Crazy Rich Asians have added another member as this Indian businessman became the richest Asian as listed by Forbes’ Real-Time Billionaire calculations last February 3, 2022.
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Indian businessman Gautam Adani, 59, the richest Asian, is worth $90.1 billion, earning him the 10th richest person in the world as well.
He owns Adani Group that has six listed companies in India with a mix of businesses ranging from power generation and transmission to edible oil to real estate and coal.
Adani’s financial report summary
- 2008 – Appeared on Forbes’ list of the World’s Billionaires worth $9.3 billion.
- September 2020 – Adani Group acquired a 74% stake in Mumbai International Airport
- April 2021 – net worth nearly doubled from $50.5 billion then net worth grew by just 6.5% from $84.5 billion in April.
- 2021 – Adani Green Energy Ltd shares have soared by 77%
- Shares of Reliance Industries, which has oil, petrochemicals, retail and telecom businesses, fell 1.47% on Thursday and are down 2.3% so far in 2022.
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Andani personal life
Gautam Andani is a unique success story with him being a college dropout. He then started a commodity export firm, Adani Enterprises, in 1988. Eventually, he expanded his range of businesses into managing ports, power generation and solar power and more.
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Adani is from the west Indian state of Gujarat and is said to be supported by Narendra Modi, the Indian Prime Minister.