Gautam Adani is now the world’s 3rd richest

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According to the latest Bloomberg Billionaires Index, Gautam Adani has become the third richest person in the world with a net worth of $137 billion.

IMPORTANT FACTS -

• Gautam Adani has become the third richest person in the world, surpassing LVMH co-founder magnate Bernard Arnault.

• The top two spots on the list are occupied by Tesla chief Elon Musk ($251 billion) and Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos ($153 billion).

• According to Bloomberg, this is the first time an Asian has made it to the list of the top three richest people in the world.

• In this list, Mukesh Ambani, chairman of Reliance Industries, is at 11th place with a net worth of $ 91.9 billion.

Top 10 list :

• 1st place - Elon Musk (Tesla)

• 2nd place - Jeff Bezos (Amazon)

• 3rd place - Gautam Adani (Adani Group)

• 4th place - Magnet Bernard Arnault( LVMH luxury fashion brand)

• 5th place - Bill Gates (Microsoft)

• 6th place - Warren Buffett (Berkshire Hathaway)

• 7th place - Larry Page (Google Inc.)

• 8th place - Sergey Brin (Google Inc.)

• 9th place - Steve Ballmer (Microsoft Corporation)

• 10th place - Larry Ellison (Oracle Corporation)

Gautam Adani (Adani Group) :

• Gautam Adani is the co-founder of the Adani Group, the country's largest port operator.

• Adani Group is also called the largest coal trader of the country.

• Gautam Adani is also the richest person in Asia according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.

• Recently, Adani has been included in the list of 100 Most Influential People in Titans category along with personalities like Apple CEO Tim Cook and American host Oprah Winfrey.

• Recently, the Adani Group was in the news for buying a 29 percent stake in NDTV.