The stratospheric rise in the Sensex has spawned 14,765 crorepati shareholders with a collective net worth of over Rs 65,000 crore (Rs 650 billion). Just three months ago, the numbers were 9,200 and Rs 48,000 crore (Rs 480 billion), respectively.

Data available for 2,765 actively traded companies on the Bombay Stock Exchange website show that 2,55,202 individual investors hold shares worth Rs 84,500 crore (RS 845 billion).

The crorepatis are to be found principally in IT, pharmaceutical and engineering companies, mostly comprising market stalwarts Infosys, Reliance, Bajaj, Cipla and others.

As many as 24 companies have over 100 crorepati shareholders each while 43 firms have over 50 each.