Sundar Pichai turns 50! Here are some interesting facts about him

Sundar Pichai was not accustomed to technology in his childhood. His family didn’t have a car, a TV, or even a telephone during his childhood.

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Sundar met Anjali while studying at the IIT Kharagpur. After dating for some time in college, they endured a long-distance engagement until finally getting married a couple of years later.

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He owns a luxurious 10,557 sq. ft. villa in Los Altos Hills, California. The beautiful home comes with a tennis court, a miniature golf field, and a garage that hosts 6 swanky vehicles—including one of Google’s latest cars.

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Pichai’s hobbies include reading, playing chess, sketching, and watching Bollywood movies. He is also a FC Barcelona fan.

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As of November 2021, Pichai’s net worth is about $1.44 billion. The jaw-dropping figure was a byproduct of him becoming the CEO of Alphabet.

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His job interview happened on April Fool’s day. On the same day, Google launched Gmail, which many people, including Pichai, thought was a prank.

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Google Chrome was Pichai's idea. The idea was initially shut down because of the high costs involved,

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