Divyank Turakhia

Divyank Turakhia (born January 29, 1982) is an Indian-born computer-programmer, businessman, billionaire,^[1] serial entrepreneur,^[2] and investor.^[3][4] His net worth is estimated at $1.76 billion (as of Sept 2017).^[5] He founded Media.net, which he sold in 2016 to a Chinese consortium for $900 million,^[1][6] the third-largest ever ad-tech deal.^[2][7][8]

Divyank Turakhia
Born	(1982-01-29) 29 January 1982 (age 43)
Nationality	Indian
Occupation	Founder of Media.net
Known for	Media.net, Skenzo, Directi, Radix

Early life and education

Divyank Turakhia, was born on Jan 29, 1982 in India.^[1] He was interested in coding from a young age.^[9]

Divyank started coding at the age of eight.^[1] He received his early education from Arya Vidya Mandir in Bandra, Mumbai and later graduated from Narsee Monjee College of Commerce and Economics (University of Mumbai).^[10][11]

Awards and recognition

• #2 in the IIFL Wealth and Hurun India 40 & Under Self-Made Rich List (2020)^[12][13]
• #9 in India's Richest Tech Billionaires by IIFL Hurun Rich List (2020)^[14]
• Youngest Indian Billionaire (2018, 2017, 2016)^{[15][16][3][17]}
• Youngest self-made Gulf billionaire (2017)^[18]
• #27 in the Global 40 under 40 Self-made Rich List (2017)^[19]
• 40 Most Influential Indians Under 40 by AsiaOne (2017)
• Ranked #95 on the Forbes list of India's 100 Richest People (2016)^[20]
• The ET Panache Trendsetter Award by The Economic Times (2016)^[21]
• Most Respected Indian Entrepreneur for 2016, Hurun Report^[22]
• "Winning Warrior" Bloomberg Television (2010)^[23][24]
• Enterprise Twenty20: 20 new business leaders in their 20s, Financial Express (2008)^[25]
• Asia's Best Entrepreneurs Under 25, BusinessWeek Magazine (2006)^[26]

Personal life

Turakhia splits his time between homes in Dubai, Los Angeles, London, and San Francisco.^[1] Forbes called him a 'thrillionaire' because of his passion for aerobatic flying.^[27] He has one sibling, Bhavin Turakhia.