Hurun Global Rich List 2023: Mukesh Ambani India’s biggest rich man with $82 billion net worth, Adani lost Rs 3,000 crore every week

Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani has become the richest Indian, surpassing Adani Group founder Gautam Adani with a net worth of over $82 billion, according to the Hurun Global Rich List 2023 released. Ranked ninth in the global list, Ambani is the only Indian to feature in the list of top 10 billionaires around the world. On the other hand, Adani’s ranking in the list dropped to 53. The business tycoon saw a plunge of over 60 per cent from its peak after a damning report by US short-seller Hindenburg Research accused the Adani group of stock manipulation and accounting fraud.

Gautam Adani, the owner of the Adani Group, suffered a loss of 28 billion over the previous year. In 2022, this figure is an average of 3,000 crores per week. According to the Hurun Global Rich List 2023, the fortune of Adani, who was the second richest person in the world, fell by more than 60 percent. Adani has also lost the title of ‘second richest Asian’ to Chinese billionaire Zhong Shanshan, founder of a beverage company and majority owner of a bio-pharmacy venture.