Mukesh Ambani surpasses Gautam Adani, becomes Asia's richest man again

Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani's net worth was $99.7 billion as of June 3, according to Bloomberg's Billionaires Index

Mukesh Ambani on Friday regained his spot as Asia's richest man, surpassing his rival Gautam Adani, as a report said that the difference between the two billionaires was 'just $1 billion'. 

As of June 3, Reliance Industries 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.

In the last 24 hours, the Bloomberg's Billionaires Index, which tracks each billionaire's net worth, said that Ambani saw an increase in his wealth of $3.59 billion. Adani added $2.96 billion to his net worth. 

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