Welcome to Matter’s 2026 Planning kick off, where we discuss some of the core insights we shared with clients this year and what is coming next. To work with us for your 2026 planning season, contact: [email protected] 🔎In India, around 350 people control 50% of GDP, while 1.451 billion people control the other half. - Hurun India Rich List 🔎India would need 75 years to reach a quarter of America’s per capita income. - World Development Report 2024 🔎The average investment in beauty and personal care products across India is $15 annually - Allied Market Research 🔎Car sales are projected to maintain a healthy growth rate of around 5.7% annually through 2030. The total length of national highways in India have increased by 60% in 10 years - IBEF 🔎Domestic air capacity grew 7.8% in the 12 months to July 2025 - OAG Aviation 🔎India is already OpenAI’s second-largest market by number of users and could soon be its biggest. - OpenAI 🔎Spending on luxury is expected to triple from $36 billion to $42 billion by 2030 in India. - Bain 🔎Outbound spending on shopping grew 26% to $8.9 billion, forecast to reach $14.6 billion by 2028. - BoF 🔎43% of HNWI have purchased art in the last year - Art Basel