Introduction
Bhavish Aggarwal is an Indian entrepreneur & Co-Founder of Ola Cabs. In 2018 Times magazine Listed his name as 100 Most influential people of 2018. Bhavish Aggarwal’s Net Worth 2021 counted in billions. He is the eleventh youngest Self-made billionaire under the age of 40. He is one of the most prominent Entrepreneurs of India of the 21st century. He has changed the typical rules of the business in the current generation.
Early Life of Bhavish Aggarwal
He was born on 28 August 1985 in Ludhiana, Punjab. His Father’s name is Naresh Kumar Aggarwal is an Orthopaedic surgeon & Mother’s name is Usha Aggarwal. His mother is a pathologist by profession. He has a brother also named Ankus. In the year 2008, He has completed a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science and Engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay. He started his career in Microsoft Research India as a research intern and later he becomes a research assistant.
Career
There is an interesting story about how Ola Cabs come into the existence. so let us go through the story first. One day while He was going on a business trip from Bangalore to Bandipur. He arranges a rented cab for the tour. But the driver of the cab stop him in the Midway of his tour & started Demanding more money than the normal charges. Whatever the charges they agreed during the starting of the journey. When he was refused to do so, the cab driver left him midway before the destination.
After these incidents took place he started to realise that there are millions of travellers in the market who are facing the same problems. He then started thinking about in his mind to form a car rental company at an affordable price for the travellers. In the year 2010, he founded Ola Cabs With his business partner Ankit Bhati. As per the model of Ola Cabs any person can book a car from his mobile phone.
The bookings of the car may be half-day or full-day or one can book the cab for outstation also. They have also a wide range of different types of cars as per the travellers like the mini car, prime car & Luxury. In the year 2015, they become one of the richest people in India.
Personal Life
Rajalakshmi Aggarwal Has worked as an analyst and Marketing manager at Ernst & Young company. They started dating each other in the year 2007. After six years of relationship, they finally got married in the year 2007.
Social Responsibility
During the lockdown period, he has donated $ 2.71 million ( Rs 19.99 Cr) for the drivers of Ola Cabs who gets unemployed due to the pandemic. He has also contributed his annual salary for the “Drive & Diver Fund”.
Social Media Portfolio
By his excellent work, he has owned thousands of hearts over social media also. He has 474.3K followers on Twitter & on Instagram, he has 55.7k followers as of January 2024.
Awards & Nomination
The Economic Times start-up awards were organised at “The Leela Palace” in Bengaluru on August 17th 2018. The Ola Cabs CEO received the Awards for the year 2018.
Quick Facts
Titles | Description |
Real Name | Bhavish Aggarwal |
Birth Place | Ludhiana, Punjab, India. |
Education | He has completed a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science and Engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay. |
Height | 5 Feet 9 inch/ 175.25 Cm. |
Age | 38 Years |
Twitter/ Bhavish Aggrawal | |
Instagram/Bhavish Aggrawal | |
Net Worth | $ 1.1 Billion (INR 91,41.27 Cr Approx). |
Last Updated | January 2024 |
FAQ
What is the name of Bhavish Aggrawal’s Wife?
Rajalakshmi Aggarwal
Educational Qualification of Bhavish Aggrawal?
He has completed a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science and Engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay.