Bangalore, officially known as Bengaluru, is not only a hub of the IT sector but also gave birth to many wealthiest people. It is sometimes called the Silicon Valley of India due to several IT companies that have a base in Bangalore.
No. of Billionaires: 6; No. of Centimillionaire: 46; Millionaire: 11,700
Azim Hashim Premji
Chairman – Wipro Limited
Net Worth – $ 9.1 Billion
Industry – Consumer Goods & Software
Rajesh Mehta
Chairman – Rajesh Exports
Net Worth – $ 2.6 Billion
Industry – Jewelry
Amod Malviya
Chairman – Udaan
Net Worth – $ 1.2 Billion
Industry – B2B Trading Platform
Nithin Kamath
Chairman – Zerodha
Net Worth – $ 2.59 Billion
Industry – B2B Trading Platform
Vaibhav Gupta
Chairman – Udaan
Net Worth – $ 1.7 Billion
Industry – B2B Trading Platform
Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw
Chairman – Biocon Ltd and Biocon Biologic Ltd
Net Worth – $ 3.3 Billion
Industry – B2B Trading Platform
Nandan Nilekani
Chairman – Infosys
Net Worth – $ 3.3 Billion
Industry – IT
Kris Gopalakrishnan
Chairman – Infosys
Net Worth – $ 3.3 Billion
Industry – IT
Grandhi Mallikarjuna Rao
Chairman – GMR Group
Net Worth – $ 2.6 Billion
Industry – Real Estate
Nagavara Ramarao Narayana Murthy
Chairman – Infosys
Net Worth – $ 4.3 Billion
Industry – IT
Jitendra Virwani
Chairman – Embassy
Net Worth – $ 1.7 Billion (14000 Cr)
Industry – Real Estate
A. Mohan Raju & Family
Chairman – Kalyani Developers
Net Worth – $300 Million (3,430 Cr)
Industry – Real Estate
Kumar Pritamdas Gera & Family
Chairman – Gera Developments
Net Worth – $ 140 Million (1290 Cr)
Industry – Real Estate
Satish P Chandra & Family
Chairman – Global Tech Park
Net Worth – $ 140 Million (1050 Cr)
Industry – Real Estate
G Madhushudhan & Family
Chairman – Sumadhura Infracon
Net Worth – $ 70 Million (570 Cr)
Industry – Real Estate
Bijay Kumar Agarwal & Family
Chairman – Sattva Developers
Net Worth – $ 700 Million (4,170 Cr)
Industry – Real Estate
Errol Fernandes
Chairman – Ferns Estates and Developers
Net Worth – $ 200 Million (1,640 Cr)
Industry – Real Estate
Raja Bagmane
Chairman – Bagmane Developers
Net Worth – $ 1.7 Billion (14,437 Cr)
Industry – Real Estate
Irfan Razack, Noaman Razack & Rezwan Razack
Chairman – Prestige Estates Projects
Net Worth – $ 1.2 Billion (10,662 Cr)
Industry – Real Estate
Manoj Menda
Chairman – RMZ
Net Worth – $ 700 Million (5900 Cr)
Industry – Real Estate
Sunder Genomal & family
Chairman – Page Industries
Net Worth – $ 3.7 Billion (5900 Cr)
Industry – Garments
Byju Raveendran and Divya Gokulnath & family
Chairman – Byju’s
Net Worth – $ 3.6 Billion (5900 Cr)
Industry – Education
Nithin and Nikhil Kamath & family
Chairman – Zerodha
Net Worth – $ 3.45 Billion (5900 Cr)
Industry – Financial Services
Dilip & Anand Surana
Chairman – Micro Labs
Net Worth – $ 3.25 Billion (26000 Cr)
Industry – Pharma
Senapathy Gopalakrishnan
Chairman – Infosys
Net Worth – $ 3.3 Billion (26000 Cr)
Industry – Software services
Nandan Nilekani
Chairman – Infosys
Net Worth – $ 2.9 Billion (23000 Cr)
Industry – Software services
Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw
Chairman – Biocon Biologics
Net Worth – $ 2.6 Billion (20000 Cr)
Industry – Biopharmaceuticals
K. Dinesh
Chairman – Infosys
Net Worth – $ 2.3 Billion (18000 Cr)
Industry – Software Services
Ranjan Pai
Chairman – Manipal Education & Medical
Net Worth – $ 2.3 Billion (17200 Cr)
Industry – Education & Training
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is the richest person in Bangalore?
Azim Hashim Premji is the richest in Bangalore. Azim Hashim Premji is the owner of Wipro Ltd which has interests in Software, FMCG, etc.
How many Billionaires live in Bangalore?
There are currently 22 billionaires in dollar terms who live in Bangalore.
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