Gautam Adani

2022 - 9 - 17

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Gautam Adani becomes world's second richest person - Lagatar ... (Lagatar English)

Lagatar24 Desk. New Delhi, Sept 16: Gautam Adani has surpassed Bernard Arnault of Louis Vuitton and Jeff Bezos of Amazon to become the second-richest person ...

Bezos is in fourth place with a net worth of $149.7 billion, down $2.3 billion from yesterday. Arnault is currently in third place with a family net worth of $153.5 billion, down $4.9 billion or 3.08% from yesterday. His current net worth was revealed by its real-time billionaires list to be $154.7 billion.

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Who Is Gautam Adani? The Indian Billionaire Briefly Became The ... (Forbes)

Adani, the wealthiest man in Asia, told Forbes in 2010 he hoped to to “be remembered as someone who created unique infrastructure for India and contributed ...

The billionaire is reticent to speak on the incident, but [told](https://www.ft.com/content/ffce04fe-d295-11e2-aac2-00144feab7de) the Financial Times in 2013 the kidnapping was one of “two or three very unfortunate incidents” in his life. [according](https://www.timesnownews.com/business-economy/companies/article/throwback-when-indias-fifth-richest-man-survived-a-kidnapping-and-terrorist-attack/606122) to the Indian publication Times Now. His wife Priti Adani chairs the family’s charitable Adani Foundation, which focuses on developing healthcare and education systems in India’s rural regions. Several of Adani’s companies were included in Forbes’ [ranking](https://www.forbes.com/lists/global2000/?sh=2cbe1e5b5ac0) of the 2,000 largest publicly traded companies in the world earlier this year: holding company Adani Enterprises, transportation giant Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone, renewable energy provider Adani Green Energy, utility company Adani Transmission and natural gas giant Adani Total Gas. Adani [moved ahead](https://www.forbes.com/sites/kerryadolan/2022/07/15/indias-gautam-adani-is-now-worlds-fourth-richest-following-bill-gates-new-big-gift/?sh=33b492203b84) of Bill Gates in July and [overtook](https://www.forbes.com/sites/gloriaharaito/2022/09/14/indian-billionaire-gautam-adani-briefly-becomes-the-worlds-third-richest-person/?sh=78a4ae3d500a) Bezos as the third-richest man earlier this week. In 1997 he was abducted at gunpoint for a ransom of $1.5 million before being released, I could never take orders from anyone,” Adani told Forbes in 2010. [Indian Billionaire Gautam Adani Becomes Asia’s Richest Person](https://www.forbes.com/sites/aayushipratap/2022/02/03/indian-billionaire-gautam-adani-becomes-asias-richest-person/?sh=4574697e4d92) (Forbes) [India’s Gautam Adani Is Now Richest Asian Billionaire Ever As Fortune Jumps Past $100 Billion](https://www.forbes.com/sites/jemimamcevoy/2022/04/11/indias-gautam-adani-is-now-richest-asian-billionaire-ever-as-fortune-jumps-past-100-billion/?sh=522672cf5926) (Forbes) “Being an entrepreneur is my dream job as it tests one's tenacity. [how much](https://www.forbes.com/sites/gloriaharaito/2022/06/24/asias-richest-billionaire-gautam-adani-pledges-77-billion-for-charity/?sh=43b8ea946db8) Adani pledged to give away to charity on his 60th birthday in June. Adani’s wealth [surpassed](https://www.forbes.com/sites/jemimamcevoy/2022/04/11/indias-gautam-adani-is-now-richest-asian-billionaire-ever-as-fortune-jumps-past-100-billion/?sh=7c9474bb5926) $100 billion in April, and he [rocketed past](https://www.forbes.com/sites/chasewithorn/2022/04/23/indias-gautam-adani-passes-warren-buffett-to-become-worlds-5th-richest-person/?sh=12147ee83550) American investor Warren Buffet later that month to become the fifth-wealthiest person in the world. [became](https://www.forbes.com/sites/aayushipratap/2022/02/03/indian-billionaire-gautam-adani-becomes-asias-richest-person/?sh=4574697e4d92) the wealthiest person in Asia in February as the share prices of Adani Group’s numerous Indian-listed companies exploded.

