Rcb owner: The exciting journey of IPL 2025 ended at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on 3 June. Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) ended the 18 -year -long wait after winning the IPL title this season. With this historic victory, the winning team received money. With this victory, discussions have also intensified about the ownership of the team. The owner of this team used to be the first industrialist Vijay Mallya. Now there has been a debate on social media about who has the ownership of the team. In this report, we will tell you who is owned by RCB now.
Vijay Mallya, the first owner of RCB
In the first edition of IPL, RCB was bought by Vijay Mallya for $ 111.6 million (about Rs 960 crore) in 2008. This was the second largest bid of the IPL team. At that time Vijay Mallya was the chairman of Kingfisher Airlines and United Sprites. He was very actively associated with the team, often seen in RCB matches. RCB reached the finals three times (2009, 2011 and 2016) during his ownership, but the team failed to win the title. He was the one who included a player like veteran Virat Kohli in the team, who has been associated with Royal Challengers Bangalore for 18 years.
Complete control of United Spirits
Vijay Mallya had to withdraw from United Spirits in 2016 due to financial controversies and debt lapse. After his departure, the full ownership of RCB came to United Spirits Limited. The United Spirits are a subsidiary of the British multinational beverage company Diageo. The IPL 2025 winner Royal Challengers Bangalore is fully owned by United Spirits Limited. United Spirits Limited is India’s largest liquor manufacturer. Her Johnny makes world famous brands such as Walker, Smirnoff, and Black and White. The name of the RCB team is inspired by a brand Royal Challenge.
Royal Challengers Sports Watching Work
RCB is now managed by Royal Challengers Sports Private Limited, a new subsidiary of United Spirits. Which is handled by the team operations, branding and expansion of women’s premiere league and e-Sports. It is headed by Mahendra Kumar Sharma. While Anand is Kripalu MD and CEO. He ensures the smooth operation of RCB. During the ownership of Vijay Mallya, the team had to face disputes several times, but the team has been focused on connecting with cricket and fans since the United Spirits came under full control. After this change, the team won the title for the first time in 2025.
