Vijay Shekhar Sharma was born in 1978.He is an Indian billionaire businessman. He is the author and Chief Boss officer of innovation organization Paytm. He is the beneficiary of Yash Bharati, the most elevated regular citizen honor of the Government of Uttar Pradesh. He was positioned as India's most youthful billionaire in 2017 by Forbes with a total worth of $1.3 billion. He has been highlighted in Time Magazines World's 100 Most Influential People 2017 List.
He is Marry to Mridula Parashar Sharma, and they have a child. His dad was a school teacher. He refers to Alibaba's organizer Jack Ma and Masayoshi Son of Softbank, as his motivations. One97 is the parent organization of Paytm, which was launched by Vijay Shaekhar Sharma in 2010.
In 1997, while in college, he began the site indiasite.net, and sold it two years after the fact for $1 million. In 2000, he began One97 Communications which offered portable substance including news, cricket scores, ringtones, jokes and test results. He is the beneficiary of Yash Bharati, the highest citizen honor of the Government of Uttar Pradesh. In 2020, he was positioned as the #62nd most richest person in India, with a total worth of US$2.35 billion, as per Forbes.