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Gopikishan Damani

India 68 years old Self-Made

Overview

Source of Wealth
Retail, investments
Residence
Mumbai
Marital Status
Married
Children
2

Assets

  • 3M India
    68,000 shares @ -
    -
    523395-IN
  • Avenue Supermarts
    135,800,000 shares @ -
    -
    540376-IN
  • Bhagiradha Chemicals & Industries
    2,226,000 shares @ -
    -
    531719-IN
  • Blue Dart Express
    115,000 shares @ -
    -
    526612-IN
  • Sundaram Finance
    1,076,000 shares @ -
    -
    590071-IN
  • Sundaram Finance Holdings
    1,707,000 shares @ -
    -
    -
  • Trent
    0 shares @ -
    -
    500251-IN
  • United Breweries Ltd.
    1,681,000 shares @ -
    -
    532478-IN
  • VST Industries
    19,070,000 shares @ -
    -
    509966-IN

Biography

Gopikishan Damani is the younger brother of billionaire Radhakishan Damani, now considered India's retailing king.

They control listed retailing giant Avenue Supermart, which owns D-Mart, a supermarket chain selling everything from grocery to apparel to footwear.

Damani, together with his billionaire brother Radhakishan, reportedly bought a house in south Mumbai in 2021 for more than $100 million.

In early 2023, he and his brother reportedly paid $155 million for 28 apartments in a luxury tower in mid-town Mumbai developed by fellow billionaire Vikas Oberoi.

In June 2024, he and his older brother sold their holding in India Cements to billionaire Kumar Birla.

About

He became a stock broker in 1992.

He was once given an award by the government for being one of the highest taxpayers in the country.