Gautam Adani richest person in Asia

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• Gautam Adani, the chairman of the Adani group, has overtaken  Reliance Industries Ltd chairman Mukesh Ambani to become the richest man in Asia .
• According to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index ,Gautam Adani net worth was $88.5 billion while Mukesh Ambani was $87.9 billion.
• Gautam Adani founded the company in 1968 and started  with a commodity trading business. Now the company is engaged in the business of ports, airports, coal mining, power sector, renewable energy, and defence.