Is Gautam Adani the richest man in the world?
Gautam Adani is a Self-Made Billionaire.
His wealth soared from $8.9 Billion in 2020 to $123.7 Billion in 2022.
He has surpassed Mr Warren Buffet, another self-made billionaire, making him the 5th richest person in the world.
He was a college dropout, and he moved to Mumbai and worked as a diamond sorter.
He is the richest man in India, even though he comes from humble beginnings.
Gautam Adani wasn’t born into a wealthy family, he was one of seven siblings.
Later, he started another PVC company with his brother, the PVC company gave Adani a global reach.
Soon he started importing for other companies and established his company by the name of Adani Exports which later became Adani Enterprises.
Gautam Adani has the contract of the Largest Port in India the Mundra Port, the operations for the port are now handled by another company called Adani Ports.
Gautam Adani has various other companies too like Adani Power, Adani Green Energy, and Adani Wilmar.
Sucheta Dalal, the famous reporter from the Series Scam 1992, played a huge role in bringing the Harshad Mehta scam to light.
She tweeted on January 12 2021, calling the Adani group's evaluation a scandal.
This made the shares of the Adani Group plummet by 5% to even 25% in a single day.
Even so, no such evidence has come to light, and the group is making headlines after the launch of its new IPO, Adani Wilmar.
The Adani group shares are at an all-time high, resulting in Gautam Adani being the richest man in Asia.
His story from a common man to being so successful is an inspiration to many!
By Divyansh Parashar