Gautam Adani Back In World's Top 20 Richest, Slightly Behind Elon Musk In Daily Gain

Mumbai: After several days of stock market weakness, Monday saw a strong recovery. Gautam Adani, Chairman of the Adani Group, was one of the biggest gainers.

According to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, Adani’s net worth increased by USD 5.74 billion (about Rs 5.03 lakh crore) in just one day, taking his total wealth to USD 79.7 billion.

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Back in the Top 20 Richest People in the World

With this sharp rise, Adani has made a strong comeback into the world’s top 20 richest people list.

He is now India’s and Asia’s second-richest person, after Mukesh Ambani. Since the start of 2025, Adani’s wealth has grown by USD 1.01 billion.

Only Elon Musk Gained More Than Adani on Monday

On Monday, only Elon Musk earned more than Gautam Adani. Musk’s net worth rose by USD 6.69 billion, taking his total wealth to a massive USD 378 billion.

However, despite this gain, Musk has seen a USD 54.5 billion drop in his net worth so far in 2025.

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Other Billionaires in the Race

Here are the top 10 richest people in the world based on Bloomberg's list:

Elon Musk – USD 378 billion

Larry Ellison (Oracle) – USD 305 billion

Mark Zuckerberg (Facebook) – USD 269 billion

Jeff Bezos (Amazon) – USD 243 billion

Larry Page – USD 180 billion

Steve Ballmer – USD 179 billion

Sergey Brin – USD 168 billion

Jensen Huang – USD 158 billion

Bernard Arnault – USD 151 billion

Michael Dell – USD 141 billion

Where Are Ambani and Adani Now?

Mukesh Ambani: USD 99.5 billion (Rank: 18th)

Gautam Adani: USD 79.7 billion (Rank: back in Top 20)

Both are the only two Indians in the global top 20 list, with Adani showing a sharp comeback and Ambani maintaining steady growth.