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| {{Short description|founder and CEO of Paytm}}
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| | name = Vijay Shekhar Sharma
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| | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1978|06|7|df=y}}
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| | birth_place = [[Aligarh]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], India
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| | alma_mater = [[Delhi College of Engineering]]
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| | occupation = Businessman
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| | known_for = Founder & CEO of [[Paytm]]
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| | net_worth = [[United States dollar|US$]]2.3 billion (February 2021)<ref name="Forbes profile">{{cite news|title=Forbes profile: Vijay Sekhar Sharma |url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/vijay-shekhar-sharma/ |work=Forbes |access-date=9 February 2021}}</ref>
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| | spouse = {{marriage|Mridula Parashar|2015}}
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| | children = 1
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| | awards = [[Yash Bharati]]
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| '''Vijay Shekhar Sharma''' (born 1978) is an Indian [[billionaire]] businessman. He is the founder and chief executive officer (CEO) of financial technology company [[Paytm]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/at-37-he-has-a-billion-dollar-firm-what-vijay-sharma-overcame-1209157|title=Began College at 15, Has Billion-Dollar Firm at 37|first=Natasha|last=Jog|date=20 August 2015|work=NDTV.com}}</ref> He was ranked as India's youngest billionaire in 2017 by ''[[Forbes]]'' with a net worth of $1.3 billion.<ref name=forbes>{{Cite web|url=http://www.forbesindia.com/article/special/paytms-vijay-shekhar-sharma-ranked-indias-youngest-billionaire-in-forbess-latest-list/46399/1|title=Paytm's Vijay Shekhar Sharma ranked India's youngest billionaire in Forbes's latest list {{!}} Forbes India|last=Giri|first=Manish Kumar|website=Forbes India|language=en-US|access-date=2017-11-29}}</ref> He has been featured in ''[[Time Magazine]]''s World's 100 Most Influential People 2017 List.<ref>{{Cite web|title=The 100 Most Influential People in the World|url=https://time.com/collection/2017-time-100/|access-date=2020-04-02|website=Time|language=en-us}}</ref> He is the recipient of [[Yash Bharati]], the highest civilian honor of the [[Government of Uttar Pradesh]].<ref name="Yashbharati">{{cite news |title=Paytm founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma goes to meet UP CM Akhilesh Yadav ... in a rickshaw! |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/paytm-founder-vijay-shekhar-sharma-goes-to-meet-up-cm-akhilesh-yadav-in-a-rickshaw/articleshow/55111775.cms?from=mdr |publisher=[[The Economic Times]] |date=October 28, 2016}}</ref> In 2020, he was ranked as the #62nd richest person in India, with a net worth of US$2.35 billion, according to ''[[Forbes]]''.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Arakali |first1=Harichandan |title=India's Richest: Paytm's Vijay Shekhar Sharma fights fierce competition |url=https://www.forbesindia.com/article/india-rich-list-2020/indias-richest-paytms-vijay-shekhar-sharma-fights-fierce-competition/64093/1 |work=[[Forbes India]] |date=November 10, 2020}}</ref>
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| == Early life and education ==
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| Vijay Shekhar was born in a [[Brahmin]] family in [[Aligarh]], [[Uttarpradesh]] on 7 June 1978, the third of the four children of Sulom Prakash, a school teacher, and Asha Sharma, a home maker.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Tiwari |first1=Mahesh |title=Vijay Shekhar Sharma |url=https://www.newstrend.news/477715/success-story-of-vijay-shekhar-sharma-who-is-founder-of-paytm-wallet/ |website=newstrend.news |publisher=Newstrend |access-date=29 June 2021}}</ref>
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| He holds a [[Bachelor of Engineering]] from [[Delhi College of Engineering]] (now [[Delhi Technological University]]).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/at-37-he-has-a-billion-dollar-firm-what-vijay-sharma-overcame-1209157|title=Began College at 15, Has Billion-Dollar Firm at 37.|website=NDTV.com|access-date=2016-02-02}}</ref> He did his schooling from a Hindi medium school in [[Harduaganj]], a small town near [[Aligarh]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Sinha |first1=Suveen |title=How PayTM's Vijay Shekhar Sharma chased his dream instead of a degree |url=https://scroll.in/article/814462/how-paytms-vijay-shekhar-sharma-chased-his-dream-instead-of-a-degree |publisher=[[Scroll.in]] |date=August 20, 2016}}</ref>
