Why India visit of this tech mogul, who wants to live forever, is creating buzz

The name Bryan Johnson may not ring a bell, but it's highly likely that one would have seen chatter around the tech mogul on social media for his unique, and sometimes bordering on the extreme, efforts to reverse ageing. The 45-year-old millionaire, who has started a project called 'Blueprint' to find new ways to reverse ageing, is set to visit India this month and it has generated considerable buzz.

Johnson, who will promote his book and 'Don't Die' community, which focusses on conquering mortality, during his visit, has already been sharing a number of India-centric posts on X. Just like his anti-ageing experiments, his posts on nighttime erections and one mentioning actor Poonam Pandey, have grabbed attention.

"Hello India. I have been told the only person who believes in 'Don't Die' is Poonam Pandey. We are about to change that. I am in Mumbai from December 1-3 and in Bangalore from December 4-6," Johnson tweeted with the hashtag "MarnaMat" (don't die).

WHO IS BRYAN JOHNSON, THE MAN WHO IS IN A QUEST TO LIVE FOREVER?

A former Silicon Valley executive, Johnson has become a global personality for his anti-ageing pursuits, which he shares regularly on social media. His pursuits have included receiving blood transfusions from his teenage son and gene therapy injections.

The anti-ageing-obsessed tech mogul has revealed that he spends over $2 million annually on medical diagnostics, treatments, and maintains a strict 1,950-calorie diet. He also follows a meticulous regimen of waking up at 4.30 am, taking over 100 supplements daily, and targeted exercise. All this to extend his health span and look 18 again.

Johnson, who believes that death is optional, has made it a quest to turn the human body over to an anti-aging algorithm. In fact, he has claimed that his speed of ageing is slower than 99 per cent of 20-year-olds.

However, his experiments have not always yielded the desired results. Earlier this month, he posted a bloated image of his face following an attempt to inject a donor's fat into his face to attain a more youthful look -- an initiative that he called 'Project Baby Face'.

"Immediately following the injections, my face began to blow up. And then it got worse, and worse, and worse until I couldn't even see," Johnson wrote on Instagram. However, a week later, Johnson claimed, his face was back to normal.

The Los Angeles-based entrepreneur completed his graduation in international studies from Brigham Young University in 2003 and did his MBA from the University of Chicago in 2007.

The same year, he founded Braintree, a credit card processing company. In 2012, it acquired Venmo for $26.2 million. The next year, Johnson made a fortune after he sold Braintree to PayPal for $800 million.

Since then, he has invested in several emerging technologies that track brain activity and in devices that help cure Alzheimer's and strokes.

While Johnson's anti-ageing methods are still mostly unverified by the broader medical community, it is no doubt that the millionaire has gained a cult-like following among longevity enthusiasts around the world.