Gautam Adani is in Race to Become Second Richest Person in The World, Know Wealth Gap with Elon Musk

Arpa Times January 6, 2023

Gautam Adani : Indian industrialist Gautam Adani is continuously moving forward in the list of Top-10 Billionaires of the world. His pace is continuing in the New year 2023 as well and now he is getting closer to the number-2 chair. If this rapid increase in Adani’s net worth continues for some more time, then Gautam Adani will once again become the second richest person in the world leaving behind Elon Musk.

Gautam Adani is Third Richest in The World

In the last year 2022, Gautam Adani, chairman of the Adani Group, who emerged as the highest-grossing industrialist among all the rich in the world, does not seem to be stopping his steps. With the beginning of the new year, he is moving towards becoming the second richest person. According to Forbes Real Time Billionaire Index, Adani remains the third richest person in the world with a net worth of $126.5 billion. In the list of top-10, he is far ahead of all billionaires like Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates, Warren Buffet.

Wealth Gap Between Elon Musk Gautam Adani

Let us tell you that recently, after losing the number-1 crown, the property of Tesla CEO Elon Musk (Elon Musk Net Worth), who came on the second position, is continuously declining. Musk’s assets, which once had a net worth above $ 200 billion, have now come down to $ 136.9 billion. The faster Elon Musk is coming down, the faster Indian billionaire Gautam Adani is getting closer to the second position. The property gap between these two nobles is also continuously decreasing. At present, there is now a gap of $10.4 billion in the net worth of Musk and Adani.

Gautam Adani Wealth Increased in 2022

Talking about the last year 2022, Gautam Adani earned a lot. Due to the rise in the shares of Adani Group’s company, their net worth also kept on increasing continuously. Within a year, his wealth had increased by $33.80 billion. At the same time, this pace seems to be continuing in the new year as well. If this year he overtakes Musk and reaches the number-2 chair, then it will be the second consecutive year that he will become the second richest person in the world. Earlier last year too, he had achieved this position in his name.

Mukesh Ambani Continues to Dominate

Mukesh Ambani (RIL Chairman), the second Indian industrialist included in the Billionaires list and chairman of India’s most valuable company Reliance Industries, is maintaining his dominance. He remains the eighth richest person in the world with a net worth of $90 billion. However, in terms of wealth, Ambani is far behind Gautam Adani. If we look at the property gap between the two Indian billionaires, it has increase to $36.5 billion.

Arnault’s Possession of Number-1

Talking about other rich people included in the list of top billionaires, French billionaire Bernard Arnault remains the richest person in the world with a net worth of $ 185.1 billion. While Jeff Bezos is at number four with $ 109.1 billion. Veteran investor Warren Buffett is fifth with a net worth of $107.7 billion and Larry Ellison is the sixth richest person with $103.8 billion.

Bill Gates on Seventh Position

According to Forbe’s List, due to the decline in the wealth of Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates. He has now reach the seventh position. His net worth has come down to $103.2 billion. Carlos Slim Helu occupies the ninth position in the top-10 billionaires with a net worth of $ 81.9 billion. While the name of Steve Ballmer comes at number ten in the list. Ballmer is the owner of assets of $ 78.5 billion.