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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