The Inspiring Journey Of The Youngest Billionaire, Nikhil Kamath


By Mahima Sharan03, Aug 2023 03:42 PMjagranjosh.com

Nikhil Kamath

Nikhil, co-founder of Zerodha, created the nation's most affordable stock trading platform at a very young age. Tap to read about his education and career!

Youngest Billionaire

Despite being a high school dropout, he has helped his older brother Nitin Kamath grow the fintech business, achieving a profit of 2,000 crore.

Zerodha

The unique selling point of the trading app Zerodha is that it has extremely low fees. The business reported a profit of 2094 crore in 2023.

Early Life

He began his professional career by working in a call centre where he was getting a salary of 8,000 per month, but he was not happy with that job.

Stock Market

He has worked in the stock market sector for 18–19 years and recently pledged to donate his riches to humanitarian purposes.

School

The lack of enthusiasm Kamath showed in his studies infuriated the school administration. Additionally, the school did not allow him to take 10th board exams.

The Given Pledge

In 2010, Kamath became the fourth Indian to sign up for 'The Giving Pledge,' an initiative started by Bill Gates, Melinda French Gates, and Warren Buffett.

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