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Asia’s richest and second richest persons are now Indians

Billionaire Gautam Adani has edged past Chinese tycoon Zhong Shanshan to become the second-richest Asian, according to the Bloomberg Billionaire Index. China’s Zhong was the richest Asian till February when he lost the crown to Mukesh Ambani, India’s richest person and chairman of Reliance Industries Ltd.

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However, while Ambani lost $175.5 million this year, Adani’s wealth surged by $32.7 billion to touch $66.5 billion, against Zhong’s $63.6 billion. Ambani’s total wealth now stands at $76.5 billion, making him the 13th richest in the world, followed by Adani at 14th.

Bloomberg Billionaires Index on May 21, 2021:

Rank	Name	Net Worth	Country
1	Jeff Bezos	$189B	US
2	Elon Musk	$163B	US
3	Bernard Arnault	$162B	France
4	Bill Gates	$142B	US
5	Mark Zuckerberg	$119B	US
6	Warren Buffet	$108B	US
7	Larry Page	$106B	US
8	Sergey Brin	$102B	US
9	Larry Ellison	$91.2B	US
10	Steve Ballmer	$89.2B	US
11	Francoise Bettercourt Meyers	$87.2B	France
12	Amancio Ortega	$82.4B	Spain
13	Mukesh Ambani	$76.3B	India
14	Gautam Adani	$67.6B	India
15	Zhong Shanshan	$65.6B	China

About Bloomberg Billionaires Index

The Bloomberg Billionaires Index comprises a daily ranking of the world’s richest people, based on their net worth. The figures are updated at the close of every trading day in New York.

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