New Delhi: Another achievement has been registered in the name of Gautam Adani, the richest person in India and Asia. Gautam Adani has become the third richest person in the world. In the list of the world’s five biggest billionaires, Gautam Adani has occupied this position, leaving behind the stalwarts like Bernard Arnault of France. This is the first time that an Asian person has bagged the position of third richest person in the world. Gautam Adani has reached the third position in the Bloomberg Billionaires Index with a net worth of $137 billion.
According to the report of Bloomberg Billionaires Index, Adani has placed in the top three in the list of billionaires in the world. With a fortune of $137.4 billion (Rs 11 lakh crore), Gautam Adani has overtaken France’s Bernard Arnault. Now only Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos are ahead of Gautam Adani. Elon Musk tops the Bloomberg billionaires list. His net worth is 251 billion dollars i.e. approximately 20 lakh crore rupees, while Jeff Bezos is at number two. Bezos’s wealth is 153 billion dollars i.e. 12 lakh crore rupees.
Mukesh Ambani is out of top 10
Adani’s closest Indian rival Mukesh Ambani’s wealth has also seen a decline. Mukesh Ambani is out of the top 10 list with the fall. The Reliance Industries chief is ranked 11th in the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. On the other hand, Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg has slipped to 20th place. Mukesh Ambani could not make it to the top ten. Reliance Industries Limited’s Mukesh Ambani is at the 11th position with a net worth of $91.9 billion (Rs 73.43 thousand crores).
Adani’s wealth is growing at rocket speed
Gautam Adani is the only person in the list of top 5 billionaires whose wealth has increased. At the same time, the net worth of the remaining four billionaires has declined. According to several media reports, Adani’s wealth has increased by $60.9 billion in the year 2022 itself. Earlier last month, Gautam Adani was ranked third in the Bloomberg billionaires list. He became the fourth richest person after Bill Gates. Adani has climbed up one rank in a month. Adani’s wealth is projected to grow to $60.90 billion in 2022, five times more than others. Adani overtook Mukesh Ambani in the list of Asia’s richest person for the first time in February 2022. Currently Adani group company AMG Media Networks Limited has acquired 100 percent equity stake in Vishwapradhan Commercial Limited for Rs. 114 crore was acquired. After this acquisition, Adani Group took the opportunity to buy 29.18 percent stake in NDTV. An open offer was also made to buy another 26 percent stake in the news channel.