With $103bn wealth Mukesh Ambani is Asia’s richest; Gautam Adani richer by $49bn in a year

With $103bn wealth Mukesh Ambani is Asia’s richest; Gautam Adani richer by $49bn in a year

New Delhi: Reliance Industries Limited Chairman Mukesh Ambani is Asia's richest man with $103 billion wealth, a whopping 24 per cent jump in a year, while Nykaa founder Falguni Nayar has become the newest billionaire in India, according to Global Rich List report compiled by research platform Hurun. Adani Group Chairman Gautam Adani is the second richest man in India. He added the most amount of wealth in a year. Adani's wealth surged by $49 billion in a year, taking his net worth to $81 billion. Adani's wealth increased by around Rs 6, 000 crore every week over the last year. The research platform Hurun has compiled the rich list in association with real estate firm M3M. The report titled '2022 M3M Hurun Global Rich List' ranked 3381 billionaires from 2557 companies and 69 countries. Out of the total 3381 billionaires, wealth of 2071 increased in the last one year, while the wealth of 942 people declined. 490 were new faces joined the billionaire club during the year. With 215 Billionaires residing in India and 58 new additions, India continues to be the third largest billionaire producing nation in the world. The number rises to 249 if Indian origin billionaires