million Indian households, or less than a third of one per cent of the total, can claim themselves to be dollar-millionaires (net worth of '8.5 crore and above). The latest Mercedes-Benz Hurun India Wealth Report (2025) seemed excited as the country added 80,000 new millionaire-households in a year, and the total shot up by 90 per cent since 2021. "This marks a steady growth in the number of affluent families, which in turn reflects India's expanding economy, stock market boom, and entrepreneurial ecosystem," states a media report. The report lauds the fact that the new wealth creators, especially the younger and newer first-generation ones, recognise their wealth as signs of their personal expressions and e...