Profil Financier
Acharya Balkrishna occupe actuellement le rang #1894 du classement mondial StarFortune (secteur food & beverage). Fortune nette estimée : $2.2 B (+$264 sur 24h).
Acharya Balkrishna derives his fortune from consumer goods giant Patanjali Ayurved.
Balkrishna owns the bulk of the privately held company, which he cofounded with politically well-connected yoga guru Baba Ramdev.
Patanjali sells everything from herbal toothpastes and cosmetics to noodles and jams.
To push online sales, Patanjali has agreements with several e-commerce giants, such as Amazon and BigBasket.
Edible oils maker Ruchi Soya, which he acquired in 2019, was renamed as Patanjali Foods and he was installed as chairman.
Balkrishna is often dressed in an all-white traditional dhoti.
Balkrishna's parents hail from Nepal.
In 2024, he apologised to India's Supreme Court for Patanjali's ads that allegedly make misleading claims about the medicinal benefits of its products.