India's technology sector is booming, driven by visionaries whose ideas and hard work have transformed the country and made a mark globally. According to Forbes' 2025 list, India's top tech billionaires have not only amassed significant wealth but have also played pivotal roles in transforming India's tech ecosystem. Let's take a closer look at the fortunes of some of these tech magnates.

Shiv Nadar

Shiv Nadar, the founder of HCL Technologies, leads the list with a net worth of $34.5 billion. Nadar co-founded HCL in 1976, starting from a garage with a focus on calculators and microprocessors. Over the decades, he transformed HCL into a global IT services powerhouse. As of June 2024, HCL Technologies has a revenue of $13.4 billion. Nadar stepped down in 2020, passing the leadership to his daughter, Roshni Nadar Malhotra, but remains the chairman emeritus. Nadar has also committed more than $1 billion to philanthropy, primarily focused on developing India's educational system through the Shiv Nadar Foundation. In 2008, Nadar was awarded the Padma Bhushan for his contributions to the IT industry.

Azim Premji

Following Nadar is Azim Premji, the founder and chairman of Wipro, with a net worth of $12 billion. Premji transformed his family's cooking oil business into a major technology company. Today, Wipro earns $11.3 billion in revenue and runs an innovation center in Silicon Valley. His son, Rishad Premji, has been the executive chairman since 2019.

N. R. Narayana Murthy

Narayana Murthy, co-founder of Infosys, holds a net worth of $4.8 billion. He is one of India's most influential business leaders. While retired from daily operations, he still holds a minority stake in the company. In 2023, his advice that young Indians should work “70 hours a week” sparked a national debate.

Other Key Players

Several other tech billionaires have made significant contributions to India's technology landscape:

• Senapathy Gopalakrishnan: Another co-founder of Infosys, Gopalakrishnan, with a net worth of $3.8 billion, is now a leading startup investor and funds neurological research.
• Radha Vembu: As the CEO of Zoho Corporation, a global leader in cloud-based software, Vembu stands out as the only woman among the top tech billionaires, with a net worth of $3.2 billion.
• Nandan Nilekani: Nilekani, also a co-founder of Infosys, has a net worth of $3.2 billion. He returned as the non-executive chairman of Infosys in 2017 after a governance crisis. Nilekani is also known for creating Aadhaar, India's national identity project, and chaired the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI).
• Anand Deshpande: The founder of Persistent Systems, a company specializing in software development and technology consulting, Deshpande has a net worth of $2.8 billion.
• K. Dinesh: Another Infosys co-founder, Dinesh, with a net worth of $2.6 billion, played a key role in building the company and now focuses on philanthropy through the Ashraya Hastha Trust.

Fluctuating Fortunes

The fortunes of these tech magnates have seen some fluctuations. For instance, Shiv Nadar's wealth decreased by $7 billion compared to 2024, while Azim Premji's net worth also saw a decrease. Nandan Nilekani's net worth has also seen a decrease. These fluctuations can be attributed to various factors, including weakness in the Indian rupee and a drop in benchmark equity indices.

Despite these fluctuations, India's tech billionaires continue to drive innovation and economic growth, solidifying India's position as a major player in the global technology landscape.