Azim Premji

Azim Premji (#432)

Global Rank #432

Country Rank #19

Country India

Azim Premji is listed among the world billionaires tracked by Iconic Billionaires.

$ 8 B
Software services
India
M
80 Years

Snapshot

Quick Facts

Global Rank #432

Country Rank #19

Net Worth $8.2B

Previous Worth $8.2B

Worth Change +$0.0B

Country India

Industry Software services

Age 80 Years

Gender M

Worth As Of May 3, 2026

Residence Bangalore, India

Citizenship India

World Billionaires List India Billionaires Software services

Profile Data

Personal Stats

Age 80

Source Of Wealth Software services

Residence Bangalore, India

Citizenship India

Marital Status Married

Children 2

Education Bachelor of Arts/Science, Stanford University

Net Worth Change +$0.0B +0.0% from previous worth

Previous Net Worth $8.2B

Current Net Worth $8.2B

Worth as of May 3, 2026

About Me

Indian tech magnate Azim Premji's $10.4 billion (revenue) Wipro is among India's largest software services providers. Premji gave up studies at Stanford in 1966 to look after the family's cooking oil business when his father died and expanded into software. Wipro has an innovation center in Silicon Valley, which is focused on developing new technologies and collaborating with startups. In 2019, Premji's son Rishad, succeeded his father as Wipro's executive chairman. The elder Premji is founder chairman. In May 2025, the Azim Premji Foundation committed $265 million over three years for underprivileged girls to complete their college education.

Achievements

Forbes List Highlights

A snapshot of the list placements and rankings connected to Azim Premji.

#407

Billionaires (2026)

#22

India's Richest (2025)

#15

Richest In Tech (2017)

Insights

Did You Know?

Premji is among the world's most generous billionaires, having given away $21 billion to his charitable foundation.

His private investment arm, PremjiInvest, has stakes in companies such as fellow billionaire Harsh Mariwala's Marico.

In 2020, his Azim Premji Foundation pledged $150 million to provide aid for those affected by the Covid-19 pandemic.

The younger Premji stirred up a debate when he called the practice of moonlighting in the tech industry as cheating.

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Net Worth Growth Over Time

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Current Net Worth: $8.2B (May 3, 2026)