Ankur Warikoo is a very famous social media influencer, speaker, teacher, guide, entrepreneur, and also the founder of nearbuy.com. He was born in Delhi, India on the 25th of August in the year 1980 and completed his schooling at Don Bosco school in New Delhi and then went to Hindu College, Delhi University to complete his graduation with a bachelor of science in physics. He completed his post-graduation from the Indian School of Business and Michigan State University.
Biography/ Wiki
He is one of the most famous digital educators and a life coach who conducts courses and workshops on different life-changing topics, including entrepreneurship, career management, personal growth, and many more. He was the founding CEO of Groupon from the year 2011 to 2015. He is a married man and got married to Ruchi Budhiraja. The couple has two beautiful children whose names are Vidur and Uzma.
Ankur Warikoo Bio
Real Name | Ankur Warikoo |
Screen Name | Warikoo |
Date of Birth | 25 August 1980 |
Age (in years) | 42 Years |
Birth Place | New Delhi, India |
Nationality | Indian |
Profession | YouTuber, Entrepreneur, Public Speaker, Coach, Guide |
Home Town | New Delhi, India |
Family | Father: Name not known Mother: Name not known |
Siblings | Brother: Name not known Sister: Name not known |
Wife | Ruchi Budhiraja Warikoo |
Children | Vidur and Uzma |
Religion | Hindu |
Zodiac Sign | Leo |
Physical Attributes
Height | 5’10″ (in Feet Inches) 1.78 m (in meters) 178 cm (in centimeters) |
Weight | 176 Ibs (in Pounds) 80 Kgs (in kilograms) |
Body Measurements | Chest: 44 Inches Waist: 34 Inches Biceps: 14 Inches |
Hair Colour | Black |
Eye Colour | Black |
Education Details & Debut
Schooling | Don Bosco School, New Delhi |
College | Hindu College Michigan State University The Indian School of Business |
Educational Qualification | Hindu College (Physics) Michigan State University (Ph.D. in Physics) The Indian School of Business (MBA) |
Debut | Not Applicable |
Social Media Info
He is very active across all social media platforms and interacts with his fans on a regular basis. He keeps posting photos and videos about his personal and professional life on a regular basis. Fans can connect with him on Instagram and on Twitter with the links given below.
Ankur Warikoo Instagram- @ankurwarikoo
Ankur Warikoo Twitter- @warikoo
Some Lesser Known Facts About Ankur Warikoo
- He started his career as a financial consultant at the NIOS Sparta in the year 2004.
- His next job was A.T. Kearney.
- He was the co-founder of Accentium in the year 2007 along with Vivek Pahwa.
- He was not satisfied with his jobs, so decided to go for his own startup named Groupon which enables people to buy anything, anywhere, anytime, from a global marketplace without any limitations.
- In the year 2015, he founded nearby.com and was the CEO of the same till 2019.
- He was listed in the Fortune 40 under 40 list for India and India’s top executives under 40 by Business today.
- He served as a board member of the Indian School of Business from July 2014 to 2017.