He Faced Rejection Early, Spiraled Into Depression, Almost Walked Away From His Dreams — Yet He Rose To Become One Of Youngest Billionaires At 31, Powering Future Of AI
Published on: Dec. 6, 2025, 5:04 p.m. | Source: Times Now
Aravind Srinivas, the 31-year-old Chennai-born co-founder of Perplexity AI, has become the youngest billionaire on the M3M Hurun India Rich List 2025 with a net worth of Rs 21,190 crore. From missing his preferred Computer Science branch at IIT Madras to earning a Berkeley PhD and shaping global AI search, his journey reflects resilience, innovation, and India’s rising tech dominance., People, Times Now
