Gautam Adani Is Now The World’s Fourth Richest!

Sakshi Education

Gautam Adani has emerged as the 4th richest man in the world Forbes’ Real-Time billionaire rankings. He moved up by one position.

Gautam Adani moved up one spot in Forbes’ Real-Time billionaire rankings after Bill Gates announced a huge new gift this week. Bill Gates has donated $20 billion to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation this month as part of the foundation’s effort to increase its annual giving 50% by 2026.

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Adani’s wealth has more than doubled since early 2021 to a current $112.9 billion. Adani owns stakes in six publicly traded companies that bear his name and operate in power, green energy, gas, ports and more. Adani overtook billionaire Mukesh Ambani to become Asia’s richest person in February.

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Here are the Interesting Facts About Gautam Adani

Adani is the 4th world's richest man
Adani's wealth is now $112.9 billion
Gautam Adani was a college drop out
Gautam Adani was born in a family owning a textile business
He started a commodity exporting firm in 1988.
Adani was a self-made millionaire at the age of 20, as a diamond broker.
Adani Power Limited cracked a deal to acquire Udupi Power Corporation Limited in just 100 hours
Adani Power biggest private power producer in the country
He gives about 3% of the Group’s earnings for philanthropic activities
The Adani group owns India’s largest private port
He was the first to have thought of the port-rail linkage policy
The Adani group’s combined borrowings are about Rs 2.21 lakh crore as of 2022