Meesho CEO Net Worth: Vidit Athreya, co-founder of Meesho Limited and CEO of the company, has made his place in the list of billionaires after the spectacular listing of the company. After the listing of the company’s shares, a strong rise of 74% was seen in the shares. After listing, Meesho’s shares reached a record level of Rs 193 against the issue price of Rs 111. With this, Vidit Athreya’s net worth directly reached the billion dollar club.
Vidit Aatrey’s net worth is now around Rs 9,142.87 crore, i.e. around 1.005 billion dollars. Athreya holds 47.25 crore shares of the company, which is equivalent to 11.1% stake. At the top level on the day of listing, their value was estimated at around $1 billion i.e. Rs 9,128 crore. At the same time, co-founder Sanjeev Baranwal holds 31.6 crore shares, whose current value is around Rs 6,099 crore.
When was Meesho company started?
Meesho was founded in 2015 by Vidit Atreya and Sanjeev Baranwal. Today it has become one of the leading social commerce platforms in India, which gives people and small businesses the opportunity to sell goods online through a network of resellers. Big investors like Meta, SoftBank, Sequoia Capital, Y Combinator, Naspers and Elevation Capital are involved in the company, making Meesho one of the important digital commerce companies emerging in the coming years.
Vidit Atreya is holding the responsibilities of Chairman, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Meesho. He has been associated with the company since its inception on 13 August 2015. Athreya, who studied electrical engineering from IIT Delhi, leads the company’s strategy, major decisions and long-term growth planning.
Before Meesho, Vidit Atreya had worked in ITC Limited and InMobi. His achievements have been recognized on many big platforms. He was included in the 30 under 30 list of Forbes Asia and Forbes India in 2018. Apart from this, he has got a place in Entrepreneur magazine’s 35 under 35 list in 2019 and Fortune India’s 40 under 40 list in 2021, 2024 and 2025.
Meesho shares got BUY rating
According to ET, the reason for this rise in Meesho’s shares is believed to be the company’s first institutional rating. Choice Institutional Equities recently started coverage on Meesho and gave it a ‘buy’ rating and set the target price of the share at Rs 200.
Choice Broking says that the company is moving rapidly on the path of profit, which is a very positive sign for it. The brokerage values Meesho at 4 times its FY28 estimated EV/Revenue. It is also expected that the company’s income may increase by about 31% annually between FY25 to FY28, which will be possible due to the strong reach of value commerce and better logistics.
