Tech billionaires in India: HCLTech’s Nadars and Wipro’s Premjis lead, with AI a new category
India's richest tech billionaires: the Nadar family of HCLTech and Azim Premji's family at Wipro lead Hurun's 2026 list, and AI is a new category with 19 entrants. Table, company values and where the wealth is made.
India’s tech billionaires are led by the Nadar family of HCLTech, worth ₹2.79 lakh crore on the M3M Hurun India Rich List 2026, and Azim Premji’s family at Wipro, worth ₹2.63 lakh crore. The 2026 list is also the first to count artificial intelligence as its own sector, with 19 entrants worth ₹3.07 lakh crore, 15 of them new, according to Business Standard. Forbes’ real-time list puts Shiv Nadar at $30.9 billion. 12
Who are the richest tech billionaires in India?
| Name | Company | Wealth | List |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roshni Nadar Malhotra and family | HCLTech | ₹2.79 lakh crore | Hurun 2026 |
| Shiv Nadar | HCLTech | $30.85 billion | Forbes, 12 Nov |
| Azim Premji and family | Wipro | ₹2.63 lakh crore | Hurun 2026 |
| Jayshree Ullal | Arista Networks | ₹77,400 crore | Hurun 2026 |
| Aravind Srinivas | Perplexity | ₹21,190 crore | Hurun 2025 |
| Ritesh Agarwal | OYO | ₹14,400 crore | Hurun 2025 |
| Nithin Kamath | Zerodha | About $4.7 billion | Forbes tracker |
| Nikhil Kamath | Zerodha | About $3.1 billion | Forbes tracker |
Hurun ranks families together, which is why HCLTech appears under Roshni Nadar Malhotra on Hurun and Shiv Nadar on Forbes. Forbes figures are from BillionaireTracker‘s copy of its real-time list. 13
How big is AI in India’s rich list?
Hurun counted 19 AI entrants worth ₹3.07 lakh crore, and 13 of the 19 live outside India. Together, AI, aerospace and defence, and semiconductors account for 48 people with ₹4.26 lakh crore, 30 of them new. India’s first quantum-computing lister, Nagendra Nagaraja of QpiAi, entered with ₹1,700 crore. Tanay Kothari and Sahaj Garg, both 28, joined through the AI start-up Wispr Flow with ₹4,200 crore each. 1
The most valuable tech companies founded in India
A separate Hurun ranking, published in December 2025, values companies founded after 2000. Eternal, led by Deepinder Goyal, topped it at ₹3.2 lakh crore, up 27%. Paytm rose 67% and Lenskart rose 60% to enter the top 10, while Zerodha and Razorpay slipped out of it. Groww was valued at ₹62,100 crore, Nykaa at ₹67,500 crore and Zepto at ₹52,400 crore. These are company values, not personal wealth. 4
India’s tech fortunes compared with the world’s
The world’s richest tech billionaire, Elon Musk, is worth $902.2 billion, and the ten richest are worth about $2.8 trillion together. Shiv Nadar, at $30.85 billion, ranks 74th in the world. See our list of tech billionaires worldwide. 3
Which cities produce India’s tech wealth?
Bengaluru is the top hub for companies on Hurun’s self-made list, with 52 headquarters, followed by Mumbai (41) and Gurugram (36), and 88 founders live in Bengaluru. On the main 2026 list Bengaluru has 129 people, the largest one-year gain among big cities, with 14 added. Our company pages cover firms such as Zoho, Razorpay and PhonePe. 14
What happens next
Zepto’s founders, the Kamath brothers and the new AI entrants are the names to watch on the next list in 2027, as valuations of listed and unlisted start-ups move. Read about the self-made billionaires in India and the full Hurun India Rich List 2026. For the general picture, see our billionaires in India report.
Frequently asked questions
Who is India's richest tech billionaire?
The Nadar family of HCLTech, at ₹2.79 lakh crore on Hurun’s 2026 list, and Azim Premji’s family of Wipro at ₹2.63 lakh crore. Forbes lists Shiv Nadar at $30.85 billion.
How many AI billionaires are on India's rich list?
Hurun’s 2026 list has 19 AI entrants worth ₹3.07 lakh crore, 15 of them new, and 13 of the 19 live outside India.
What is the net worth of the Zerodha founders?
Nithin Kamath at about $4.7 billion and Nikhil Kamath at about $3.1 billion, according to Forbes’ tracker. Zerodha has never raised outside capital.
Which Indian tech company is the most valuable founder-led firm?
Eternal, led by Deepinder Goyal, was valued at ₹3.2 lakh crore in Hurun’s December 2025 ranking of companies founded after 2000.
