Vijay Shekhar Net worth, Biography, Wiki, Income, Age, Wife & More

Vijay Shekhar Sharma, the founder and CEO of the financial technology business “Paytm,” is the 62nd richest person in India in 2020. Vijay Shekhar Sharma was included in Time Magazine’s list of the World’s 100 Most Influential People in 2017, and he was also awarded the Yash Bharati, Uttar Pradesh’s highest civilian honour. Let’s have a look at Vijay Shekhar net worth, wiki, biography, income, age, career, and wife.

Vijay Shekhar Net Worth

Vijay Shekhar, the founder and CEO of Paytm, has become India’s wealthiest self-made male billionaire. According to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, Forbes   Vijay Shekhar net worth increased to $ 2.5 billion dollars. Paytm’s $2.5 billion first public offering was led by Vijay Shekhar Sharma (IPO). The fintech business has become the toast of a new India, as the country’s first-generation companies are soaring to unprecedented heights on the stock market and creating new billionaires.

Name	Vijay Shekhar Sharma
Net Worth 2021	$2.5 billion
Net Worth In Indian Rupees	1855 Crore
Monthly Income	10 Crore +
Yearly Income	100 Crore +
Profession	Businessman

Vijay Shekhar Biography

Vijay Shekhar Sharma was born into a poor household in Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh. His mother is a housewife and his father is a schoolteacher. Vijay Sharma was a great student who completed his 12th grade at the age of 15 and graduated as an engineer at the age of 19. In 1997, while still in college, he launched the website indiasite.net, which he eventually sold for $1 million. 

Vijay Shekhar Age

Vijay Shekhar Sharma was born on 8 July 1978. As of 2021, Falguni Nayar age was 41 years old. Every year his fans and followers celebrate his birthday on this special day.

Vijay Shekhar Family & Education

Vijay Shekhar Sharma was born into a poor household in Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh. His mother’s name is Asha Sharma who is a housewife and his father’s name is Sulom Prakash. Who is a school teacher? Vijay Shekhar Sharma graduated from Delhi University with a Bachelor of Science in Engineering.

Vijay Shekhar Wiki

Nick Name	Vijay Shekhar
Real Name	Vijay Shekhar Sharma
Profession	Businessman( Founder Paytm)
Date of Birth	8 July 1978
Birth Place	Mumbai, Maharashtra
Age (as in 2021)	41 Years
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh
Family	Father: Sulom PrakashMother: Asha Sharma
Religion	Hinduism

Vijay Shekhar Career

vijay shekhar sharma XS Communication

He aspired to work with computers in Silicon Valley, and during his undergraduate years, he founded a company called XS Communication. It is presently utilized by numerous newspapers throughout the world as a content management system. Even the well-known publication “The Indian Express” makes frequent use of it.

When his classmates were preoccupied with establishing placement goals, he was busy forming his own firm, XS. He learned software coding on his own as an electronic and computer engineer.

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vijay shekhar sharma One97

He had a difficult time in 2005 since he owed a large amount of roughly 8 lakhs. When he teamed up with One97, everything started to fall into place. Paytm became an One97 Communications offering and a product of One97 Communications. In 2005, he founded One97 Communications, which today owns Paytm and provides mobile content like news, cricket scores, and more.

vijay shekhar sharma paytm

Paytm, an online payment gateway was founded by Vijay Shekhar Sharma. After numerous challenges and losses in his life, he founded his firm in 2010. Paytm is one of India’s most popular applications, with over 10 million downloads. The platform has become synonymous with the country’s e-wallet boom. The Paytm Payments Bank is the first platform to provide a zero-balance account option. This site also allows users to make UPI payments and shop. In the present era of e-commerce, Paytm as a brand continues to grow. 

Vijay Shekhar Wife, Marriage

Vijay Shekhar Sharma has been married to Mridula Sharma since 2005. Vivaan Sharma, the couple’s son, is now their pride and joy. His net worth is in crores, and he has a home on the Golf Links in Central Delhi.

Vijay Shekhar Height Weight

Vijay Shekhar is a 41-year-old man. He stands at a height of 5 feet and 7 inches (approximately). The estimated weight is 85 kg. Body measurements are 43-33-16, with a 43-inch chest, 33-inch waist, and 16-inch biceps. He got Light Black Eye Color and Black Hair Color

Height	5 Feet 3  Inch
Weight	70 Kilogram
Body Shape	Chest: 43 InchesWaist: 33 InchesHips: 16 Inches
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Black

Vijay Shekhar Awards and Honors

Name(Year)	Awarding organization
ET Entrepreneur of the Year (2016)	The Economic Times
Honorary doctorate (2016)	Amity University, Gurgaon
Businessman of the Year(2016)	GQ Men of the Year Awards

Vijay Shekhar Facebook, Twitter

You may follow Vijay Shekhar on social media sites like Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter if you like him and want to learn more about him. On social media, you can get the most recent photos, videos, and information about him.

Social Media	Social Media Id
Facebook	Vijay Shekhar
Twitter	Vijay Shekhar
Instagram	Vijay Shekhar

Facts About  Vijay Shekhar

• Vijay Shekhar Sharma, the son of a schoolteacher from a tiny town in north India, developed the fast-growing mobile wallet Paytm in 2011.
• Paytm, one of the greatest benefactors of India’s demonetization in 2016, has 400 million users and processes 25 million transactions every day.
• In August 2018, Sharma made headlines when he convinced Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway to invest $300 million in Paytm.
• Sharma also founded Paytm Mall, an e-commerce company, as well as the Paytm Payments Bank.
• Paytm’s IPO is expected to raise $2.2 billion, according to Sharma.

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