What Is The Net Worth Of Narayana Murthy & How Many Infosys Shares Does He Own?
Billionaire Narayana Murthy was recently in the news for gifting Rs 240 crore worth of Infosys shares to his grandson, making the four-month-old India¡¯s youngest millionaire.
But even after gifting shares worth such a staggering amount, the Infosys co-founder is still a very rich man. Let us dig deeper to know what is the net worth of Narayana Murthy is and how many shares of Infosys he owns.
What Is Narayana Murthy's Net Worth & How Many Infosys Shares He Has?
As per Forbes, Narayana Murthy¡¯s current net worth is $4.7 billion (approx 38,981 crore). The Rs 240 crore gift to his grandson now takes 77-year-old Narayana Murthy¡¯s shareholding in Infosys from 0.4 percent to 0.36 percent, with a total of 1.51 crore shares reportedly still in the co-founder¡¯s hands.??
How Many Shares Did Murthy Gift To His Four-Month-Old Grandson?
Murthy has gifted?15,00,000 shares of Infosys, amounting to a 0.04 percent stake in the company worth Rs 240 crores, to his grandson?Ekagrah Rohan Murty,?Ekagrah was born in November 2023 to Narayana Murthy's son Rohan Murthy and his wife Aparna Krishnan. He is the third grandchild of Narayana and Sudha Murty, with the first two being the two daughters of?Akshata Murty?and UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.
Also Read:?Narayana Murthy?Recalls Why He Did Not Let Wife Sudha Join Infosys
Did You Know That Narayana Murthy Is Not The Only Founder Of Infosys?
Narayana Murthy is not the only founder of Infosys, Narayana Murthy, Nandan M. Nilekani, S. Gopalakrishnan, S.D. Shibulal, K. Dinesh, N.S. Raghavan, and Ashok Arora are the seven co-founders who started Infosys in 1981.?Infosys was?started with an initial capital of Rs 10,000?which Narayana Murthy had borrowedfrom his wife, Sudha Murthy.
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