Being born into an extremely privileged family, Ananya Birla, the RCB owner lady built her own identity at a very young age. At the age of 17, Ananya built a microfinance company to help rural ladies start their own businesses and manage their finances. At such a young age, she built herself as a platinum pop artist on the global stage. In 2026, the Aditya Birla Group led a historic $1.78 billion takeover of the famous IPL team, namely Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB). With the company buying RCB’s entire franchise, which includes both the Men’s team and the Women’s team, Ananya came into the spotlight once again as the new RCB owner. Here is everything you need to know about the current owner of RCB.
Personal Insights into Ananya Birla
Born on 17 July 1994, Ananya Birla is an Indian businesswoman and artist, the daughter of industrialist Kumar Mangalam Birla. Being the eldest daughter in the family, she is the sixth-generation scion of the Birla Family.
Ananya was introduced to music at a very tender age, and she began to learn how to play the santoor when she was 11 years old. As a child, Ananya had problems with identity due to her surname. However, she travelled to other countries to pursue her bachelor’s degree by studying economics and management at the University of Oxford after she had finished her schooling in India.
Investment in the Undefending Champions of 2025
In 2026, the undefending champions RCB were bought by the Aditya Birla Group in a consortium for a record-breaking USD 1.78 billion (approx. INR 16,700 Crore). Aditya Birla Group, The Times of India Group, Bolt Ventures, and Blackstone are the new RCB owners. Ananya Birla represents the Aditya Birla Group and aims at strengthening the brand’s image and team legacy by working with players like Virat Kohli.
Career Insights into Ananya’s life
The New RCB owner, Ananya Birla, had founded Svantantra Microfin Private Limited at the age of 17. She built this microfin company to help support the rural ladies manage their financial conditions. In 2016, she became the founder and CEO of Ikai Asai. With owning two companies, RCB owner’s net worth of Ananya Birla is between INR 1000-1700 crores. This platform helps promote the Indian traditional craft techniques with modern aesthetics. Through the help of this platform, the local artisans of India can promote and explore the lost techniques of Indian crafts.
The Musical Career that gave Ananya a different image
The owner of RCB women, Ananya Birla, has a very popular image as a singer. Birla was already interested in music right from a very young age. At the age of 11, she had learned to play the santoor. When she moved abroad for her higher studies, she had started performing guitar at pubs and clubs. While performing at the college, she had also started writing her own music.
Ananya Birla has released a lot of her songs individually while staying abroad and has earned fame as a singer and songwriter. She is known as India’s biggest-selling English-language global popstar. She has collaborated with artists like Sean Kingston and notable producers like Afrojack, who remixed her debut single. In May 2024, she announced her break from music to focus on professional life and family business, where she plays important leadership roles.
A Small Stint in Acting
Before the owner of the RCB IPL Team stepped into the family business leadership role and announced her break from music, Ananya Birla was seen on screen, marking her first acting debut, featuring in a song named “Inaam” from the movie Rudra: The Edge of Darkness. This was a series that steamed on television. Apart from featuring in this series, she also has a full-fledged acting debut in 2023 with a spy thriller series titled Shlok: The Desi Sherlock, which was directed by Kunal Kohli.
A New Identity Beyond Family Legacy
RCB owner’s daughter, Ananya Birla, has created her own image and fame in the world. In the initial stages of her life, she faced issues related to her identity. Despite facing issues in her early teens, Birla continued with her studies and flew abroad for her higher education in economics. There she started performing in college as a guitarist, singer and songwriter.
Slowly and steadily, she built herself a name and became the only Indian to have crossed maximum likes and views in just a few hours of releasing her song. After taking a break from her acting and singing career, Ananya Birla is making progress in the field of business, and now she is the new RCB owner, aiming to continue the legacy of the team by associating with players like Virat Kohli and others.
RCB Before the Birla Acquisition
Before the acquisition of the Birla group owning RCB’s franchise, this team was under Kingfisher. The old owner of RCB, Vijay Mallya, was the original owner and founder of the team in 2008 with INR 446 crores. He soon lost control of the team in 2016 due to financial issues and losses. Soon after, the team was taken over by the United Spirits Limited (Diageo), before handing over the ownership to the current owner of RCB, the Aditya Birla Group.
