Gautam Adani Becomes World’s Second Richest Person: Forbes List

Indian billionaire Gautam Adani has now become the world’s second richest man, replacing Bernard Arnault on the Forbes list with a net worth of $155.5 billion.

The revised Forbes Real Time Billionaires List says Adani’s net worth rose by $5.2 billion, or by 3.49 per cent and slidly ahead of French tycoon Bernard Arnault and Amazon founder Jeff Bezos. Tesla founder Elon Musk continues to occupy the top position in the rich list.

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In the top 10 list, Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani is the second Indian with a net worth of $92.2 billion, while other billionaires in the top ten list include Bill Gates, Larry Ellison, Warren Buffett, Larry Page and Sergey Brin.

On August 30, Adani had surpassed Louis Vitton boss Arnault to become the world’s third richest man, becoming the first Asian to be ranked among the top three billionaires.

The Adani Group consists of shipping ports, airports, kitchen, food essentials, oil among others.