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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
Wipro stock slips over 2 per cent post December quarter results
January 22, 2018 5:33 pm
On the BSE, its stock settled for the day at Rs 320.80, down 2.33 per cent from the previous close
Wipro stock slips more than 3 per cent post December quarter earnings
January 22, 2018 10:09 am
For the December quarter the company's consolidated net profit fell 8.4 per cent to Rs 1,931.3 crore. The company's net profit (attributable to shareholders) stood at Rs 2,109.6 crore in the year-ago period, as per Indian accounting norms (Ind AS).
Wipro second Quarter net profit slips 8% to Rs 1,931 crore
January 19, 2018 8:02 pm
The company's net profit (attributable to shareholders) stood at Rs 2,109.6 crore in the year-ago period, as per Indian accounting norms (Ind AS).
Wipro to contest $140-million lawsuit by National Grid US
December 02, 2017 2:02 am
According to Wipro, the ERP project was undertaken by National Grid US and there were multiple vendors associated with it.
Wipro cuts third quarter revenue guidance to 0-2%
October 18, 2017 2:05 am
In dollar terms, Wipro's IT services revenue for the second quarter came in at $2.01 billion while the net profit was $336 million. The Wipro scrip ended Tuesday's trading session at Rs 289.35, almost flat on the BSE.
Wipro Digital to acquire Cooper for $8.5 million
October 05, 2017 4:24 pm
"With Cooper, we will now be the pre-eminent firm for world-class UX (User Experience) and interaction design," Wipro Digital Global Head and Senior Vice President Rajan Kohli said.
Eight Indians, including 3 Wipro employees, killed in UK crash
August 28, 2017 4:24 pm
Brett Smith, who passed the scene in a taxi before the emergency services arrived and stopped to help the little girl, said: "A family has been destroyed. I held a little girl by her arms, trapped inside a vehicle, for a good hour or so with the emergency services and the fire service trying to help.
Subdued demand keeps IT majors’ Q1 numbers muted
August 02, 2017 2:03 am
The $150 billion plus Indian IT industry faced with the prospect of a single digit growth rate in the range of 7-8 per cent for FY18.
Wipro announces Rs 11,000 crore share buyback, net profit for first quarter up by 1.2 per cent
July 20, 2017 8:36 pm
India's third largest IT firm Wipro today posted a 1.2 per cent rise in its consolidated net profit at Rs 2,076.7 crore for the April-June quarter.
Donald Trump's policies could have adverse impact on business: Wipro
June 10, 2017 7:52 am
The company had reported net sales of Rs 55,420.9 crore in the fiscal ended March 31, 2017.
