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These are India's 9 richest tech billionaires

 


• According to Forbes India Rich List 2022, the number of billionaires from the technology industry is also limited to 9 this year.


Forbes India has released the India Rich List 2022. According to the list, India's 100 richest people have a cumulative wealth of $800 billion. Gautam Adani is the richest person in India with a net worth of $150 billion (₹1,211,460.11 crore). India's richest man has a net worth of $150 billion, while the richest woman has a net worth of $16.4 billion. 9 women have been included in the list.


Also, the number of billionaires from the technology industry is also limited to 9 this year. Here are the nine richest tech billionaires in India


Shiv Nadar (77) is among the top 5 richest Indians with a net worth of ₹172,834.97 crore. Shiv Nadar, Chairman Emeritus of HCL Technologies, is one of the pioneers of the Indian IT sector. He has donated $662 million to causes related to education.


Azim Premji (77) is at number 18 with total assets of 75,110.53 crores. Azim Premji is the founder of Wipro Limited and served as the chairman for nearly four decades to diversify the business. Premji's son Rishad replaced him as acting chairman in 2019.


NR Narayana Murthy (76) is another well-known tech entrepreneur. According to the Forbes 2022 India Rich List, his net worth is ₹34,728.52 crore. He is the former chairman of Infosys.


Sridhar Vembu (54) is the founder and CEO of Zoho Corp. His total assets are ₹30,690.32 crore. He did Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering and was awarded the Padma Shri in 2021.


Byju Raveendran (42) and Divya Gokulnath (36) have a combined net worth of ₹29,075.04 crore. The couple founded the edtech company BYJU's in 2011. The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative and Tencent are some of the investors in Byju's.


Senapati Gopalakrishnan (67) is ranked 71st in the list. He is the co-founder of Infosys and has a net worth of ₹24,633.02 crore. He retired from the tech firm in 2014 and now invests in startups through his business Axilor Ventures and a few other venture funds.


Nandan Nilekani (67) co-founded Infosys and is now the non-executive chairman of the company. His net worth is ₹22,210.1 crore. He led the rollout of Aadhaar, a digital identity card, and was the chairman of the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI).


At the age of 68, K. Dinesh's total assets are ₹17,848.85 crore. He is one of the co-founders of Infosys.


Sanjeev Bikhchandani (59) is the Founder and Executive Vice President of Info Edgenet. His net worth is ₹17,364.26 crore

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