Gautam Adani is now the third richest person in the world, according to the latest Bloomberg Billionaires data. The Indian businessman, a college dropout who first tried his luck as a diamond trader before turning to coal, this week became the world’s third-richest person. Adani, who runs one of India's top conglomerates, is now believed to be worth approximately $137 billion, the tracker shows. While Telsa chief Musk has a net worth of $251 billion, Amazon founder and CEO Amazon - Jeff Bezos - has a total worth of $153 billion. Gautam Adani has surpassed French business magnate Bernard Arnault, the co-founder of LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton, commonly known as LVMH, a world leader in luxury fashion.
Adani, 60, has spent the past few years expanding his coal-to-ports conglomerate, venturing into everything from data centers to cement, media, and alumina.
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