According to an inaugural list by Forbes, Azim Premji, the Wipro Chairman and HCL founder Shiv Nadar are the only two Indian tycoons in the top 20 richest people in the world of technology.
In Forbes’ first ever list of ‘100 Richest People In Tech’, Premji has been ranked 13th and Nadar ranked the 14th spot.
According to Forbes Premji is among Asia’s most generous tycoons with having a net worth of $ 17.4 billion and having given away more than $ four billion of his fortune.
Whereas Nadar has a net worth of $14.4 billion and gets bulk of his wealth from the software services outfit HCL Technologies.