Asia's richest business tycoon Gautam Adani has surpassed Microsoft Co-founder Bill Gates to become the world's fourth richest person, according to the Forbes' Real-Time Billionaires List. The new ranking comes after Bill Gates's announcement last week, to donate $20 billion of his wealth to his non-profit - Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. As per the new Forbes list, Adani stands at top 4 with a total net worth of $115.4 billion which is about $11 billion higher than that of Gates, whose wealth stands at $104.2 billion.
Meanwhile, Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani has slipped to 10th position in world's billionaires list. According to Forbes, Adani's wealth has more than doubled since early 2021 to a current $112.9 billion. Let's take a look at the top 10 richest persons in the world.
Top 10 Richest persons in World
1. Elon Musk ($235.8 billion)
2. Bernard Arnault & family ($156.9 Billion)
3. Jeff Bezos ($148.4 Billion)
4. Gautam Adani & family ($116.4 Billion)
5. Bill Gates ($104.6 Billion)
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6. Larry Ellison ($99.7 Billion)
7. Warren Buffett ($99.4 Billion)
8. Larry Page ($98.3 Billion)
9. Sergey Brin ($94.5 Billion)
10. Mukesh Ambani ($90.1 Billion)
