5 Richest Indian Billionaires of the World

Azim Premji

Born in 1945, Azim Premji is an Indian business tycoon, investor, engineer and philanthropist who is the founder of Wipro, the third largest outsourcing company in the world with a revenue of $8.4 billion.  Remarkably, in 2013, he promised to give away half of his wealth by signing the Giving Pledge. Premji formed Azim Premji Foundation in 2001 with a focus on the education in India. Recently, Wipro grew immensely after they won the 10-year deal from Alight Solutions of Illinois.

Premji has been awarded Padma Bhushan for his outstanding work in 2005 by the Govt. of India and later in 2011, he has been awarded Padma Vibhushan, the second highest civilian award by the Govt. of India.

Net Worth - $22.6 billion

World Ranking – 36th

Founder - Wipro