Gautam Adani becomes Asia’s wealthiest person, overtakes Mukesh Ambani

Founder of Adani group, Gautam Adani has now become Asia’s wealthiest person overtaking Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani. According to Bloomberg Billionaires Index, Gautam Adani had a net worth of $88.5 billion. Meanwhile, Mukesh Ambani’s net worth was estimated at $87.5 billion.

Adani has seen his wealth skyrocket during the pandemic. He was worth less than $40 billion at this time last year. With this massive spike, he has overtaken India’s energy-to-tech entrepreneur Mukesh Ambani, to become the world’s 10th richest person.