Portrait of Rahul Bhatia

Rank #631

Rahul Bhatia

Net worth $6.5B

Aviation · India

Born
Jun 10, 1959
Age
66
Source
Aviation
Residence
Delhi
Citizenship
India
Marital status
Married
Children
2
Education
Master of Science, University of Waterloo

Net worth over time

Biography

  • Rahul Bhatia's biggest asset is a stake in InterGlobe Aviation, whose IndiGo is India's biggest airline by market share.
  • IndiGo, which he cofounded with billionaire airline veteran Rakesh Gangwal in 2006, has a 64% domestic market share (as of November 2025).
  • It has a fleet of more than 400 aircraft and flies to 140 destinations, including 44 overseas. Its CEO, Pieter Elbers, was the former CEO of KLM.
  • In 2019, Bhatia and Gangwal had a public falling out over how IndiGo is run. In 2022, Gangwal stepped down from the board and has been gradually selling his stake since.
  • His privately held InterGlobe Enterprises has a joint venture with logistics giant UPS called Movin.
  • Hospitality arm Interglobe Hotels has 22 hotels in India with France's Accor and 13 hotels outside India, including the Sheraton Amsterdam Airport Hotel.
  • An electrical engineer, Rahul Bhatia's first business venture was in telecom but that never took off due to regulatory hurdles.

Financial assets

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