Indian business tycoon Gautam Adani has now become the world's second richest man, replacing Bernard Arnault on the Forbes list.
The Adani Group chairman's net worth now stands at $155.5 billion, reports Hindustan Times.
According to the Forbes Real Time Billionaires List, Adani's net worth rose by $5.2 billion, a spike of 3.49 per cent. He is narrowly ahead of French tycoon Bernard Arnault and Amazon founder Jeff Bezos. Tesla founder Elon Musk continues to occupy the top position in the rich list.
The top 10 list also includes, Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani, the second Indian with a net worth of $92.2 billion and other billionaires such as Bill Gates, Larry Ellison, Warren Buffett, Larry Page and Sergey Brin.
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