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| In an interview with ''[[Bloomberg News]]'', he says, "I taught myself English by memorizing rock songs and simultaneously reading translated textbooks in English and Hindi."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-10-06/paytm-s-founder-says-winning-in-india-prepared-him-for-the-world|title=Paytm's Founder Says Winning in India Prepared Him for the World|date=7 October 2019|work=Bloomberg}}</ref>
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| == Career ==
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| In 1997, while in college, he started the website indiasite.net, and sold it two years later for $1 million.<ref name="tele">{{cite web|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1150920/jsp/graphiti/story_43299.jsp|title=The king of cash|publisher=The Telegraph|location=Calcutta}}</ref>
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| In 2000, he started One97 Communications which offered mobile content including news, cricket scores, ringtones, jokes and exam results. One97 is the parent company of [[Paytm]], which was launched by Vijay Shekhar Sharma in 2010.<ref name="tele" />
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| Paytm has over 400 million users who make 25 million transactions daily. In 2018, Sharma got [[Berkshire Hathaway]]'s [[Warren Buffett|Warren Buffet]] to invest $300 million in the company.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Vijay Shekhar Sharma|url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/vijay-shekhar-sharma/|access-date=2021-07-13|website=Forbes|language=en}}</ref>
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| ==Awards and recognition==
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| * In 2017, he was named the youngest billionaire in India, with a net worth of $1.3 billion. He was ranked #1567in the list of [[Forbes]]'s 'The World's Billionaires' list.<ref name=forbes/>
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| * Sharma was in the list of ''[[Time (magazine)|Time Magazine]]'''s 100 most influential people in 2017.<ref name="time">{{Cite web|title=The 100 Most Influential People in the World|url=https://time.com/collection/2017-time-100/|access-date=2020-04-02|website=Time|language=en-us}}</ref>
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| * Sharma was awarded the ET Entrepreneur of the Year, by ''[[The Economic Times]]'' in 2016<ref>{{cite news|title=ET Awards for Corporate Excellence: Paytm's Vijay Shekhar Sharma chosen as Entrepreneur of the Year|url=https://www.economictimes.com/news/company/corporate-trends/et-awards-for-corporate-excellence-paytms-vijay-shekhar-sharma-chosen-as-entrepreneur-of-the-year/articleshow/54647306.cms|publisher=Economic Times|access-date=3 October 2016}}</ref>
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| * He was ranked 4th by ''[[GQ Magazine|GQ]]'' in their listing of the 50 most influential young Indians of 2017.<ref>{{cite news |title=GQ's Most Influential Young Indians 2017: Digital Disruptors |url=https://www.gqindia.com/galleries/influential-young-indians?image=5cdc67687813c45b6a2fc04f |publisher=[[GQ (Indian edition)]] |date=July 7, 2017}}</ref>
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| * In 2017, he became the [[Dataquest]] IT Man of the year.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Sacchdeva |first1=Malavika |title=Vijay Shekhar Sharma to be awarded as DQ IT Person of the Year at Digital Economy Conclave |url=https://www.dqindia.com/vijay-shekhar-sharma-to-be-awarded-as-dq-it-person-of-the-year-at-digital-economy-conclave/ |publisher=[[Dataquest]] |date=March 6, 2017}}</ref>
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| * He received an [[Honorary doctorate]] from [[Amity University, Gurgaon]], in 2016<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-airtel-s-sunil-mittal-paytm-s-vijay-shekar-given-honorary-degrees-by-amity-university-2174817|publisher=DNA INDIA.com|title=Airtel's Sunil Mittal, Paytm's Vijay Shekar given honorary degrees by Amity University}}</ref>
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| * Sharma was honored with the [[Yash Bharati]], the highest state civilian award of the [[Government of Uttar Pradesh]] in 2016.<ref name="Yashbharati"/>
