G. Rajendran

G. Rajendran (#2118)

Global Rank #2118

Country Rank #135

Country India

G. Rajendran is listed among the world billionaires tracked by Iconic Billionaires.

$ 2 B
Jewellery
India
M
83 Years

Snapshot

Quick Facts

Global Rank #2,118

Country Rank #135

Net Worth $2.0B

Previous Worth $2.0B

Worth Change +$0.0B

Country India

Industry Jewellery

Age 83 Years

Gender M

Worth As Of May 4, 2026

Residence Chennai, India

Citizenship India

World Billionaires List India Billionaires Jewellery

Profile Data

Personal Stats

Age 83

Source Of Wealth Jewellery, Self Made

Residence Chennai, India

Citizenship India

Marital Status Married

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

Previous Net Worth $2.0B

Current Net Worth $2.0B

Worth as of May 4, 2026

About Me

G. Rajendran chairs privately held GRT Jewellers, which he founded in 1964 as GR Thangamaaligai. The jewelry chain sells diamond, gold, platinum and silver jewelry mostly in south India. His sons G.R. Ananthapadmanabhan and G.R. Radhakrishnan are managing directors at GRT Jewellers. He also chairs the GRT Institute of Engineering and Technology located outside Chennai. His group's hospitality arm has hotels and resorts across 14 cities in south India. Its hotel arm is building a resort in Maldives

Achievements

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#1982

Billionaires (2026)

#91

India's Richest (2020)

Insights

Did You Know?

Rajendran hails from a family of jewelers from Kumbakkonam in Tamil Nadu.

Thangamaaligai means gold castle in the Tamil language.

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Current Net Worth: $2.0B (May 4, 2026)