Personal Background

A daughter, Eiesha, and two sons, Kavin Bharti Mittal and Shravin Bharti Mittal.

Career Trajectory

Sunil Mittal started out in the early 1970s with a small-scale business, which saw the manufacture of crankshafts for local bicycle manufacturers out of an investment of around 20,000. In the coming years, he diversified into the import of portable generators, but the business did not do well, which was a result of government import policies.

In 1984, Mittal saw the growth in the telecom sector and put together push-button telephones, which at the time were foreign to the Indian market. In 1992, he acquired one of the first mobile network licenses in India and in 1995 put out Bharti Cellular, which later became Bharti Airtel, which is to date one of India’s largest telecom players. Under his leadership, the Bharti Group grew beyond telecom to also include insurance, real estate, retail, food processing and space data communication.

Bharti Airtel at present has a presence in many markets in Asia and Africa, where we have served hundreds of millions of customers and played a large role in the digital transformation in India.

Net Worth and Monthly Income

As of 2025, Sunil Bharti Mittal will have a net worth of about US$30.7 billion, which also includes his position as one of the top Indian industrialists. His wealth is mainly from his large share in Bharti Airtel and also other businesses within the Bharti Enterprises group.

Mittal does not report his exact monthly income, but for the 2024-25 fiscal year, his chairmanship pay at Bharti Airtel was reported to be around 32.5 crore (which is about US $3.9 million). That is a payout of roughly 2.7 crore per month (which is around $325,000) from that role alone. Also included in his total income are the dividends, assets and other business investments which, when added to the above, translate to a much larger monthly total.

Personal Life and Philanthropy

Despite his great success, Sunil Mittal keeps a very low profile. He is known for his great dedication to philanthropy and social development through the Bharti Foundation, which is the charity wing of Bharti Enterprises. The foundation runs many educational programs, which include the Satya Bharti School Program that gives free education to underprivileged rural kids.

Mittal also has a great interest in rural development, women’s empowerment, and technology-based education. In business and beyond, which also includes philanthropic work, he is a dedicated golfer and also into classical music.

Legacy and Outlook

Sunil Bharti Mittal’s rise from a small-town entrepreneur who was in the bicycle parts business to become the founder of what is today India’s preeminent business group is a story that is very inspiring. His vision, which identified the telecom revolution, and his skill in forming global partnerships, which in turn transformed India’s communications industry.

As it stands today, Bharti Airtel is rolling out into new tech sectors like 5G, satellite communications, and digital financial services, which Mittal is very much at the helm of. He brings to the table business genius, a far-seeing leadership style, and a commitment to social betterment, which secures for him a place as one of India’s preeminent and game-changing entrepreneurs.