Balkrishan Goenka
$3.13B
as of 10/04/24
About Balkrishan Goenka
Balkrishan Goenka controls and runs the Welspun Group in Mumbai, with interests in textiles and pipes.
Spurning his family's trading business, Goenka borrowed $100,000 from his father, took a bank loan and started Welspun in 1985 to make polyester yarn.
He expanded into home linen, focusing on the export market, with customers such as Walmart and Macy's.
His Welspun Corp is one of the largest pipe companies in the world.
His wife Dipali runs listed home textiles maker Welspun India, his biggest asset.
Personal stats
Citizenship
IndiaSource of wealth
TextilesResidence
Mumbai, IndiaMarital status
MarriedBirth date
08/15/66 (age 58)Number of children
2Self-made
self-madeBalkrishan Goenka’s fortune is worth
52K
troy ounces of gold
48K
median U.S. household
31K
median U.S. income
0.063%
U.S. credit card volume
0.013%
GDP of the United States
0.009%
United States debt
Net worth history
Annual ranking
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His older daughter, Radhika, founded and runs The Lingerie Shop.
Net worth over time
Real-time ranking
Financial assets
BSE INDIA | 532144-IN
Welspun CorpBSE INDIA | 532553-IN
Welspun EnterprisesBSE INDIA | 514162-IN
Welspun IndiaBSE INDIA | 533252-IN
Welspun Investment and CommercialsBSE INDIA | 508933-IN
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