Indian businessman Gautam Adani has become the person who has increased his wealth the most this year. Adani, who increased his wealth by 40 billion dollars, rose to the third place in the list of the richest people in the world.
Gautam Adani deposed Mukesh Ambani this year, making him the richest person in Asia. According to data from Bloomberg, he is the third richest person in the world. person. Adani was the 10th richest person in April. In addition to adding wealth to his wealth, the richest people’s loss of billions of dollars this year was also effective in his rise. Thus, Adani became the name with the highest income this year.
In 2022, Adani’s wealth increased by approximately 24 billion dollars in the first three months and 40 billion dollars throughout the year, and has investments in ports, mining and energy. Especially his investments in the coal sector enabled him to earn an incredible income with the increase in coal prices after the energy crisis.
Adani, 59, has grown her fortune rapidly in recent years with energy and infrastructure projects. Adani’s company, which is the richest in Asia, has also received investments from large companies such as French Total and US Warburg Pincus.
Adani was one of the people who bought the most company shares this year. Adani bought all the assets of Holcim, a port in Israel, including the Indian divisions. Gautam Adani tried to buy NDTV, one of the few media outlets in India critical of the government. Adani currently owns almost 65 percent of NDTV shares. The fact that Adani, who is close to the Indian government, owns the majority of NDTV has raised concerns about press freedom.