According to NDTV, quoting Forbes, Gautam Adani, the founder and chairman of the Indian giant Adani Group, has eclipsed Bernard Arnault of Louis Vuitton and Jeff Bezos, the CEO of Amazon. com.
In this archived photo from December 23, 2010, Gautam Adani, the chairman of the Adani Group, is heard speaking during a news conference in Ahmedabad. Fears about media freedom in the greatest democracy in the world are being stoked by an Indian billionaire close to Prime Minister Narendra Modi who is attempting to acquire a broadcaster seen as the last significant critical voice on television. — AFP
According to the American business magazine’s real-time billionaires list, Adani is currently worth $154.7 billion, while Elon Musk continues to hold the title of the richest person in the world with a net worth of $273.5 billion.
Last month, the Indian businessman, who is also the richest person in Asia, moved up to the third position on the wealthy list, overtaking Arnault, who is now third with a family net worth of $153.5 billion.
Adani is the CEO of Adani Group, the third-largest conglomerate in India behind Tata Group and Reliance Industries, according to India.
