The names Mukesh Ambani and Gautam Adani come to our minds when we think of the wealthiest people in the world. However, both of them are not on the list of top 10 wealthiest people in the world. French investor and businessman Bernard Arnault is the world's richest man as of May 31, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. Amazon founder Jeff Bezos was the world’s richest man on Tuesday.
Arnault’s net worth is 206 billion US dollars. Jeff Bezos’s net worth is 202 billion. At present, Bezos is ranked third on the list. Tesla founder Elon Musk is now the second wealthiest man with a net worth of 204 billion. Arnault’s net worth grew by 3.16 billion. Musk’s net worth grew by 1.86 billion. However, Bezos’s net worth dropped by 2.57 billion. Zuckerberg’s net worth is 166 billion.
Larry Page is right behind Zuckerberg with a net worth of 153 billion. Microsoft founder Bill Gates has a net worth of 151 billion. Steve Ballmer with 144 billion, Warren Buffet with 135 billion and Larry Ellison are the others who made it to the list.
Ambani and Adani are 12th and 13th on the list. Both of their net worth have dropped. Mukesh Ambani, who is the owner of Reliance Technologies, had his net worth drop by 1.10 billion. His total net worth is 109 billion. Gautam Adani, chairman of the Adani group, had his net worth drop by 409 million and his net worth now is 106 billion. The next Indian on the list is Shapoor Mistry, the chairman of Shapoorji Pallonji Group. His current net worth is 36.5 billion. OP Jindal group’s chairperson, Savitri Jindal is 49th on the list with a net worth of 32.2 billion. In general, the assets of all the Indian businessmen are understated.