Gautam Adani Becomes Second Richest Person In World, Elon Musk Holds Top Spot

In yet another feather in his cap, Indian billionaire industrialist Gautam Adani has emerged as the second richest person all across the globe, according to Forbes' report. The industrialist is now richer than Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and Louis Vitton's Bernard Arnault.

Now Gautam Adani is just behind Tesla CEO Elon Musk, who has captured the top spot in the list of world's richest persons. With today's development, Gautam Adani's net worth stands at $ 154.7 billion while the net worth of Jeff Bezos is $273.5 billion, as per Forbes real-time billionaires list.

Jeff Bezos now holds the fourth spot in the list with a wealth of $149.7, behind Elon Musk, Gautam Adani, and Bernard Anault. The wealth of Bezoz reportedly dipped by $2.3 billion.

Meanwhile, the networth of Bernard Arnault & Family is $153.5 as he holds the third spot in the list. The wealth of Arnault eroded by $4.9 billion today.

As per reports available, Reliance Industries Chairman and managing director Mukesh Ambani has secured the 8th spot in the list and is worth $92 billion.

Earlier this month on September 7, 2022, Gautam Adani said his ports-to-power conglomerate will build three giga factories for manufacturing solar modules, wind turbines, and hydrogen electrolyzers as part of a USD 70 billion investment in clean energy by 2030.

Adani group is stepping up investments across the green energy value chain as it aims to become the world's top renewable energy producer by 2030, according to a PTI report.

"The Adani Group has already committed USD 70 billion (for climate change and green energy). This will see us building three giga factories in India leading to one of the world's most integrated green-energy value chains," he said after receiving the USIBC Global Leadership Award here. These giga factories will "extend from polysilicon to solar modules, complete manufacturing of wind turbines, and the manufacturing of hydrogen electrolyzers," he said.