Meet billionaire Gautam Adani, a college dropout who just became the second-richest person in the world with $148 billion

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Meet billionaire Gautam Adani, a college dropout who just became the second-richest person in the world with $148 billion. (via CNBCMakeIt)

Gautam Adani is the third richest person in the world, behind only Tesla CEO Elon Musk and Amazon founder Jeff Bezos.Move over Jeff Bezos, there's a new No. 2 on the global wealth rankings. Indian billionaire Gautam Adani leapfrogged the Amazon founder late last week to take posession of second place., Adani is the first-ever Asian man to crack the top three. He sits behind only Tesla CEO Elon Musk on the rich list.

The milestone comes just seven months after he was named the richest person in Asia. Adani has added $71.6 billion to his fortune so far this year, making him the only member of the top 10 to not have his net worth drop in 2022.. He is the founder of the Adani Group, which has a massive portfolio of companies in various industries, including ports, coal and energy., 20 years after starting his commodities export firm.

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