Business tycoon Gautam Adani has added more billions to his wealth than any one else in the world this year. His wealth jumped $16.2 billion in 2021.
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According to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, he is now the 26th richest person in the world with a total wealth of $50 billion (₹36.39 lakh crore).
Adani beat the two richest people in the world – Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk – when it comes to the gain in wealth in 2021. Jeff Bezos lost $7.59 billion while Elon Musk added $10.3 billionto his wealth this year.
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Even Mukesh Ambani, India’s richest person, got wealthier just by $8.05 billion, this year.
The Adani group has diversified itself across businesses like renewable power, ports and terminals, power transmission, gas distribution and airports.
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Most of the Adani group stocks have performed extremely well this year.