Portrait of Nikhil Kamath

Rank #1377

Nikhil Kamath

Net worth $3.1B

Financial services · India

Born
Sep 05, 1986
Age
39
Source
Financial services
Residence
Bangalore
Citizenship
India
Marital status
Divorced
Children
0
Education

Net worth over time

Biography

  • Nikhil Kamath cofounded discount brokerage Zerodha in 2010 with his older brother Nithin Kamath. It went on to disrupt the brokerage market in India.
  • The Bangalore-based Zerodha, has more than seven million active clients, making it one of the largest brokerage firms in the country.
  • Their venture capital fund and incubator, called Rainmatter, invests in fintech companies and ventures that promote financial inclusion.
  • Their investment management firm True Beacon is aimed at ultra-high net worth investors and operates on a zero-fee model.
  • Zerodha revenue took a hit when the stock exchange regulator's tightened rules in November 2024 for futures and options traders. who are the bulk of its customers.
  • He became the youngest Indian signatory of the Giving Pledge in 2023 and has committed to give away half his wealth.
  • Zerodha combines the word 'zero' with the Sanskrit word 'rodha', which means barrier.
  • His Youtube and Spotify podcast, WTF, featured Elon Musk in November 2025.