Gautam Adani now world's 6th-richest; pips Google founders Page, Brin

With a net worth of $118 billion, Gautam Adani is now the sixth-richest person in the world, according to a report by Times Now. The owner of Adani conglomerate has overtaken the founders of Google, Larry Page and Sergey Brin, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. 

The chairman of Adani group saw his wealth rise by Rs 65,091 cr as the share prices of his companies like Adani Green Energy, Adani Enterprises, Adani Gas and Adani Transmission soared on Monday.

Also, Adani is the biggest wealth-gainer this year with a jump of almost $41.6 billion. 

Adani Green Energy on Monday