Youngest billionaire in India: Zepto’s Kaivalya Vohra, 23, leads the rich list but is not yet a dollar billionaire
Zepto's Kaivalya Vohra, 23, is the youngest person on India's 2026 rich list, but not yet a dollar billionaire. Who the youngest dollar billionaires are, with ages and wealth.
The youngest person on India’s rich list is Kaivalya Vohra, the 23-year-old co-founder of Zepto, but he is not yet a dollar billionaire: Hurun’s 2026 list puts his wealth at ₹2,600 crore, about $271 million. Media often call him India’s youngest billionaire, because he is the youngest member of the list of people worth at least ₹1,000 crore. The youngest dollar billionaires are older: Perplexity’s Aravind Srinivas and OYO’s Ritesh Agarwal, both 31 on Hurun’s 2025 list. 123
Who is the youngest billionaire in India?
| Person | Age | Company | Wealth (Hurun) | Dollar billionaire? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaivalya Vohra | 23 | Zepto | ₹2,600 crore (about $271 million), 2026 | No |
| Aadit Palicha | 24 | Zepto | ₹3,500 crore (about $365 million), 2026 | No |
| Tanay Kothari | 28 | Wispr Flow | ₹4,200 crore (about $438 million), 2026 | No |
| Sahaj Garg | 28 | Wispr Flow | ₹4,200 crore (about $438 million), 2026 | No |
| Aravind Srinivas | 31 in 2025 | Perplexity | ₹21,190 crore, 2025 | Yes |
| Ritesh Agarwal | 31 in 2025 | OYO | ₹14,400 crore, 2025 | Yes |
The 2026 ages and wealth are from the M3M Hurun India Rich List 2026, released on 23 September, as reported by Business Standard and Outlook Money. Dollar values use Hurun’s rate of ₹95.88 to the dollar, and the 2025 figures come from YourStory. 123
Why people call Zepto’s founders billionaires
Hurun’s list starts at ₹1,000 crore, and many outlets describe anyone on it as a billionaire. Vohra and Palicha entered the list in 2022, at 19 and 21, with ₹1,000 crore and ₹1,200 crore. On the 2025 list they were worth ₹4,480 crore and ₹5,380 crore, and in 2026 Hurun’s figures are lower, at ₹2,600 crore and ₹3,500 crore. Neither figure reaches $1 billion, which is about ₹9,600 crore at ₹95.88 to the dollar. 234
India’s youngest dollar billionaires
On Hurun’s 2025 list, Aravind Srinivas, a Chennai-born founder, made his debut as a billionaire at 31 with ₹21,190 crore, and OYO’s Ritesh Agarwal, also 31, had ₹14,400 crore. Both are a year older now. Read the Aravind Srinivas profile and the Ritesh Agarwal profile. 3
Why so few young people are on the list
The average age on Hurun’s 2026 list is 64. In 2025 Gen Z made up only 0.3% of the 1,687 people on the list, with a handful of founders such as Vohra and Palicha, according to the Free Press Journal. Most of the wealthiest Indians still run family businesses or built companies decades ago. 15
New AI founders on the 2026 list
The 2026 list is the first to treat AI as its own sector, with 19 entrants worth ₹3.07 lakh crore, 15 of them new. Among the youngest are Tanay Kothari and Sahaj Garg, both 28, who entered through Wispr Flow. See our guides to tech billionaires in India and self-made billionaires in India. 1
How the youngest compare worldwide
Forbes’ real-time list names Brazil’s Amelie Voigt Trejes, 21, who inherited a stake in WEG, as the world’s youngest billionaire, according to data compiled by Imagine If, while the youngest self-made woman is Kalshi’s Luana Lopes Lara, 30, at $2.6 billion. See our guide to women billionaires. 6
What happens next
Zepto has been preparing a public listing, and the founders’ wealth will track its valuation, so the next Hurun list in 2027 could show whether either crosses $1 billion. We update this page when the rankings change. For the full ranking of India’s richest, see the top 10 richest people in India.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the youngest billionaire in India?
Kaivalya Vohra, 23, co-founder of Zepto, is the youngest person on the Hurun India Rich List 2026, with ₹2,600 crore (about $271 million). He is not yet a dollar billionaire.
Who are India's youngest dollar billionaires?
Aravind Srinivas of Perplexity and Ritesh Agarwal of OYO were both 31 on Hurun’s 2025 list, with ₹21,190 crore and ₹14,400 crore.
Why are Zepto's founders called billionaires?
Hurun’s list starts at ₹1,000 crore, and many outlets call everyone on it a billionaire. A dollar billionaire needs about ₹9,600 crore at ₹95.88 to the dollar.
What is the average age of India's rich list?
64, according to the M3M Hurun India Rich List 2026.
