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Flipkart was founded in October 2007 in Bangalore [11] by Sachin Bansal and Binny Bansal, alumni of the IIT Delhi and former Amazon employees. [12] [13] [14] The company was started from a two-bedroom apartment in Koramangala, Bengaluru. The initial investment was provided by their families, which was INR 2 Lakh from each family.
Myntra continues to operate as a standalone brand under Flipkart's ownership, focusing primarily on "fashion-conscious" consumers. [14] In 2014, Myntra's portfolio included about 1,50,000 products of over 1,000 brands, with a distribution area of around 9,000 pincodes in India. [15]
Net worth in US$ Second richest Net worth in US$ Source 2024 Mukesh Ambani: 124 billion : Gautam Adani: 83 billion [5] 2023 Mukesh Ambani 92 billion : Gautam Adani 68 billion [6] 2022 Gautam Adani 150 billion : Mukesh Ambani 88 billion [7] 2021 Mukesh Ambani 92.7 billion : Gautam Adani 74.8 billion [8] 2020 Mukesh Ambani 88.7 billion : Gautam ...
In 2017, he assumed the role of CEO of Flipkart Group and his previous position was handed to Kalyan Krishnamurthy. [17] In 2018, Walmart acquired a 77% stake in the Flipkart Group. After the acquisition, Binny Bansal assumed the role of chairman and continued as Group CEO. [18] His 5.5% stake in Flipkart was valued at $1 billion after the ...
The PhonePe app, based on the Unified Payments Interface, went live in August 2016. [9] [10] The PhonePe app is accessible in 11 Indian languages. [11] It enables users to perform various financial transactions such as sending and receiving money, recharging mobile and DTH, making utility payments, conducting in-store payments. [12] [13]
In 2018, Bansal exited Flipkart following the Walmart deal. [6] In 2007, Sachin Bansal and Binny Bansal (not related) founded Flipkart whose valuation in 2018 was $20.8 billion. [7] In 2018, Bansal held a 5.5 per cent stake in Flipkart, which he sold to Walmart and his net worth then was a little over $1 billion. [7]
Digital payments, made through systems like the Unified Payments Interface (UPI), have transformed life in India.
India has an Internet user base of about 690.0 million as of November 2023, about 40% of the population. [1] Despite being the second-largest user base in world, only behind China (1.079 billion, 48% of population), the penetration of e-commerce is low compared to markets like the United States (266 million, 84%), or France (54M, 81%), but is growing, adding around 6 million new entrants every ...