He started his journey at the age of 20 with a vision of creating a solution for people looking for affordable hotels around the globe and he is on the path of success to achieve his goal.

Oyo Rooms has a network of 2,200 hotels operating in 154 cities across India – with monthly revenues of $3.5m and 1,500 employees. 

He is a regular speaker at entrepreneurial conferences and institutes across India and made history in 2012 by becoming the world’s second-youngest self-made billionaire at 25 years young.

Awards and Accomplishments

Ritesh is the first resident Asian to win ’20 Under 20’ Thiel Fellowship in 2013 and even won the ‘Top 50 Entrepreneurs by TATA First Dot Awards’ in 2013. He was also featured on the Forbes ‘30 Under 30’ list in the consumer tech sector and won the ‘Young Entrepreneur Award by Business World’.