Adani Group’s chairman Gautam Adani on Tuesday became the third richest person in the world, surpassing France’s Bernard Arnault, according to Bloomberg Billionaires Index. With a $137 billion fortune, Indian billionaire Adani is the first-ever Asian man to make entry into top three spots in the world's richest person's list. With the new rankings, he is behind Tesla CEO Elon Musk (worth $251 billion) and Amazon founder Jeff Bezos (worth $153 billion). Gautam Adani, has added $60.9 billion to his fortune so far this year. Previously, he surpassed Bill Gates on the rich list in July after Gates announced he would be giving $20 billion to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Let's take a look at the top 10 richest persons in the world :
Top 10 Richest Persons in the World (August 2022)
1. Elon Musk — $251 billion
2. Jeff Bezos — $153 billion
3. Gautam Adani — $137 billion
4. Bernard Arnault — $136 billion
5. Bill Gates — $117 billion
6. Warren Buffett — $100 billion
7. Larry Page — $93.3 billion
8. Sergey Brin — $95.8 billion
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9. Steve Ballmer — $93.7 billion
10. Larry Ellison — $93.3 billion
