Acharya Balkrishna
Haridwar, India
India
consumer goods, Self Made
$5,000,000,000
355
#365 Billionaires 2019
#25 India's Richest 2018
Acharya Balkrishna derives his fortune from fast-growing consumer goods giant Patanjali Ayurved. Balkrishna owns 98.6% of the privately-held company, which he cofounded with politically well-connected yoga guru Baba Ramdev. With annual revenue of $1.6 billion, Patanjali sells everything from herbal toothpastes and cosmetics to noodles and jams. To push online sales, Patanjali has inked agreements with several e-commerce giants, such as Amazon, Flipkart and BigBasket.
Balkrishna is often dressed in an all-white traditional dhoti.Balkrishna's parents hail from Nepal.
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