From being the richest shark to having a whopping net-worth of approximately Rs 16000 crores: Lesser known facts about Shark Tank India 3’s Ritesh Agarwal

Ritesh Agarwal made it to this season’s Shark Tank India. He is known to be the youngest self-made entrepreneur of our country. The Shark Tank India 3’s Ritesh Agarwal enjoys a luxurious life and loves to keep fans posted through his social media. Take a look at the lesser known facts about Ritesh Agarwal..

The business enterpreneur Ritesh Agarwal was born to a business class family in Bissam Cuttack in Orissa. He attended the Sacred Heart School in Rayagada, Orissa. During the growing up days in Odisha, it was all about fun and learning for him and that’s when he got keen about computers and software. In 2009, Ritesh left for Kota to join IIT. His desire of coding began back then. In 2011, Ritesh moved to Delhi with intentions of starting up something of his own.

Ritesh Agarwal, known as the youngest billionaire of the countries has had a rollercoaster of a journey in entrepreneurship. Over a decade back he raised Rs 4 crores to start his business idea of OYO with a valuation 14 crores. Ever since, there has been no looking back and the entrepreneur has built a billion dollar business.

Ritesh Agarwal and wife Geet dated for over 10 years before getting married in 7 March 2023. In a podcast he mentioned how Geet stood by him through thicks and thins. In another social media post, while announcing the pregnancy he said, “The miracle of life is breathtaking, and our hearts are forever changed. Meet our precious little one - Aryan. The sleepless nights spent building OYO were just a warm-up for the sleepless nights of parenthood, and yet, I've never been happier than I am at this very moment! Here's to us, my incredible wife Geet, the bundle of joy Aryan and to the new chapter we're writing together – filled with love, laughter, and the indescribable happiness that only a little one can bring. #NewBeginnings #ParenthoodJourney

Ritesh Agarwal owns several lavish cars and his social media handle is a proof of it. The list of his luxurious cars include BMW, Mercedes Benz S class and more. The billionaire loves cars and has always shared pictures of his collection on Instagram.

The youngest self-made billionaire Ritesh Agarwal, founder of OYO, is a college drop-out who has built a billion-dollar business. His approximate net-worth is Rs 16,000 crores. He is the founder of India's largest hotel network of leased rooms and the world's third largest brand of accommodation rooms network.

Ritesh Agarwal has never had coffee or alcohol in his entire life. In one of the episodes of Shark Tank India 3 he mentioned about the same. While offering investment to a coffee company, he revealed he has never had coffee in his entire life. In another interview he opened up about not having alcohol ever in his life.

Ritesh enjoys a very luxurious life. From swanky cars to a massive apartment to many expensive purchases, he owns it all. He has also visited and explored many countries like UK, US and others accords the globe.

Ritesh Agarwal was born in a Marwari family in Bissam Cuttack, Odisha, India and brought up in Titilagarh. His family ran a small shop in Rayagada, Odisha. He graduated from Sacred Heart School, and later St. Johns Senior Secondary School, before moving to Delhi in 2011 for college.