Forbes Rich List

Gautam Adani's wealth surged to make him the second richest man in the world, led by a sharp rally in the Adani Group stocks.

Gautam Adani's wealth, on Thursday, stood at $115.7 billion, as compared to Bill Gates's $104.6 billion. In the last 24 hours, Adani has gained $337 million

Former US President Donald Trump and real estate mogul dropped off from the Forbes 400 list of America's richest people for the first time in 25 years, the magazine reported

According to Forbes Real-Time Billionaires List, Arnault, whose subsidiaries consist of fashion companies such as Louis Vuitton, Sephora, Moet & Chandon, and Tiffany & Co, held net worth of $199.1 bn

While Mukesh Ambani added $37.3 bn to his fortune, Gautam Adani retained the second spot on the list by boosting his net worth 61 per cent to $25.2 billion

The aggregate wealth of the Forbes 400 list rose to a record $3.2 trillion

Mukesh Ambani inched to the fifth position in the Forbes' global rich list as Reliance Industries' market capitalisation, topped the Rs 13-trillion mark

A 92-year-old Samprada Singh, chairman emeritus of Alkem Laboratories is the oldest billionaire according to Forbes

Biocon chief Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw is the second richest Indian woman

A rich list is an annual map of wealth creation largely based on stock value and real estate

Has estimated wealth of $18.4 bn, 2nd and 3rd spots in the ranking were occupied by steel tycoons

Bill Gates remains richest on Forbes billionaires list; India has 4th-highest number of billionaires

Khan was however ranked second in terms of fame after ace cricketer Virat Kohli

The list was topped by Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, whose net worth increased to $50 bn this year

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