Gautam Adani has become the second richest person in the world. He got this title after surpassing Amazon owner Jeff Bezos. According to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, this reshuffle happened in the last 24 hours. At present, the assets of Bezos and Adani are almost equal. Actually, Adani’s wealth has decreased by $2.12 billion in the last one day, while Jeff Bezos’s wealth has decreased by $2.74 billion. Now the wealth of these two billionaires is $ 147 billion. Adani is now at number two and Bezos at number three in the Bloomberg Billionaires Index list. Gautam Adani has come third in the Forbes Billionaires Index. Was second yesterday.
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Elon Musk is at number one in this list with a net worth of $264 billion. Gautam Adani is still far behind number one. At number four in this list is Bernard Arnault with a net worth of $138 billion. Bill Gates is at number five, whose wealth is 112 billion dollars. Warren Buffet is at number 6. Larry Page at number 7, Sergey Brin at number 8, Larry Ellison at number 9 and Mukesh Ambani at number 10. Ambani’s wealth is $ 88.7 billion.
Adani Enterprise owner Gautam Adani’s journey from dropping out of college to starting his own diamond business is an inspiration to all. His journey from a common man to a business tycoon with a net worth of $137 billion is extremely exciting and inspiring. His wealth remains the center of attraction for all. Adani has a significant presence in industries ranging from port to energy, green energy and more.
The bulk of Adani’s wealth derives from its public stake in the Adani Group from which it was founded. According to a March 2022 stock exchange filing, he holds 75% stake in Adani Enterprises, Adani Power and Adani Transmission. He owns about 37% of Adani Total Gas, 65% of Adani Ports and Special Economic Zones and 61% of Adani Green Energy. All these companies are publicly traded and based in Ahmedabad.