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Nandan Nilekani

Nandan Nilekani

Nandan Nilekani (#1735)

Global Rank #1735
Country Rank #111
Country India

Nandan Nilekani is listed among the world billionaires tracked by Iconic Billionaires.

  • $ 2 B
  • Software services
  • India
  • M
  • 71 Years

Snapshot

Quick Facts

Global Rank #1,735
Country Rank #111
Net Worth $2.4B
Previous Worth $2.4B
Worth Change +$0.0B
Country India
Industry Software services
Age 71 Years
Gender M
Worth As Of May 4, 2026
Last Refreshed 15 Sep 2026, 12:00 AM
Residence Bangalore, India
World Billionaires List India Billionaires Software services

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Personal Stats

Age 71
Source Of Wealth Software services, Self Made
Residence Bangalore, India
Citizenship India
Marital Status Married
Children 2
Education Bachelor of Arts/Science, Indian Institute of Technology
Net Worth Change +$0.0B +0.0% from previous worth
Previous Net Worth $2.4B
Current Net Worth $2.4B

Worth as of May 4, 2026

About Me

Nandan Nilekani is the cofounder of tech giant Infosys and its non-executive chairman since 2017. Nilekani, who left Infosys in 2009, was brought back in 2017 after a boardroom shakeup at the company and the sudden departure of its CEO. Nilekani is credited with building Aadhaar, India's mammoth identity card scheme, during his tenure as chairman of the Unique Identification Authority of India. The tech magnate, who still has shares in Infosys, has backed Fundamentum, a venture capital fund aimed at technology companies. In 2023, he donated $38 million to the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, his alma mater, to expand research and infrastructure.

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He teamed up with Ratan Tata, former chairman of the Tata Group, to start Avanti Finance to provide microloans to the poor.

He and wife Rohini have signed the Giving Pledge. They run separate philanthropic arms, which focus on areas such as urbanization and biodiversity.

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Current Net Worth: $2.4B (May 4, 2026)

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