New Delhi: Adani Group chairman and Indian Gautam Adani have surpassed Amazon founder Jeff Bezos in the Forbes list of the world’s richest people. His net worth is estimated to be around US$155.7 billion
According to Forbes, Gautam Adani is associated with industries like ports, airports, coal, power generation and real estate. He is 60 years old and hails from Gujarat state. He has dominated the list of the world’s richest people for the last few years. Another Indian Mukesh Ambani is also included in the top ten in this list.
The reason for this is believed to be the rise in the shares of Adani Group. His companies Adani Enterprises, Adani Transmission, Adani Total Gas, Adani Green Energy, Adani Ports, Adani Power and Adani Wilmar gained between 4.97 and 3.45 per cent. The consecration took place on Thursday. This has increased the value of his assets by about Rs 40,000 crore. That’s why he has reached second place on the list of the richest people on Forbes.
Elon Musk tops the list with around USD 273.5 billion. Bernard Arnold and Bezos are ranked third and fourth respectively. After this, there are people like Bill Gates, Warren Buffett, Mukesh Ambani, Larry Page, and Sergey Brin.
How did Adani become the second richest man in the world?
As you know, India is the second largest populated country in the world. The total estimate of the Indian population is 137 crore, these numbers made Adani the second richest man in the world.
The so-called Adani Group works on daily consumer products which makes sense. Daily consumer products like flour, rice, oil, and all the products which are essential for living and satisfying hunger.
Along with daily consumer food, Adani Group also operates in various sectors such as:
- Adani Enterprises. Solar Manufacturing. …
- Adani Green Energy. Renewable Power Generation. …
- Adani Ports & SEZ. Agri Logistics. …
- Adani Transmission. Power Transmission. …
- Adani Total Gas. Gas Distribution. …
- Adani Power. Thermal Power Generation. …
- Adani Wilmar. Edible Oils & Food. …
- Other. Edible Oils & Food.
You can learn more about the Adani group here!