# Bengal’s Billionaire Boys’ Club: The 10 Richest Businessmen Ruling Kolkata’s Empire in 2026 URL: https://technosports.co.in/the-10-richest-businessmen-in-bengal/ Published: 2026-08-07 Updated: 2026-08-07 Author: Reetam Bodhak [Kolkata](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benu_Gopal_Bangur)doesn’t shout about its money — it whispers it through century-old trading houses, cement empires, and FMCG giants that quietly cross a billion dollars. While Mumbai and Delhi grab the billionaire headlines, the City of Joy has been building fortunes brick by brick (literally, in some cases) for generations. From cement kings to wedding-wear moguls, here’s your compact guide to the ten Marwari and Bengali business families currently sitting on West Bengal’s biggest fortunes. For more Kolkata business rankings and net worth stories, check out [Technosports’ Kolkata rich list coverage](https://technosports.co.in/richest-man-in-kolkata-2024/). ## Top 10 Richest Businessmen in West Bengal — Quick Look | Rank | Name | Net Worth | Core Business | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | Benu Gopal Bangur & Family | ₹70,090 Cr | Shree Cement | | 2 | Sanjiv Goenka & Family | ₹58,730 Cr | RPSG Group (Power, Retail, Sports) | | 3 | Ravi Modi | ₹22,910 Cr | Vedant Fashions (Manyavar) | | 4 | Mahabir Prasad Agarwal | ₹20,800 Cr | Diversified Industrial Holdings | | 5 | Radhe Shyam Goenka & Family | ₹16,540 Cr | Emami Group | | 6 | Radhe Shyam Agarwal & Family | ₹16,540 Cr | Emami Group | | 7 | Shyam Sundar Choudhary | ₹12,590 Cr | Industrial & Trading Conglomerate | | 8 | Madan Mohan Mohanka & Family | ₹10,840 Cr | Tega Industries | | 9 | Murari Lal Dhanuka & Family | ₹9,450 Cr | Dhunseri Group (Tea & Petrochemicals) | | 10 | Saroj Kumar Poddar & Family | ₹9,040 Cr | Adventz Group | ![Richest Businessmen](https://technosports.co.in/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/begododa.avif) ## 1. Benu Gopal Bangur & Family — The Cement Czar At 94, Benu Gopal Bangur remains the undisputed richest man in West Bengal. He took over Shree Cement after his family’s 1991 business split and turned a modest Rajasthan-based plant into India’s third-largest cement producer. Now run by his son Hari Mohan Bangur, the company is famous for being one of the country’s most cost-efficient cement makers, thanks to Bangur’s early bets on technology and energy efficiency. He was awarded the Padma Bhushan for his contribution to Indian industry. ## 2. Sanjiv Goenka & Family — The Diversifier Sanjiv Goenka split from the family’s RPG Group empire in 2011 to build his own conglomerate, RPSG Group, anchored by century-old power utility CESC. Since then, he’s aggressively diversified into FMCG (Too Yumm!), retail (Spencer’s), IT services (Firstsource), and sports — he owns IPL’s Lucknow Super Giants and ISL’s Mohun Bagan Super Giant. His willingness to bet big on new sectors keeps pushing his fortune upward year after year. ![Richest Businessmen](https://technosports.co.in/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/ravisnmsm-1024x683.webp) ## 3. Ravi Modi — The Wedding Wear King Media-shy Ravi Modi started Vedant Fashions in 2002 with just ₹10,000 borrowed from his mother. Today, his brand Manyavar dominates India’s ethnic wedding wear market with hundreds of stores across the country and abroad. Modi took the company public in 2022, and his stake in Vedant Fashions remains the single biggest source of his fortune — proof that a great idea and relentless execution can outshine even the oldest business houses. ## 4. Mahabir Prasad Agarwal — The Quiet Industrialist Mahabir Prasad Agarwal represents the kind of low-profile Kolkata industrialist whose wealth rarely makes front-page news but keeps compounding steadily through diversified manufacturing and trading interests. Families like his form the backbone of Bengal’s traditional business community — old money, careful expansion, and generational continuity rather than flashy