Top 9 Richest Marathi Businessmen In 2026
While most prominent Indian businessmen are of Gujarati or Marwari descent. Maharashtrians/ Marathi speaking people are generally known to be interested in agriculture, government jobs & jobs in the private sector. But to assume that they don't venture into businesses is not true. In fact there are several billionaires whose mother tongue is Marathi.
Let's have a look at the top 9 billionaires who reside in different parts of the country, but are of Marathi/Maharashtrian descent.
1. Baba Kalyani
Baba Kalyanis the the richest Marathi industrialist. He was the Chairman & MD of Bharat Forge. It is the flagship company of the Kalyani group. His net worth in 2026 is $4.8 billion.
He was born into a Veershaiva Jangama family to a technocrat father who made automative components.
2. Nitin Kamath
Nitin Kamath is of Konkani descent. While Konkani & Marathi are different dialects, Konkani is widely spoken in the Konkan region which is a part of Mahrastra state. Nithin along with his brother Nikhil, started the discount brokerage firm - Zerodha. They are based out of Bengaluru.
3. Anand Deshpande
Anand Deshpande is the founder of the tech company - Persistent Systems. It HQ is in Pune. He is an ex-Hewlett Packard employee who started his company with a $21000 investment. His current net worth is $3.4billion
4. Sanjay Kirloskar
Sanjay Kirloskar is the Chairman of Kirloskar brothers - India's largest pump manufacturer. He is the grandson of Shantanurao Laxman Kirloskar & the great grandson of Laxmanrao Kirloskar - the founder of the Kirloskar group. Sanjay Kirloskar is based out of Pune & his net worth is $3billion.
5. Ravi Pandit
Ravi Pandit is the co-founder & Chairman of tech major - KPIT. He was born to an affluent Marathi family & was also the Chairman of the Marathi chamber of commerce. He is based out of Pune. His current net worth is $1.2billion
6. Saurabh Gadgil
Saurabh Gadgil is the Chairman & MD of P.N Gadgil Jewellers - one of the oldest jewellers of India. He is one of the newest members of the three comma club (billionaire club). His net worth is $1.1billion.