Vijay Shekhar Sharma, 38, is the richest entrepreneur in India below the age of 40, according to Hurun’s India rich list for 2016. The net worth of Paytm’s founder jumped 162 per cent in the past one year to Rs 7,300 crore, says the report.
Hurun magazine focuses on high net-worth individuals in India and China.
Hurun’s India rich list for 2016 includes individuals with a minimum net worth of Rs 1,600 crore as on July 2016. Total 339 entrepreneurs made it to the list out of which 11 were below 40 years of age.
Bhavish Aggarwal, 30, co-founder of Ola, is the youngest entrepreneur with a net worth of Rs 3,000 crore as on July 2016, as per the report.
Both the founders of Flipkart, Binny Bansal and Sachin Bansal, made it to the list with a net worth of Rs 5,400 crore each. Sachin Bansal stepped down as the CEO of Flipkart earlier this year to take up the role of executive chairman with the e-commerce giant.
Net worth of Snapdeal’s CEO Kunal Bahl, who is also part of the list, was at Rs 2,300 crore at the end of July 2016, says the report.
Two of the promoters of Divi’s Laboratories – Nilima Motaparti and Kiran Satchandra Divi – were also part of the list with a net worth of Rs 7,100 crore and Rs 6,000 crore respectively.
Here is the full list of wealthiest entrepreneurs of India aged below 40:
| No | Name | Age | Wealth (Rs Crore) | Company |
| 1 | Bhavish Aggarwal | 30 | 3,000 | Olacabs |
| 2 | Rajiv Poddar | 31 | 4,500 | Balkrishna |
| 3 | Kunal Bahl | 32 | 2,300 | Snapdeal |
| 4 | Binny Bansal | 33 | 5,400 | Flipkart |
| 5 | Nilima Motaparti | 34 | 7,100 | Divis Laboratories |
| 6 | Sachin Bansal | 35 | 5,400 | Flipkart |
| 7 | Divyank Turakhia | 35 | 3,000 | Directi Web Services |
| 8 | Bhavin Turakhia | 36 | 3,000 | Directi Web Services |
| 9 | Nishita Shah Federbush& Family | 36 | 2,200 | Precious Shipping |
| 10 | Vijay Shekhar Sharma | 38 | 7,300 | Paytm |
| 11 | Kiran Satchandra Divi | 40 | 6,000 | Divis Laboratories |
Source: Hurun India rich list for 2016
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