India, Oct. 1 -- Aravind Srinivas, the 31-year-old "Chennai boy" who is the co-founder and CEO of Perplexity AI, has made history by becoming India's youngest billionaire, debuting on the M3M Hurun India Rich List 2025 with a net worth of Rs.21,190 crore.

Born and raised in Chennai, Srinivas' rise reflects India's growing influence in the global deep-tech landscape. His company, Perplexity AI, a conversational search engine positioned as a challenger to Google Gemini and OpenAI's ChatGPT, has experienced rapid growth in recent years.

"The M3M Hurun India Rich List 2025 chronicles India's shift from a services-centric past to a deep-tech, product-led powerhouse. The debut of Aravind Srinivas, 31, founder of Perplexity, as the youngest bi...