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Indian multinational conglomerate company
Bharti Enterprises Limited is an Indian multinational conglomerate, headquartered in Delhi. It was founded in 1976 by Sunil Bharti Mittal. Bharti Enterprises owns businesses spanning across telecommunications, manufacturing, insurance, real estate, hospitality.2 It was founded by Sunil Mittal.1 Its chief executive is Sunil Mittal.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
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Bharti Enterprises Limited is an Indian multinational conglomerate, headquartered in Delhi. It was founded in 1976 by Sunil Bharti Mittal. Bharti Enterprises owns businesses spanning across telecommunications, manufacturing, insurance, real estate, hospitality. The group's flagship company, Bharti Airtel, is a telecom service provider with operations in more than 18 countries across Asia, Africa and Europe. The company ranks amongst the top two mobile network operators globally by number of subscribers.2
Bharti Enterprises is part of a group headed by BHARTI ENTERPRISES (HOLDING) PRIVATE LIMITED. 34 entities, 21 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.
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What Bharti Enterprises reports owning in its annual reports to the SEC: buildings, land and equipment, real estate and locations, investments, intangible assets and inventory, at the end of its latest fiscal year and a year before.
Things Wikidata records the company as owning, with the share when stated.1
Founded by Sunil Mittal in 1976.1
The company was founded by Sunil Bharti Mittal with his two siblings in 1976. The company initially started manufacturing bicycles before diversifying into other sectors. It entered into telecommunications industry in 1995.
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Bharti Retail Limited was established as a wholly owned subsidiary of Bharti Enterprises at the time it began its joint venture with Walmart. Bharti Retail operated a chain of convenience stores, supermarkets and hypermarkets under the brand name Easyday. The stores were wholly owned by Bharti Retail, while Bharti Wal-Mart provided the back-end, wholesaling and logistical support for the Easyday stores.
In May 2015, Future Group acquired Bharti Retail in a deal worth around ₹500 crore (equivalent to ₹823 crore or US$86 million in 2026). Following the acquisition, Bharti Enterprises received 9% stakes in Future Retail Limited (manages retail operations) and Future Enterprises Limited (manages infrastructure, investments and assets). At the time of the acquisition, Bharti Retail operated 216 Easyday stores.
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