Radhakishan Shivkishan Damani is an Indian billionaire businessman and investor.[5] He is the founder and chairman of retail chain DMart. Damani is referred to as the "retail king" of India.[6][7]
Radhakishan Damani | |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 July 1955[1] Bikaner, Rajasthan, India |
| Children | 3[2] |
| Residence(s) | Altamount Road, Mumbai[3] |
| Occupation | Businessman, investor[4] |
| Known for | Founder and Chairman of DMart |
His estimated net worth is US$23.7 billion as of August 2024, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, and $22 billion according to Forbes.[8][9]
Early life and career
editRadhakishan Shivkishan Damani[10] was raised in a Maheshwari Marwari Hindu family in a single room apartment in Mumbai. He studied commerce at the University of Mumbai but dropped out after one year. After the death of his father who worked on Dalal Street, Damani left his ball bearing business and became a stock market broker and investor.[11][12][13] In the early 1990s, he made big profits by short-selling stocks that had been artificially inflated by Harshad Mehta.[14][15] Damani was reportedly the largest individual shareholder of HDFC Bank after it went public in 1995.[16]
In 1999, he operated a franchise of Apna Bazaar, a cooperative department store, in Nerul, but was "unconvinced" by its business model.[17][18] He quit stock market in 2000 to start his own hypermarket chain, DMart, setting up the first store in Powai in 2002. The chain had 25 stores in 2010, after which the company grew rapidly and went public in 2017.[16][19][20]
In 2020, he became the fourth-richest Indian with a net worth of $16.5 billion. He was ranked #117 on the global list of billionaires.[21][22] He was ranked #87 on the global list (Forbes) of billionaires 2022 with a net worth of $18.9 billion.[23]
In October 2024, Damani and his family were ranked sixth on the Forbes list of India’s 100 richest tycoons, with a net worth of $31.5 billion.[24]
Investments
editDamani also holds stakes in multiple companies, including VST Industries and India Cements. Damani publicly holds stakes in 14 companies; the value of his shareholding was about ₹214,049 crore (US$26 billion) in June 2024.[25]
In 2020, Damani picked up a 1% stake in Andhra Paper.[26] Damani also picked up 15% stake in India Cements in May 2020 taking his shareholding in India Cements to 19.89%.[27]
In 2023, Damani bought 28 housing units in the luxury apartment Three Sixty West for ₹1,238 crore (US$150 million).[28]
Personal life
editHe is married and has three children - Manjri, Jyoti and Madhu.
References
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- ^ "Radhakishan Damani adds shares of two more companies to portfolio". The Hindu BusinessLine. 14 July 2020. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
- ^ "Retail King Radhakishan Damani owns 77% of sector wealth". Fortune India. 5 September 2023. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
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- ^ Draft Letter of Offer – SEBI
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- ^ "The rise of DMart's Radhakishan Damani, who got richer during lockdown". Business Standard. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
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- ^ Vijayraghavan, Kala; Malviya, Sagar (25 March 2014). "Radhakishan Damani: Man with the Midas touch in the stock markets". The Economic Times. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
- ^ "Of D-Mart's IPO and the legend of Radhakishan Damani". Business Standard. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
- ^ a b "The silent giant of the stock market". Rediff. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
- ^ "Make Way For The New King of Retail". Outlook Business. Archived from the original on 7 June 2020. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
- ^ "Exiting a business one has nurtured is always painful, says former DMart co-promoter Ashok Maheshwari". Economic Times. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
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- ^ "Forbes' richest list: India ranks third among countries with most billionaires". The Indian Express. 8 April 2021.
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- ^ "Radhakishan Forbes Billionaires 2022: The Richest People In The World". Forbes. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
- ^ "India's 100 Richest". India’s 100 Richest. 9 October 2024.
- ^ "Latest Radhakishan Damani shareholdings and portfolio". Trendlyne.com. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
- ^ "Debt free! Andhra Paper in focus as SBI MF, Damani take stakes". The Economic Times. 30 June 2020. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
- ^ "Damanis pick over 15% stake in India Cements in March quarter; shares jump 16%". The Economic Times. 15 May 2020. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
- ^ "D'Mart's Damani seals country's largest real estate deal at Rs 1,238 cr for 28 luxury apartments". Moneycontrol. Retrieved 8 June 2024.