headlines. ![Richest Businessmen](https://technosports.co.in/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/erfafsds.jpg) ## 5. Radhe Shyam Goenka & Family — Emami’s Co-Founder Along with his childhood friend Radhe Shyam Agarwal, R.S. Goenka co-founded Emami in 1974 with a borrowed capital of just $2,600. He now serves as Executive Chairman of Emami Paper Mills and remains a driving force behind the group’s expansion into FMCG, healthcare, and cement. The brand’s iconic products, including BoroPlus, are household names across India. ## 6. Radhe Shyam Agarwal & Family — Emami’s Other Half R.S. Agarwal, the other co-founder of Emami, transformed a modest cosmetics venture into a global FMCG powerhouse with revenues exceeding $1.3 billion. The Agarwal and Goenka families have run the business almost like partners-in-arms for five decades, expanding into paper, real estate, edible oils, and healthcare while keeping their headquarters firmly rooted in Kolkata. ## 7. Shyam Sundar Choudhary — Bengal’s Trading Powerhouse Shyam Sundar Choudhary represents another of Kolkata’s established trading and industrial families whose fortunes have been built over decades through diversified business interests. Many of these families operate away from the media spotlight, preferring to let their balance sheets do the talking rather than courting publicity. ![Richest Businessmen](https://technosports.co.in/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/madansms.png) ## 8. Madan Mohan Mohanka & Family — The Engineering Pioneer A civil engineer with an MBA from IIM Ahmedabad, Madan Mohan Mohanka founded Tega Industries in 1976 in collaboration with a Swedish firm. The company now supplies wear-resistant rubber and mill-lining products to mining and mineral-processing industries in over 70 countries. Tega went public in 2021 at a striking 68% premium to its IPO price, and Mohanka’s son Mehul now runs day-to-day operations as Group CEO. ## 9. Murari Lal Dhanuka & Family — Tea and Petrochemicals Legacy The Dhanuka family is one of the promoter families behind Kolkata’s Dhunseri Group, a business house with deep roots in tea plantations that later expanded into petrochemicals and PET resin manufacturing. Like many of Bengal’s older trading families, the Dhanukas have grown their fortune through steady diversification rather than one single blockbuster product. ## 10. Saroj Kumar Poddar & Family — The Fertiliser Baron Saroj Kumar Poddar inherited fertiliser company Zuari Agro Chemicals and railway wagon manufacturer Texmaco from his father-in-law, the legendary industrialist K.K. Birla, in 2008. He rebranded his businesses as the Adventz Group in 2011, and today it’s a $3-billion-plus conglomerate spanning fertilisers, seeds, engineering, and petrochemicals — proof that Kolkata’s old business houses know how to reinvent themselves. According to Wikipedia, Shree Cement was founded in Beawar, Rajasthan, in 1979 and has since grown into one of India’s leading cement manufacturers, a journey that anchors Bangur’s position at the top of this list. ## Why Kolkata Keeps Producing Business Giants Unlike the tech-fuelled fortunes of Bangalore or Mumbai’s finance-driven wealth, Kolkata’s richest families built their empires in cement, tea, FMCG, and engineering — sectors that reward patience over hype. Marwari business ethics of frugality, family governance, and long-term reinvestment explain why so many of these fortunes span three or four generations. Curious how these numbers stack up against other Indian cities? Browse more [business and net worth stories on Technosports](https://technosports.co.in/) for regularly updated rankings. ## FAQs ### **Who is the richest businessman in West Bengal in 2026?** Benu Gopal Bangur of Shree Cement tops the list with a net worth of ₹70,090 crore. ### **What industries dominate West Bengal’s billionaire list?** Cement, power, FMCG, ethnic wear, engineering, and tea/petrochemicals are the biggest wealth generators on this list.