Anand Burman Net Worth

Anand Burman has an estimated net worth of $1.4 billion, according to Forbes Real-Time Billionaires, Anand Burman profile (figures as of October 20, 2026). That is down from a peak of $2.3 billion.

Anand Burman is an Indian businessman and a fifth-generation member of the Burman family, which controls the consumer goods company Dabur. Born in Kolkata in 1952, he studied at St. Paul's School in Darjeeling before heading to the U.S. He earned a chemistry degree at the University of Wisconsin, then a master's and a doctorate in pharmaceutical chemistry at the University of Kansas.

His science training shaped his start at Dabur. He joined the family company in 1980 as manager of its research and development department. He joined the board in 1986 and became chairman in 2007. After more than a decade in that role, he stepped down in 2019. His cousin Mohit now chairs Dabur, and his son Aditya serves as a director.

How Anand Burman makes money

Most of Burman's wealth comes from his stake in Dabur, India's fourth-largest consumer goods company. Based in Delhi, Dabur is known for hair oil, fruit juices and health supplements, products sold widely across Indian homes. As a publicly traded company, its share price helps decide the value of the family's holding and, in turn, Burman's fortune.

He has other investments as well. Burman holds stakes in Eveready, a battery maker based in Kolkata, and Religare, a financial services group in New Delhi. On his own, he has invested in home healthcare, cancer diagnostics and life sciences. He co-founded an Asian healthcare fund, has served on the boards of many companies including Hero Motocorp, and started the nonprofit Sundesh, which works in healthcare and education.

How his Forbes estimate has changed

Forbes estimated Burman at $2.1 billion in 2019 and $1.8 billion in 2020. His figure rose to $2.3 billion in 2021 and stayed there in 2022, then dipped to $2.1 billion in 2023. It edged up to $2.2 billion in 2024. For several years, his estimate stayed in a fairly tight range around $2 billion.

Recently, the number has drifted lower. Forbes put him at $2 billion in 2025 and $1.9 billion on its 2026 World's Billionaires List. As of October 20, 2026, its real-time billionaires tracker showed a sharper drop to $1.4 billion. Outside of business, Burman enjoys playing the saxophone, and he was named Business Leader of the Year at The Asian Awards in 2019.