Ankush Sachdeva, the 31-year-old CEO and founder of ShareChat, has topped the Hurun India 2024 Under 35 list. This list recognizes outstanding Indian entrepreneurs under 35 who have made significant contributions in their respective fields. Sachdeva’s journey to success was not an easy one.
He faced failure 17 times before finally achieving success with ShareChat on his 18th attempt. Despite the repeated setbacks, he never gave up on his entrepreneurial dreams. ShareChat, a social media platform, has grown rapidly since its launch in 2015.
The app has been downloaded over 500 million times on the Google Play Store and has expanded globally, including in the USA and Europe.
Sachdeva tops entrepreneur under 35 list
Sachdeva and his partners, Farid Ahsan and Bhanu Pratap Singh, have also been recognized on Forbes’ ’30 under 30 Asia’ list in 2018.
They have created another successful platform called Moj, which is seen as India’s answer to TikTok and has over 100 million downloads on the Google Play Store. Ankush Sachdeva’s venture is now worth around Rs 50,000 crore, surpassing the wealth of Mukesh Ambani’s children, Isha and Akash Ambani, featured on the Hurun India Under 35 list. Isha Ambani, a non-executive director at Reliance Retail, is ranked 31st, while Akash Ambani, chairman of Reliance Jio Infocomm, is ranked 32nd.
The Hurun India Under 35 list features 150 entrepreneurs, each with business ventures valued at a minimum of $5 million. Other notable individuals on the list include Ghazal Alagh of Mamaearth and Alakh Pandey of Physics Wallah. Sachdeva’s success story is an inspiration to aspiring entrepreneurs, proving that perseverance and hard work can lead to remarkable achievements, even in the face of multiple failures.
