Kumar Mangalam Birla: The Story Behind the Fortune
Kumar Mangalam Birla took over the Aditya Birla Group at 28 after his father's death and expanded it into a global conglomerate spanning cement, metals, chemicals, and telecom, including a stake in Vodafone Idea.
Kumar Mangalam Birla took over the Aditya Birla Group at 28 after his father's death and expanded it into a global conglomerate spanning cement, metals, chemicals, and telecom, including a stake in Vodafone Idea.
Kumar Mangalam Birla inherited the foundation of this fortune and has grown it substantially since taking the reins.
He studied at London Business School (MBA) and is based in Mumbai, India.
A few of the highlights on the public record: Took charge of the Aditya Birla Group at age 28; Expanded it into a multinational conglomerate; The group is one of India's largest cement producers.
The fortune shows up across our lists, too: #6 on India's Billionaires (out of 7 tracked).
On net worth alone, the closest companies are Mukesh Ambani ($80.11B) and Gautam Adani ($50.63B) — a reminder of how tightly bunched the very top of the wealth list really is.
Today, Kumar is worth an estimated $8.93B — #42 in the world on our real-time list, a figure that moves with GRASIM.NS's share price.