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  • Adani slips to 4, Bezos enters top 3 in world's richest people list

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    Adani slips to 4, Bezos enters top 3 in world's richest people list
    The daily rankings of 500 people are prepared by the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. Every trading day in New York comes to a close with an update of the numbers.


    Digital Desk: The Bloomberg Billionaires Index has seen a decline in Gautam Adani's position as the richest Indian and Asian in the world, reports said.

    The study claims that Jeff Bezos, the executive chairman of Amazon, has surpassed Gautam Adani to become the third richest person in the world, while Adani's rating has dropped to fourth from first.

    Amazon, the largest online store in the world, was founded by Jeff Bezos. Through its main website, Bezos' Seattle-based business provides electronics, home goods, and other products. He also holds ownership of Blue Origin, a space exploration business.

    As of 24 January 2023, Jeff Bezos' net worth increased to $121 billion, whereas Gautam Adani, the chairman of the Indian conglomerate Adani Group, now has a net worth of $120 billion. Bernard Arnault, who has $188 billion in wealth, is still the world's richest person, according to Bloomberg data. In the last 24 hours, Gautam Adani's net worth dropped by $872 million, and he has lost $683 million so far this year.

    The daily rankings of 500 people are prepared by the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. Every trading day in New York comes to a close with an update of the numbers.

    According to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, Elon Musk, the owner of Tesla, SpaceX, and Twitter, and Bernard Arnault, the CEO of Louis Vuitton, are the two richest persons on earth.