According to the Forbes real-time Billionaires list, Adani Group's Chairperson and Indian billionaire Gautam Adani surpassed Amazon's Jeff Bezos to become the world's second richest person.
Adani's net worth is approximated to be around $155.7 billion up by $5.5 billion, according to Forbes real-time Billionaires list. Tesla's Elon Musk, remains the world's richest man with a $273.5 billion net worth, as per Forbes' real-time data. France's Bernard Assault is third on the list with his family's net worth totaling around $155.2 billion.
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Adani’s Group- Key Facts
- In Friday's early deals, Gautam Adani's real-time net worth reflected the stock market surge as the Adani group stocks of Adani Enterprises, Adani Port and Adani Transmission hit their record highs on the BSE.
- In 2022, the Adani Group chairman added more than $70 billion to his fortune.
- The Ahmedabad-based infrastructure group is the largest coal trader in India and also owns India's largest closely held thermal coal producer.
- The conglomerate Adani reported revenue of $5.3 billion in the year to March 31, 2021.
What is Gautam Adani’s significance in Adani Group?
Gautam Adani presently is a 75% stake owner in Adani Enterprises, Adani Power, and Adani Transmissions, according to March 2022 stock exchange filings. He also owns 37% of Adani Total Gas, Special Economic Zone and 65% of Adani Ports & and 61% of Adani Green Energy.
Background
In February 2022, Gautam Adani overtook Mukesh Ambani as the richest Asian. He became a centibillionaire in April 2022 and left behind Microsoft's Bill Gates as the world’s fourth-richest person in August this year. Reliance Industries Chairman and Managing Director Mukesh Ambani stands in eighth place with a net worth of $92.3 billion
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