The top 10 billionaires on the Forbes rich list now are Elon Musk ($273.5 billion), Gautam Adani ($155.7 billion), Bernard Arnault ($155.2), ...
[Forbes rich list](/topic/forbes-rich-list), the top 10 billionaires on the index are Elon Musk, Gautam Adani, Bernard Arnault, Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates ($105.3 billion), Warren Buffett ($96.5 bn), Mukesh Ambani ($92.6 bn) and Google co-founders Larry Page ($89 bn) and Sergey Brin ($85.4 bn). The Adani Group chairman’s wealth soared by $5 billion (approximately Rs 40,000 crore) on Friday following which his fortune is now estimated to be worth around $155.7 billion. Gautam Adani world's 2nd Richest Person: The top 10 billionaires on the Forbes rich list now are Elon Musk ($273.5 billion), Gautam Adani ($155.7 billion), Bernard Arnault ($155.2), Jeff Bezos ($149.7 billion), Bill Gates ($105.3 billion), Warren Buffett ($96.5 billion), Mukesh Ambani ($92.6 billion) and Google co-founders Larry Page ($89 billion) and Sergey Brin ($85.4 billion).
Billionaire Gautam Adani on Friday briefly surpassed French business magnate Bernard Arnault to become the world's second richest person.
[Adani Enterprises](https://www.financialexpress.com/market/stock-market/adani-enterprises-ltd-stock-price/?utm_source=fe_Story&utm_medium=fe_Tags&utm_campaign=referral), Adani Port and Adani Transmission were some of the Adani Group stocks that hit their record highs on the BSE in Friday’s early deals, leading to a surge in the group chairman’s real time net worth. The key reason behind Adani climbing the ranks is the surge in Adani Group stocks in the recent past. Despite some lawmakers and market watchers raising concerns over opaque shareholder structures and a lack of analyst coverage at the conglomerate’s companies, Adani group shares have soared. He also owns about 37% of Adani Total Gas, 65% of The jump in Adani’s ranking in the Forbes is a result of the massive surge in his fortune due to Adani Group shares rallying this year. Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is at number three with a net worth of $149.7 billion, followed by Microsoft founder Bill Gates ($105.3 billion), Larry Ellison ($98.3 billion) and ace Wall Street investor Warren Buffet ($96.5 billion).
Billionaire and business tycoon Gautam Adani, who heads the Adani Group, has edged past Bernard Arnault, the co-founder and chairman of LVMH Moet Hennessy ...
The Forbes list is currently headed by SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk whose net worth stands at $273.5 billion. Reliance Industries Chairman and Managing Director Mukesh Ambani is placed in eighth place with a net worth of $92.3 billion, behind Microsoft founder Bill Gates (net worth $105.3 billion), Larry Ellison (net worth $98.3 billion) and veteran Wall Street investor Warren Buffet (net worth $96.5 billion). Billionaire and business tycoon Gautam Adani, who heads the Adani Group, has edged past Bernard Arnault, the co-founder and chairman of LVMH Moet Hennessy – Louis Vuitton, to become the world’s second richest individual according to data by Forbes.According to Forbes’ Real-Time Billionaires List, Adani and his family’s net worth as of early Friday stood at $155.4 billion against Arnault’s $155.2 billion.