Top 10 IT Billionaires in India | List of India’s IT Billionaire

By Sandeep Thakur on June 23, 2021

Top 10 IT Billionaires in India:- Information Technology and software company deals in various primary products that are a type of software, software technology, distribution, and software product development and claims as to the software industry. Information Technology and Software Companies are the fastest growing sector not only in India but in the World. Below is the list of the top 10 IT Billionaires in India based on the report presented by Forbes 2021.

Top 10 IT Billionaires in India

The world is a leading Hub of the IT sector and computer science, where technological innovations reshape the world. Hence, there is a huge demand for skilled and specialist IT professionals all around the world. InfoTech and Software Companies provided name, Fame, and wealth to most IT professionals and their owners worldwide. Today, we will discuss some top Tech-Billionaires of the IT sector in India based on a survey conducted by Forbes in the year 2021.

No.1- Mukesh Ambani (RIL)

In full Mukesh Dhirubhai Ambani, Mukesh Ambani is at the first position in the list of top 10 IT billionaires in India. He was born on April 19, in the year 1957. He is an Indian business tycoon and the chairman and managing director of the Indian conglomerate Reliance Industries Limited (RIL). He is an Indian Billionaire businessman and, according to Forbes, the richest person in Asia & 10th in the world with a Net worth of US$ 87.4 billion in 2021. RIL or Reliance Industries limited deals in various products that include Petroleum, Natural Gas, Textiles, Television, Entertainment, Music, Financial Services, Software services, and much more.

Spouse: Nita Ambani
Subsidiaries: JIO, Reliance Petroleum, Reliance Foundation, Reliance Retail stores, and Digital Stores, Alok Industries, Mumbai Indian (IPL team)
Net worth: US$ 87.4 billion
Revenue of Company: US$ 70 billion (2021)

No.2- Azim Premji (Wipro)

Azim Premji is one of the popular and well-known names in the world of Billionaires. He is an Indian Business Tycoon, Engineer, and a Great Philanthropist. He is the founder and chairman of Wipro Limited, born on 24 July 1945. According to Forbes, he is known as the Czar of the IT industry and the third richest person in India, with a Net worth of US$ 33.1 billion in 2021. In 2013, he signed the giving pledge to give away half of his wealth and topped the EdelGive Hurun India Philanthropy list of 2020.

Spouse: Yasmeen
Net worth: US$ 33.1 billion
Services: IT Services, Consulting, Outsourcing, Personal care & Health care products, Managed Services
Revenue of Company: US$ 8.7 billion 2021

No.3- Shiv Nadar (HCL Technologies)

Shiv Nadar is one of the top 5 billionaires and Industrialists in India, MD & CEO of HCL (Hindustan Computers Limited). Shiv Nadar was born on 14 July 1945 in a city of Tamil Nadu named Thoothkudi. He is the founder of HCL Technologies Limited in 1976 and the Shiv Nadar Foundation. He was awarded Padma Bhushan in the year 2008 for his efforts in the IT sector. He has only 1 daughter named Roshni Nadar, who is now the chairman of HCL. HCL Technologies provides various services that include Software development, Outsourcing, Consulting, and Service Management.

Spouse: Kiran Nadar
Net Worth: US$ 26 billion
Industry: IT services, IT Consulting
Revenue of Company: US$ 11 billion 2021

No.4- Jay Chaudhary (Zscaler)

Jay Chaudhary is an Indian-American entrepreneur and Businessman born in the Una district of Himachal Pradesh in 1958. He is the founder and CEO of Zscaler, which is an expert company in cloud security services. Zscaler is the world’s largest cloud-native security platform to promote digital transformation. He completed his graduations from IIT Varanasi, formerly known as Banaras Hindu University. In starting, he founded AirDefense (later acquired by Motorola), Cipher Trust (later acquired by Secure Computing), and SecureIT (later acquired by Verisign).

Spouse: Jyoti Chaudhary
Industry: Network Security, Computer Security, Internet Security
Revenue of Company: US$ 431 million 2019
Net Worth: US$ 9.96 billion

No.5- Byju Raveendran (Byju’s)

Byju Raveendran is one of the popular Indian Entrepreneurs who is the co-founder of Byju’s. He was born in the Azhikode village of Kerala in the year 1981. Byju’s is an Indian educational technology company that Byju Raveendran and Divya Gokulnath founded in 2011. Tutor Vista, Osmo, WhiteHat Junior, Aakash Educational Services Limited, GradeUp, Great Learning are subsidiaries of Byju’s Learning App, headquartered in Banglore, Karnataka.

