India is gaining its hands on almost everything and reaching to the highest levels. Similarly, in the technology sector, India and Indian citizens have made massive progress in the recent few decades.
With the revolutionary changes in the tech industry, India has made an incredible mark on the global tech industry.
According to Forbes, let’s take a look at the top 7 tech billionaires of India in 2024.
1. Shiv Nadar
| Net Worth | $34.7 Billion |
| Age | 78 |
| Source of Wealth | Software Services, |
| Residence | Delhi, India |
| Education | Bachelor of Arts/Science, PSG College of Technology |
| Billionaire (2024) | #39 |
| India’s Richest (2023) | #3 |
| Social Media | Twitter, Instagram |
Shiv Nadar is a cofounder of HCL Technologies which is one of India’s largest software service providers. He founded HCL Technologies in a garage in 1976 along with his five friends to make calculators and microprocessors.
In July 2020, Nadar stepped down as chairman of HCL Technologies to his daughter, Roshni Nadar Malhotra. Currently, HCL Technologies has over 225,000 employees in 60 countries worldwide.
2. Azim Premji
| Net Worth | $11.8 Billion |
| Age | 78 |
| Source of Wealth | Software Services, |
| Residence | Bangalore, India |
| Education | Bachelor of Arts/Science, Stanford University |
| Billionaire (2024) | #165 |
| India’s Richest (2023) | #17 |
Azim Premji owns Wipro which is one of India’s largest software service providers. Wipro focuses on developing new technologies and is situated in Silicon Valley.
In 2019, Azim Premji handed over his post of executive chairman to his son, Rishad while Azim stayed as the founder chairman of Wipro.
3. Sridhar Vembu & Siblings
| Net Worth | $4.7 Billion |
| Age | 56 |
| Source of Wealth | Software Business |
| Residence | Tenkasi, India |
| Education | Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Princeton |
| India’s Richest (2023) | #46 |
Sridhar Vembu is the cofunder and CEO of Zoho, a maker of cloud-based business software. Vembu and his siblings has majority stake in Zoho which they strted as AdventNet.
Currently, Zoho has over 15,000 people with more than 55 applications. Moreover, Vembu runs in-house Zoho University to provide trainings to students.
4. N.R. Narayana Murthy
| Net Worth | $4.4 Billion |
| Age | 77 |
| Source of Wealth | Software Services, |
| Residence | Bangalore, India |
| Education | Master of Science, Indian Institute of Technology |
| Billionaire (2024) | #661 |
| India’s Richest (2023) | #48 |
N.R. Narayana Murthy is the cofounder and retired chairman of Indian tech giant Infosys. However, he holds a minority stake as of present. Recently, Murthy appeared in a podcast where he mentioned, Indians should work 70 hours a week to improve the country’s productivity.
5. Senapathy Gopalkrishnan
| Net Worth | $3.2 Billion |
| Age | 69 |
| Source of Wealth | Software Services, |
| Residence | Bangalore, India |
| Education | Master of Science, Indian Institute of Technology |
| Billionaire (2024) | #920 |
| India’s Richest (2023) | #67 |
Sanapathy Gopalkrishnan is a retired cofounder of Infosys who held positions of CEO and vice chairman. However, after retirement, Gopalkrishnan invested in Ki Mobility, a provider of automobile services.
He also created Itihaasa, a digital application that chronicles the evolution of India’s IT industry.
6. Nandan Nilekani
| Net Worth | $2.9 Billion |
| Age | 68 |
| Source of Wealth | Software Services, |
| Residence | Bangalore, India |
| Education | Master of Arts/Science, Indian Institute of Technology |
| Billionaire (2024) | #1062 |
| India’s Richest (2023) | #77 |
Nandan Nilekani became the cofounder of tech giant Infosys since August 2017. He is also credited for building Aadhaar, Indian identity card scheme.
7. K. Dinesh
| Net Worth | $2.4 Billion |
| Age | 69 |
| Source of Wealth | Software Services, |
| Residence | Bangalore, India |
| Education | Master of Science, Bangalore University |
| Billionaire (2024) | #1330 |
| India’s Richest (2023) | #97 |
K. Dinesh is a cofounder of Indian tech giant Infosys. Currently, Dinesh along with his wife, Asha have been involving in philanthropy works. They run, Ashraya Hastha Trust that focuses on education, healthcare, animal walfare and agriculture.
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