From Nikhil Kamath To Radha Vembu: 10 Youngest Indians On Forbes Richest List
Last year, Zerodha co-founder Nikhil Kamath scripted history by becoming the youngest Indian billionaire on Forbes richest list, a title he holds at present as well. While most of us know this, not many might be aware of who the other young Indians on the Forbes list, right? So let us bring to you the list of 10 youngest Indians currently on Forbes richest billionaires list.
Last year, Zerodha co-founder Nikhil Kamath scripted history by becoming the youngest Indian billionaire on Forbes richest list, a title he holds at present as well. While most of us know this, not many might be aware of who the other young Indians on the Forbes list, right? So let us bring to you the list of 10 youngest Indians currently on Forbes richest billionaires list:
10 Youngest Indians On Forbes Richest List
1.Nikhil Kamath-$3.5 Billion
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Age-37
Born on September 5th 1986 in Udupi, Karnataka, Nikhil Kamath is the co-founder and CFO (Chief Financial Officer) of Zerodha. He is the youngest Indian on Forbes richest people list. He began his career by earning a meager salary of Rs 8,000 per month as a teenager at a call centre. Click here to read his success story.
2.Binny Bansal-$1.4 Billion
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Age-41
Binny Bansal had co-founded Amazon¡¯s rival e-commerce platform Flipkart in the year 2007. He was the Chief Operating Officer at Flipkart until January 2016, and then became its CEO. Binny resigned in November 2018. And recently in January 2024, he resigned from the executive team and has completely divested his stake in the e-commerce giant.
3.Sachin Bansal-$1.3 Billion
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Age-42
Born on 5th August 1981, Sachin Bansal is best known as the co-founder of Flipkart, a company he kickstarted with Binny Bansal. During his eleven year stint at Flipkart, Bansal played the role of CEO (from 2007-16) and Executive Chairman (2016-18) . Then in 2018, Bansal signed a non-compete clause with Walmart and exited Flipkart.
4.Nithin Kamath-$5.4 Billion
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Age-44
In 2010, Nithin Kamath had co-founded Zerodha along with his brother Nikhil Kamath.He is currently its CEO.
As per Zerodha, Nithin bootstrapped to co-found Zerodha, aiming to overcome the hurdles he faced during his decade-long stint as a trader. Nithin Kamath is also a member of the SEBI Secondary Market Advisory Committee (SMAC) and the Market Data Advisory Committee (MDAC).
5.Ravi Modi-$2.7 Billion
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Age-46
Ravi Modi started Vedant Fashions, named after his only son, in Kolkata city in 2002. Aim behind this decision was to manufacture traditional Indian garments. Vedant's popular brand Manyavar is best known for its men's kurtas, sherwanis and jackets and women's lehengas, sarees and gowns, aimed at the Indian wedding market. Modi's son Vedant is the company's CMO (Chief Marketing Officer).
6.Shamsheer Vayalil-$3.9 Billion
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Age-47
Shamsheer Vayalil is an Indian radiologist who is the founder and chairman of Burjeel Holdings, a network of hospitals, clinics and pharmacies in the Middle East. Born into a business family in Kerala state, Shamsheer migrated to the Middle East after his medical studies and worked as a radiologist at a local hospital. Through his Dubai-based healthcare chain VPS Healthcare, Shamsheer oversees an extensive investment portfolio including Burjeel Holdings, RPM, LifePharma, Lakeshore Hospital, Keita, Ziva, and Educare Institute.
7.Karthik Sarma-$2.9 Billion
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Age-49
Kartik Sarma is an IITian who founded hedge fund SRS Investment Management in 2006. Sarma is an Indian immigrant who had come to New York to get his master's at Princeton and spent three years as a consultant at McKinsey, as per Forbes.He had completed his BTech (Mechanical Engineering) from Indian Institute of Technology, Madras in 1996.
8.Abhay Soi-$2.3 Billion
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Age-50
Abhay So is the Chairman and Managing Director of Max Healthcare Institute. Soi had started his career at the erstwhile Arthur Andersen and later worked for EY and KPMG. Soi had completed his MBA in International business and finance from European University. Before that, he had completed his graduation from St. Stephen's College, Delhi.
9.Radha Vembu-$3.3 Billion
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Age-51
Radha Vembu is the co-founder of Zoho Corporation. She last year became the richest self-made Indian woman, according to the 360 ONE Wealth Hurun India Rich List 2023.
She gets her wealth from her stake in privately held Zoho Corp, which is a Chennai-based multinational technology company which makes computer software and web-based business tools.
The company was cofounded by her elder brother Sridhar Vembu, who started the business initially as AdventNet in 1996. Radha graduated with a Bachelor of Arts/Economics from the Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras).
10.Ranjan Pai-$2.8 Billion
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Age-51
Ranjan Pai is an Indian medical doctor, businessperson and the chairman of the Manipal Education and Medical Group. The Manipal Group was started in 1953 by his grandfather T.M.A Pai, who founded India's first privately-owned medical school in the town of Manipal in Karnataka..
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