Byju Raveendran is an Indian businessman, teacher, and investor. He and his wife, Divya Gokulnath, started the popular learning platform Byju’s. In July 2022, he personally invested $400 million in the company during a round of investor funding.
Byju Raveendran Biography
Raveendran was born on January 5, 1980, in Azhikode, a village in Kerala, India. His parents, Raveendran and Shobhanavalli, were teachers—his father taught physics, and his mother taught mathematics.
Byju went to a Malayalam medium school where his mother was one of his teachers. However, he often skipped classes and chose to study on his own at home. Byju married Divya Gokulnath, who was once one of his students, in 2009. The couple has two sons.

Raveendran is about 5’11” (180 cm) tall and weighs around 80 kg (176 lbs). He has brown eyes and black hair. His zodiac sign is Gemini, and he is Indian by nationality.
He follows Hinduism and enjoys playing football, cricket, and table tennis in his free time. According to the reports, his net worth is approximately INR ₹ 17,545 crore ($2.1 billion) in 2023.
Attribute | Details |
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Full Name | Byju Raveendran |
Nickname | Byju |
Profession | Businessman & Entrepreneur |
Date of Birth | 5 January 1980 |
Age (as of 2024) | 44 Years Old |
Family |
Father: Mr. Raveendran |
Mother: Mrs. Shobhanavalli | |
Brother(s)- Riju Sister- No |
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Marital Status | Married |
Wife Name | Divya Gokulnath |
Children | Son – Nish Daughter – N/A |
Religion | Hindu |
Educational Qualification | Graduate |
School | Malayalam medium school |
College | Government Engineering College, Kannur, Kerala |
Hobbies | Football, Cricket, and Table Tennis |
Birth Place | Azhikode, Kannur, Kerala, India |
Hometown | Azhikode, Kannur, Kerala, India |
Current City | Dubai, UAE |
Nationality | Indian |
Net Worth {2024} | $ 0 |
Social Media |
Business Career Of Byju Raveendran
Raveendran finished his B.Tech degree at the Government College of Engineering in Kannur. After that, he worked as a service engineer for a multinational shipping company. In 2003, during a vacation, he helped some of his friends prepare for the CAT exam.
He took the CAT exam and scored a perfect 100th percentile—not just once but twice. In 2007, he started Byju’s Classes, a test preparation business that became so popular it drew stadium-sized crowds.
In 2011, he officially founded Byju’s as a company with his wife, Divya Gokulnath, who had been one of his students in his coaching classes. In 2015, as smartphone screens got bigger, Byju’s created an app to help students learn directly on their phones.
By October 2018, the app had expanded to countries like the UK, the US, and other places where English is widely spoken. As of 2020, Forbes estimated that Byju Raveendran, his wife Divya Gokulnath, and his brother Riju Raveendran together had a net worth of $3.4 billion.
In April 2021, Byju’s bought Aakash Educational Services, an Indian test-prep company, for almost $1 billion. On February 1, 2024, some of BYJU’S shareholders called for a general meeting to discuss various concerns about the company.
They also requested changes to the board of directors and leadership team. On February 23, shareholders voted to remove Byju Raveendran as CEO. However, Byju said the vote was not valid because not enough people participated in the meeting to meet the required quorum.
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