
Aditya Birla Group is an Indian multinational conglomerate headquartered in Mumbai. The group’s business interests include metals, cement, fashion and retail, financial services, renewables, fibre, textiles, chemicals, real estate, trading, mining, and entertainment. The group has a presence in 36 nations and a combined annual revenue of US$62 billion,over 50% of which is derived from its overseas operations.
Aditya Birla Group has seven companies that are listed publicly, and their total market capitalisation as of March 2024 is over $100 billion. Notable group companies include UltraTech Cement, Hindalco, Novelis, Grasim, Aditya Birla Capital, Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail and Vodafone Idea.

Aditya Vikram Birla (1943–1995), the grandson of G.D. Birla, grew the group’s operations. At 24, Aditya Birla began establishing businesses abroad. In 1969, he founded 19 companies in Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, and Egypt Under his leadership, the group diversified into multiple sectors such as metals, cement, textiles, and telecom..
Kumar Mangalam Birla (1967-current), became the chairman of the Aditya Birla Group in 1995, succeeding his late father Aditya Vikram Birla when he was just 28 years old.Under his leadership, the group’s annual turnover grew from $2 billion in 1995 to $60 billion in 2022.
Aditya Birla Group
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Company type | Corporate group |
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Industry | Conglomerate |
Founded | 1857; 168 years ago |
Headquarters | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Kumar Mangalam Birla (Chairman) Sushil Agarwal (Group CFO) Santrupt Misra (Group director) |
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Owner | Kumar Mangalam Birla |
Number of employees | 187,000 (2024) |
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