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Wipro Limited: A Tech Giant's Footprint Wipro Limited, a Bengaluru-based multinational, is a prominent player in India's technology landscape, ranking among the nation's top six tech companies. The company's core offerings encompass information technology, consulting, and business process services, ...
- Company type Public
- Industry Information technology, Consulting, Outsourcing
- Founded 29 December 1945
- Founders MH Hasham Premji
- Headquarters Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
- Area served Worldwide
- Key people Rishad Premji
- Revenue ₹89,760 crore (US$10 billion) (FY24)
- Net income ₹11,112 crore (US$1.3 billion) (FY24)
- Number of employees 234,054 (March 2024)
- Subsidiaries Appirio, Topcoder, Capco, Designit
- Website www.wipro.com
Wipro history
Last Updated : 17/03/25, 09:19 PM
Wipro: From Cooking Oil to Global IT Powerhouse Established in 1945 as Western India Vegetable Products Limited, Wipro's journey began as a cooking oil manufacturer under M H Hasham Premji. Following his death in 1966, his son Azim Premji took the helm at the young age of 21. The company's name evol...
WIPRO NEWS
New book chronicling Wipro's journey to release on September 20
September 04, 2021 10:10 am
The coffee-table book, "The Story of Wipro: A Journey from 1945", is penned by the first few employees of the tech-giant
Wipro Q1 net profit up 35.6% at Rs 3,242.6 crore, expects 5-7% sequential growth in September qtr
July 15, 2021 6:42 pm
Its revenue from operations increased by 22.3 per cent to Rs 18,252.4 crore in the reported quarter from Rs 14,913.1 crore in the same period last fiscal, Wipro said in a regulatory filing.
Wipro ups IT services revenue guidance to 8-10 per cent in June quarter
April 30, 2021 1:01 pm
While announcing its March quarter results earlier this month, Wipro had said it expects to log a sequential growth of 2-4 per cent in its IT services revenues in the June 2021 quarter without including revenue from Capco and Ampion acquisitions.
NASSCOM appoints Accenture India head Rekha M Menon as its first woman chairperson
April 22, 2021 6:12 pm
Rekha M Menon is the first woman to take on the role of chairperson for the National Association of Software and Services Companies (NASSCOM) in the IT industry body's 30-year history.
Wipro shares jump nearly 10 per cent after Q4 earnings
April 16, 2021 2:07 pm
Wipro's stock jumped 9.51 per cent to Rs 472 -- its 52-week high -- on the BSE. At the NSE, it rallied 9.67 per cent to Rs 472.35 -- its one-year high.
Wipro Q4 net profit up 27.7 per cent to Rs 2,972 crore
April 15, 2021 5:22 pm
Wipro had posted a net profit of Rs 2,326.1 crore attributable to equity holders of the company in the same period a year ago.
Wipro stocks fall nearly 4% after signing deal to buy Capco for $1.45 billion
March 05, 2021 12:57 pm
On BSE, the shares were trading at Rs 421.30, lower 3.99 per cent over the previous close. Similarly, on NSE, the scrip was trading 3.98 per cent lower at Rs 421.30.
Wipro to acquire Capco for $1.45 billion, its biggest ever buy
March 05, 2021 12:08 am
The Azim Premji-promoted firm said the acquisition would catapult it to one of the largest end-to-end global consulting, technology and transformation service providers to the banking and financial services industry.
Wipro shares tumble over 6% on profit booking
January 14, 2021 12:40 pm
Wipro share: The stock after opening on a weak note, further tumbled 6 per cent to Rs 431 as the trade progressed on the BSE. At the NSE, it plunged 6.31 per cent to Rs 430.
Wipro Q3 net profit up 20.8% to Rs 2,968 crore
January 13, 2021 5:22 pm
Wipro Q3: Wipro's revenue from operations grew nearly 1.3 per cent to Rs 15,670 crore from Rs 15,470.5 crore in the quarter ended December 2019.
