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Rakesh Mittal

Rakesh Mittal

Rakesh Mittal (#451)

Global Rank #451
Country Rank #19
Country India

Rakesh Mittal is listed among the world billionaires tracked by Iconic Billionaires.

  • $ 9 B
  • Telecom
  • India
  • M
  • 71 Years

Snapshot

Quick Facts

Global Rank #451
Country Rank #19
Net Worth $8.5B
Previous Worth $8.5B
Worth Change +$0.0B
Country India
Industry Telecom
Age 71 Years
Gender M
Worth As Of May 3, 2026
Last Refreshed 08 Sep 2026, 12:00 AM
Residence Delhi, India
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Personal Stats

Age 70
Source Of Wealth Telecom
Residence Delhi, India
Citizenship India
Marital Status Married
Education Bachelor of Arts/Science, Punjab University
Net Worth Change +$0.0B +0.0% from previous worth
Previous Net Worth $8.5B
Current Net Worth $8.5B

Worth as of May 3, 2026

About Me

Rakesh Mittal is a non-executive director of Bharti Airtel, one of India's largest mobile phone operators. It has more than 500 million customers across South Asia and Africa. Airtel, which has SingTel as its partner, competes with Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Jio and Kumar Birla's Vodafone Idea. In 2022, Google announced a $1 billion investment in Bharti Airtel,of which $700 million would be for a minority stake in the company. Their Bharti Global, run by his nephew Shravin, had invested in U.K. satellite provider OneWeb. In 2022, they agreed to merge it with Eutelsat in a deal that valued OneWeb at $3.4 billion. In March 2024, Indian-American billionaire investor Rajiv Jain's GQG Partners bought a $713 million stake in Bharti Airtel from SingTel.

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Bharti was set up in 1976 as a maker of bicycle parts.

Mittal and his two siblings have pledged $1.1 billion to their charitable foundation, mainly to set up a new university to provide free education for the poor.

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Net Worth Growth Over Time

Tracking Rakesh Mittal's net worth journey over the years, highlighting key growth phases and financial milestones.

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Current Net Worth: $8.5B (May 3, 2026)

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