Clash of the titans: Ambani pips Adani to reclaim Asia's richest title

Mukesh Ambani on Friday regained his position as Asia’s richest man, surpassing Gautam Adani, with one report saying the difference between the two billionaires’ net worth was “just $1 billion”.

As of June 3, Reliance Industries’ (RIL’s) chairman’s net worth was $99.7 billion, while the wealth of Adani Group’s founder stood at $98.7 billion, according to the Bloomberg’s Billionaires Index.

According to the index, Ambani’s wealth jumped $3.59 billion in the past 24 hours, while Adani added $2.96 billion to his net worth.

Ambani is now the eighth-richest person in the world, according to Bloomberg’s Billionaires Index, while Adani is in