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India's richest man surpasses Bezos on billionaires list (The Washington Post)

Meet Gautam Adani. His $152.2 billion fortune makes him richer than the Amazon founder but not as rich as Elon Musk.

As chair of the Adani Group, a multinational conglomerate, Adani’s portfolio of companies and investments spans coal mining, data centers, airports and renewable energy. 3, ahead of Bezos, by the afternoon. The shake-up didn’t end there, however, Adani fell to No.

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Gautam Adani surpasses Jeff Bezos as world's second-richest person (The Sydney Morning Herald)

The Indian tycoon has climbed the wealth rankings at breakneck speed this year. He has now surpassed Jeff Bezos to become the world's second-richest person.

Gates and Warren Buffett, some of the top philanthropists, started the Giving Pledge initiative in 2010 to help ease a growing inequality gap. Last year, it pledged to invest $US70 billion in green power, a pivot that has been criticised by some as greenwashing given that so much of the group’s revenue still comes from fossil fuels. The scrutiny is adding to already existing worries over opaque shareholder structures and a lack of analyst coverage. It’s the first time someone from Asia has featured this highly in the top echelons of the wealth index, which has been dominated by US tech entrepreneurs. The group has said its firms have reduced debt levels in recent years. The shift in the wealth rankings could be fleeting and depends largely on shares of Amazon.com Inc, which are down 26 per cent this year.

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Meet Indian tycoon Gautam Adani, who just took over Jeff Bezos as ... (7NEWS.com.au)

Elon Musk may need to watch his back, with the man in second place quickly climbing the ladder.

[Elon Musk](https://7news.com.au/entertainment/elon-musk), still the No. The Amazon founder previously ranked No. 3, as Indian business mogul Gautam Adani rapidly climbs the ranks of [Bloomberg’s Billionaire Index](https://7news.com.au/business/finance). [world’s second-richest person](https://7news.com.au/business/money), dropping to No. [7plus >>](https://7plus.com.au/news?utm_source=7NEWS&utm_medium=contextual-link&utm_campaign=business-articles) Adani has taken less than 10 months to reach the No.

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Report: Indian businessman Gautam Adani overtakes Jeff Bezos as ... (CBS News)

Adani, whose fortune totals an estimated $146.8 billion, is the first person from Asia to rank in the top three of Bloomberg's Billionaire Index.

[Adani Group](https://www.adani.com/about-us/one-vision-one-team/gautam-adani) in industries like energy, mining, airports and defense. 6 on the list — has already donated more than $30 billion to the Gates Foundation, according to the AP. The founder and chairman of the Adani Group industrial conglomerate in India has seen significant and rapid growth in his wealth this year, surpassing fellow Indian businessman Mukesh Ambani, Bill Gates and Warren Buffet on the index. 5 on the list — pledged $20 billion to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the Associated Press reported. 1 richest person in the world with an estimated $263.9 billion. Elon Musk remains the No.

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Move over, Jeff Bezos. India's richest man is now wealthier than the ... (NPR)

Gautam Adani's fortune lies somewhere between $147 billion and $152 billion, according to lists maintained by Forbes and Bloomberg.

[Times of India reported](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/in-5-charts-how-gautam-adani-became-first-asian-to-reach-top-3-richest-in-world/articleshow/93879973.cms) that Adani increased his wealth this year by nearly $61 billion thanks to a series of deals that have seen the industrialist's portfolio expand into cement, airports, coal and more. 3 (Forbes) on the lists. [Elon Musk](https://www.npr.org/tags/154533231/elon-musk). [according to The Washington Post](https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2022/09/16/gautam-adani-forbes-billionaires/). 2 (Bloomberg) or No. [Jeff Bezos](https://www.npr.org/tags/157486779/jeff-bezos).

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Indian tycoon Gautam Adani replaces Jeff Bezos as world's second ... (New York Post)

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is now the world's third-richest person after Indian business tycoon Gautam Adani leapfrogged him in the latest Bloomberg's ...

Meanwhile, shares of Adani Enterprises Ltd. [ according to Bloomberg News.](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-09-16/jeff-bezos-loses-spot-as-world-s-second-richest-person-to-india-s-gautam-adani?srnd=premium#xj4y7vzkg) [Bloomberg’s Billionaire Index](https://www.bloomberg.com/billionaires/).

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