India’s Gautam Adani Is Now Richest Asian Billionaire Ever As Fortune Jumps Past $100 BillionAfter a meteoric rise in his net worth over the past two years, Indian infrastructure tycoon
Gautam Adani has become the world’s newest
centi-billionaire, joining an elite group of just eight other business moguls – including Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates–to boast
fortunes of more than $100 billion. He is the richest Asian billionaire ever.
The 59-year-old Adani, who is the only Indian currently in the elite club, is the
founder and chairman of Adani Group, a port and energy conglomerate with six publicly listed companies in India. His fortune climbed past the 12-figure mark after it was announced Friday that Abu Dhabi’s International Holding Co.
invested $2 billion in three of his green energy-focused businesses: Adani Green Energy, Adani Transmission and Adani Enterprises.