Spouse: Divya Gokulnath
Net Worth: US$ 3.05 billion
Revenue of Company: US$ 1.3 billion
Industry: Edtech, Distance Education, M-Learning

No.6- NR Narayana Murthy (Infosys)

Nagavara Ramarao Narayana Murthy is one of the popular Indian billionaire business Tycoons founders of Infosys and served as the former CEO, chairman, president, and chief mentor before his retirement. He was born in the Shidlaghatta district of Karnataka on 20 August, in the year 1946, and completed his master’s from IIT Kanpur. He started Infosys in 1981 and served as the CEO from 1981 to 2002 & the chairman from 2002 to 2011. In 2011, he became the chairman emeritus, and in June 2013, Murthy was appointed as the executive chairman for a period of five years. He was awarded Padma Vibhushan and Padma Shri by Govt. of India in 2008.

Spouse: Sudha Murthy
Net Worth: US$ 3.6 billion (2021)
Industry: IT Services, IT Consulting
Services: Outsourcing, Consulting, Managed Services
Revenue of Company: US$ 14 billion 2021

No.7- Nandan Nilekani (Infosys)

Nandan Nilekani is one of the popular global business Tycoons who is leading Infosys in the IT industry. He was born in Uttara Kannada district of Karnataka on 2 June 1955 and completed his master’s from IIT Bombay. He is the co-founder of Infosys, where he served as the non-executive officer and chairman of the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI). He headed the Government of India’s technology committee TAGUP and became a member of the Indian National Congress but not active in politics as of 2019.

Net Worth: US$ 1.9 billion (2021)
Industry: IT Services, IT Consulting
Services: Outsourcing, Consulting, Managed Services
Revenue of Company: US$ 14 billion 2021

No.8- S. Gopalakrishnan (Infosys)

Senapathy “Kris” Gopalkrishnan is one of the popular global business Tycoons leading the world’s IT industry. He was born on 5 April, in the year 1955, and completed his master’s from IIT Madras. He is the co-founder of Infosys, where he served as the chief executive officer and managing director from 2007 to 2011 and as vice-chairman from 2011 to 2014. He is a philanthropist promoting the Indian startup ecosystem and supporting research on brain sciences, aging-related disorders, and healthcare in India.

Net Worth: US$ 3.3 billion (2021)
Industry: IT Services, IT Consulting
Services: Outsourcing, Consulting, Managed Services
Revenue: US$ 14 billion 2021

No.9- CP Gurnani (Tech Mahindra)

C.P Gurnani or Chander Prakash Gurnani is the CEO & MD of Tech Mahindra, a global data innovation company. Chander Prakash Gurnani was born on 19 December 1958 and earned many leading positions with HCL Hewlett Packard Limited, Perot Systems (India) Limited, and HCL Corporation Ltd. He was born in Neemuch city of Madhya Pradesh and spent his life in several cities of Rajasthan that include Chittorgarh, Kota, and Jaipur. He completed his B.Tech in Chemical Engineering from NIT Rourkela. He was designated as a non-executive, non-independent director to the board of Mahindra and Mahindra from 1 April 2020.

Net Worth: US$ 3.6 billion (2021)
Industry: IT Services, IT Consulting
Services: Outsourcing, Consulting, Managed Services
Revenue of Company: US$ 5.4 billion 2021
Owned by: Mahindra Group

No.10- Arvind Krishna (IBM) (Top 10 IT Billionaires in India)

Arvind Krishna is an Indian-American Business Executive and an Infotech billionaire in India. He was born in the West Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh in the year 1962 and serving as chairman and CEO of IBM since April 2020. He was graduated from IIT Kanpur and started his at IBM in 1990. He was promoted as Senior Vice President in 2015 and start managing IBM cloud, Cognitive Software, and IBM Research Division.

Net Worth: US$ 16.1 million (2021)
Industry: Computer Hardware & Software, Artificial Intelligence, IT Services, Cloud computing
Services: Outsourcing, Consulting, Professional Services, Managed Services
Revenue of Company: US$ 73.6 billion 2020