New Delhi: Gautam Adani, chairman of the country’s third-largest industrial conglomerate Adani Group, has slipped to 23rd place on the list of the world’s richest. According to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, his net worth fell by $2.73 billion, approximately Rs 23,660,495,500, on Friday, February 14. His net worth now stands at $66.1 billion. This year, his net worth has decreased by $12.6 billion. Additionally, he now faces the risk of slipping to third place among Asia’s richest.
The domestic stock market has been declining for eight consecutive sessions. As a result, the net worth of Indian billionaires has decreased. Mukesh Ambani, chairman of Reliance Industries and Asia’s richest man, has seen a decline of $4.55 billion in his net worth this year. He remains 17th on the list of the world’s richest with a net worth of $86.1 billion. HCL’s Shiv Nadar has lost $4.14 billion this year, Shapoorji Mistry $2.18 billion, Azim Premji $188 million, Savitri Jindal $5.20 billion, and Dilip Sanghvi of Sun Pharma $3.40 billion.
In terms of the most net worth lost in the world, Elon Musk ranks first, while Mark Zuckerberg leads in earnings. The world’s richest man, Musk, has lost $34.1 billion in net worth this year, leaving him with a net worth of $398 billion. On the other hand, Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Facebook’s parent company Meta Platforms, has seen an increase of $52 billion in his net worth this year. He is second on the list of the world’s richest with a net worth of $259 billion.
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