7 Indian billionaires who dropped out of school or college
2 months, 2 weeks ago

7 Indian billionaires who dropped out of school or college

India TV News  

Image Source : FILE 1/7 Mukesh Ambani, a college dropout from Stanford University, went on to lead Reliance Industries, transforming it into one of India's largest conglomerates, amassing a fortune in the process. Image Source : PTI 3/7 Gautam Adani, a college dropout, ventured into the business world by founding the Adani Group, which today spans across sectors like energy, infrastructure, and ports. Image Source : pti 4/7 Ritesh Agarwal, a college dropout at 17, founded OYO Rooms, which quickly became one of the largest hotel chains in the world. Image Source : FILE 6/7 Vinod Goenka, a college dropout, co-founded the DB Realty Group, which played a significant role in shaping Mumbai’s real estate landscape.

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Ritesh Agarwal: Room to grow
3 years, 2 months ago

Ritesh Agarwal: Room to grow

India Today  

In 2020, London-based research group Hurun featured Ritesh Agarwal as the second youngest billionaire in their Global Rich List 2020. A college dropout from Rayagada in Odisha, Agarwal has built an empire of over a million rooms in 43,000 hotels and 150,000 vacation homes globally. OYO was valued at $10 billion in 2019 after Agarwal bought back shares worth $2 …

How 24-year-old Ritesh Agarwal built Oyo into a $5 billion startup in just 5 years
6 years, 6 months ago

How 24-year-old Ritesh Agarwal built Oyo into a $5 billion startup in just 5 years

Live Mint  

Bangalore: Finding clean, affordable hotels in India can be a traveller’s nightmare. “By 2023, we will be the world’s largest hotel chain,” the 24-year-old founder said in a recent interview at an Oyo hotel in a suburb of New Delhi, where the company is based. “Oyo is going all out to build a very large base of hotel partners and …

Success saga of OYO hotel network
6 years, 9 months ago

Success saga of OYO hotel network

The Hindu  

Five years after he dropped out of college, Ritesh Agarwal, 24, has transformed his start-up into India’s largest hospitality company. Preferred destination Mr. Agarwal, OYO CEO, has big plans for Andhra Pradesh and wants to create more budget rooms in Tirupati. He says the State is one of the most preferred destinations among Indians with high footfall from both leisure …

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