GUWAHATI: Billionaire industrialist Gautam Adani, who heads the Adani Group, is now the second richest man in the world.
Gautam Adani edged past Bernard Arnault, the co-founder and chairman of LVMH Moet Hennessy – Louis Vuitton, to become the world’s second richest man, Forbes reported.
Adani and his family’s net worth as on Friday (September 16) stood at $155.4 billion.
In the top 10 list, another Indian billionaire – chairman and managing director of Reliance Industries – Mukesh Ambani is placed eighth with a net worth of $92.3 billion.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk, whose net worth stands at $273.5 billion, is the richest man in the world.
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos (net worth $$149.7 billion) is the third richest man in the world.
Microsoft founder Bill Gates with a net worth $105.3 billion is placed fifth in the list.
| Rank | Name | Net Worth (in $ Billion) |
| 1 | Elon Musk | 273.5 |
| 2 | Gautam Adani & family | 155.4 |
| 3 | Bernard Arnault & family | 155.2 |
| 4 | Jeff Bezos | 149.7 |
| 5 | Bill Gates | 105.3 |
| 6 | Larry Ellison | 98.3 |
| 7 | Warren Buffett | 96.5 |
| 8 | Mukesh Ambani | 92.3 |
| 9 | Larry Page | 89.0 |
| 10 | Sergey Brin | 85.4 |
| Source: Forbes’ Real-Time Billionaires List |