The age of 22 is considered to be the time when most of the youth are busy completing their studies, choosing a career or looking for their first job. But Surya Midha, a young entrepreneur of Indian origin, achieved such an achievement at this age, which attracted the attention of the entire tech industry. According to the report, Midha’s net worth is 220 crore USD.
According to a Forbes report, Surya Midha, who lives in San Francisco, California, has become one of the world’s youngest self-made billionaires after the rapid success of his artificial intelligence-based startup Mercor. The special thing is that he achieved the milestone of becoming a billionaire at a younger age than Mark Zuckerberg.
His journey from his decision to drop out of college to building a billion-dollar company is being counted among the most talked about startup stories of 2026. At a time when the AI industry is growing at a record pace across the world, Surya Midha’s success shows how fast Artificial Intelligence based companies are changing the world.
How did the story of Mercor begin?
Mercor was started in the year 2023. Surya Midha along with his friends Brendan Foody and Adarsh Hiremath laid the foundation of this company. According to reports, all three had keen interest in technology, debate and business. Seeing the rapidly growing opportunities in the AI sector, he decided to start his own startup.
The main work of Mercor is to connect companies with people who can work on AI research, AI model training, technical development and other artificial intelligence projects. The biggest feature of the company was that it also made the recruitment process AI based. According to reports, the platform uses artificial intelligence to conduct interviews, screen candidates, evaluate their skills and connect them with the right companies.
That is, the same AI industry for which employees were being searched was also used in the recruitment process. This model gave Mercor a different identity from other companies.
How did the company’s fortunes change in 2025?
The year 2025 proved to be the biggest turning point for Mercor. According to Forbes report, the company’s annual income was around $100 million at the beginning of the year, but within a few months it increased to around $500 million. Due to the rapidly increasing demand in the AI sector, big investors invested heavily in the company. The effect of this was that by the end of 2025, the value of Mercor reached about 10 billion dollars.
This valuation made all three founders of the company billionaires at the age of just 22.
What position does Surya Midha hold in the company?
According to reports, Surya Midha is currently the chairman of the company. Before this he was handling the responsibility of Chief Operating Officer. It is said that each co-founder of the company holds about 22 percent stake. According to the Forbes report of May 14, 2026, the estimated real-time net worth of Surya Midha is said to be around $2.2 billion.
Why is Surya Midha so viral?
Surya Midha’s story is becoming increasingly viral on social media because he is being compared to Mark Zuckerberg. Mark Zuckerberg became a billionaire at the age of 23 after the success of Facebook. Facebook is now known as Meta. Whereas Surya Midha achieved this position at the age of 22.
How did you choose the path of startup?
According to reports, Surya Midha studied at Georgetown University. But later he decided to leave college and focus completely on his startup. In a competitive industry like technology, leaving studies is considered a big risk. However, the story of Surya Midha is now becoming an inspiration for those youth who dream of doing something big at a young age.
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