Overview
- Aravind Srinivas, 31, debuts on the M3M Hurun India Rich List 2025 with a net worth of Rs 21,190 crore.
- Perplexity AI was founded in 2022 by Srinivas with Denis Yarats, Johnny Ho, and Andy Konwinski as a conversational, citation-focused search engine.
- Coverage cites Perplexity as a challenger to Google Gemini and OpenAI’s ChatGPT, with a reported valuation around $18 billion.
- The company is expanding distribution in India through a Bharti Airtel partnership offering Perplexity Pro to subscribers, and its Comet AI browser is available to Pro users.
- Srinivas says he aims to keep Perplexity independent with an IPO targeted after 2028, while reports also note a $34.5 billion bid for Google’s Chrome attributed to AFP-cited outlets.