United Spirits

United Spirits
Company typePublic
BSE: 532432
NSE: UNITDSPR
IndustryDrink industry
PredecessorMcDowell and Company
Founded1826 (1826)
Fort St. George, Madras, Madras Presidency, British India
FounderAngus McDowell
Headquarters
UB Tower, No. 24, Vittal Mallya Road, Bangalore, Karnataka
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India
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Praveen Someshwar (MD & CEO)
Prathamesh Mishra (MD of Diageo Korea & Japan)
ProductsAlcoholic beverages: spirits, beer and wine
Revenue 12,069 crore (US$1.4 billion) (2025)
2,243 crore (US$270 million) (2025)
1,582 crore (US$190 million) (2025)
Total assets 13,248 crore (US$1.6 billion) (2025)
Total equity 8,104 crore (US$960 million) (2025)
Number of employees
3,200 (2022)
ParentDiageo (54.8%)
Websitewww.diageoindia.com
Footnotes / references
Financials as of 31 March 2025.

United Spirits Limited is an Indian alcoholic beverages company, and the world's second-largest spirits company by volume. It is a subsidiary of Diageo, and headquartered at UB Tower in Bangalore, Karnataka. USL exports its products to over 37 countries.

According to the official website of the company, as of March 2013, USL has more than 140 liquor brands, of which 15 brands each sell more than one million cases annually while 3 brands each sell more than 10 million cases annually.