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Revision as of 09:40, 10 July 2020
Vijay Shekhar Sharma | |
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| File:Vijay-Shekhar-Sharma.jpg Vijay Shekhar Sharma in 2005 | |
| Born | 8 July 1978 Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Education | Delhi College of Engineering (now Delhi Technological University) |
| Occupation(s) | Businessman and entrepreneur |
| Known for | Founder & CEO of Paytm |
Vijay Shekhar Sharma (born 1978) is an Indian billionaire businessman. He is the founder of mobile payments company Paytm.[2] Sharma was ranked as India's youngest billionaire in 2017 by the Forbes with a net worth of $2.1 billion.[3] He was in the list of Time Magazine's 100 Most Influential People in 2017.[4]
Education and career
He completed his bachelor's degree in Electronics & Communication Engineering from Delhi College of Engineering (now DTU) .[5] In 1997, while in college, he started the website indiasite.net, and sold it two years later for $1 million.[6]
In 2000 he started one97 Communications which offers mobile content including news, cricket scores, ringtones, jokes and exam results. One97 is the parent company of Paytm, which was launched in 2010.[6]
In 2017, Sharma appeared in Forbes' World Billionaire's List, the youngest Indian on the list. [7] He cites Alibaba's founder Jack Ma and Masayoshi Son of Softbank as his inspirations.[8]
Awards and recognition
- "CEO of the Year" by the SABRE Awards, 2015[9]
- The Economic Times, Entrepreneur of the Year, 2016[10]
- The Exchange4media Group, Impact Person of the Year, 2016[11]
- Honorary doctorate, Amity University Gurgaon, 2016[12]
- India Today magazine ranked him #18th in India's 50 most powerful people of 2017[13]
See also
References
- ^ "Vijay Sekhar Sharma". Forbes. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
- ^ Jog, Natasha (20 August 2015). "Began College at 15, Has Billion-Dollar Firm at 37". NDTV.com.
- ^ Giri, Manish Kumar. "Paytm's Vijay Shekhar Sharma ranked India's youngest billionaire in Forbes's latest list | Forbes India". Forbes India. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "The 100 Most Influential People in the World". Time. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
- ^ "Began College at 15, Has Billion-Dollar Firm at 37". NDTV.com. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
- ^ a b "The king of cash". Calcutta: The Telegraph.
- ^ "Paytm's Vijay Shekhar Sharma ranked India's youngest billionaire in Forbes's latest list | Forbes India". Forbes India. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
- ^ "Vijay Sharma, Paytm: an for India". Financial Times.
- ^ "Paytm's Vijay Shekhar Sharma Named as CEO of the Year by SABRE Awards 2015". Financial Express. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
- ^ "ET Awards for Corporate Excellence: Paytm's Vijay Shekhar Sharma chosen as Entrepreneur of the Year". Economic Times. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
- ^ "Vijay Shekhar Sharma wins IMPACT Person of The Year 2016 Award". Exchange4media. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
- ^ "Airtel's Sunil Mittal, Paytm's Vijay Shekar given honorary degrees by Amity University". DNA INDIA.com.
- ^ "50 power people". India Today. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
- ^ "Actor Ranveer Singh, Paytm founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma amongst the Most Influential Young Indians". The Economic Times. 8 July 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.