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| * He was named as the Businessman of the Year at [[GQ Men of the Year Awards]] 2016.<ref>{{cite news |title=GQ Awards 2016 winners list |url=https://www.india.com/viral/gq-awards-2016-winners-list-ranveer-singh-kangana-ranaut-amitabh-bachchan-win-top-honours-1519517/ |publisher=[[India.com]] |date=September 28, 2016}}</ref>
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| * He was conferred with the [[NDTV Indian of the Year]] in 2016.<ref>{{cite news |title=NDTV confers Indian of the Year Award 2015 |url=http://www.uniindia.com/ndtv-confers-indian-of-the-year-award-2015/india/news/367076.html |publisher=[[United News of India]] |date=February 3, 2016}}</ref>
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| * He was named India's Hottest Business Leader under 40 by ''[[The Economic Times]]'' in 2015.<ref>{{cite news |title=India's Hottest Business Leaders under 40: Paytm's Vijay Shekhar Sharma was the youngest engineer from Delhi University |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/indias-hottest-business-leaders-under-40-paytms-vijay-shekhar-sharma-was-the-youngest-engineer-from-delhi-university/articleshow/47720319.cms?from=mdr#:~:text=Sign%20in-,India's%20Hottest%20Business%20Leaders%20under%2040%3A%20Paytm's%20Vijay%20Shekhar%20Sharma,youngest%20engineer%20from%20Delhi%20University&text=The%2037%2Dyear%2Dold%20believes,of%20a%20billion%20people%20simpler! |publisher=[[The Economic Times]] |date=June 19, 2015}}</ref>
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| == Personal life==
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| He is married to Mridula Parashar Sharma<ref>{{cite news |last1=Upadhyay |first1=Harsh |last2=Tyagi |first2=Gaurav |title=Paytm founder floats 2 new entities for personal investments |url=https://entrackr.com/2020/07/paytm-founder-floats-2-new-entities-for-personal-investments/ |publisher=Entrackr |date=July 2, 2020}}</ref> and they have a child.<ref name="Forbes profile"/> His father was a school teacher.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Punj |first1=Shwweta |title=In college, I didn't understand what the teacher was saying: Paytm founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/anniversary/story/20210104-in-college-i-didn-t-understand-what-the-teacher-was-saying-1753034-2020-12-27 |publisher=[[India Today]] |date=January 4, 2021}}</ref> He cites [[Alibaba Group|Alibaba's]] founder [[Jack Ma]] and [[Masayoshi Son]] of [[Softbank]], as his inspirations.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/27892f4e-83f3-11e5-8e80-1574112844fd.html|title=Vijay Sharma, Paytm: an for India|work=Financial Times}}</ref>
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| == Other work ==
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| Sharma has been named as the [[UN Environment Program|UN Environment]]'s 'Patron for Clean Air', where he helps to drive environmental action and awareness, and advocate for the goals of [[United Nations Environment Programme|United Nations Environment]]'s global Breathe Life campaign.<ref>{{cite news |title=Paytm's Vijay Shekhar Sharma named UN Environment's Patron for Clean Air |url=https://energy.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/renewable/paytms-vijay-shekhar-sharma-named-un-environments-patron-for-clean-air/61924650 |publisher=[[The Economic Times]] |date=December 5, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Vijay Shekhar Sharma |url=https://www.unep.org/people/vijay-shekhar-sharma |website=Unep.org |date=2021}}</ref>
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| ==See also==
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| {{Portal|Biography|India}}
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| * [[List of Indian entrepreneurs]]
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| * [[List of Internet entrepreneurs]]
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| == References ==
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| [[Category:Businesspeople from Uttar Pradesh]]
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| [[Category:1978 births]]
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| [[Category:Delhi Technological University alumni]]
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| [[Category:Indian billionaires]]
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| [[Category:Indian company founders]]
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