Gautam Adani: Biography in Details
Who is Gautam Adani?
Gautam Adani is a multi-billionaire business tycoon. Adani is the chairman and founder of the Adani Group, which is an Ahmedabad-based multinational conglomerate.
He is the first Indian to be among the three richest men globally
In July 2022, he has become the 4th richest person in the world with a total net worth of $115.4 billion toppling Microsoft founder Bill Gates.
In August 2022, he became the 3rd richest person in the world after surpassing French business magnate, investor, and art collector, Bernard Arnault.
Gautam Adani- Age, Parents, Siblings, Ethnicity, Education
Gautam Adani was born on 24 June 1962 in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India.
Gautam Adani belongs to Gujarati Jain holding an Indian nationality. According to the astrologers, his birth zodiac sign is Cancer.
The business tycoon was born to his father, Santilal Adani, and mother, Shantaben Adani.
While he was young, his father was a small textile merchant. Talking about his siblings, he has 7 of them.
Education
As per his academics, he completed his schooling at the Sheth Chimanlal Nagindas Vidyalaya school based in Ahmedabad.
Later Gautam Adani joined Gujarat University for a bachelor’s degree in commerce.
But after the second year, he dropped out of the university as he was keen on business from the beginning.
Gautam Adani- Professional Life, Careers
When he was 18 he left Ahmedabad and shifted to Mumbai.
He was enthusiastic and a person who wants to do something big. Though he had only 100 rupees, he wished to make it big and double.
Initially, Gautam Adani worked at the Mahindra Brothers and after some years, he started his own diamond brokerage business.
Fortunately, his business went well and he turned into a millionaire by the time he became 20.
Later, Gautam Adani went back to Ahmedabad and began working with his brother.
Within a short time, he started a commodity trading business, that imports Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC).
Then, Gautam Adani founded Adani Exports Limited in 1988. In 1996, he established Adani Power Limited, the power business subsidiary of Adani Group.
It dealt with diversified businesses in logistics, agribusiness, and energy. Even in 2015, the group was ranked India’s most trusted infrastructure.
The Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI)’s solar bid was won by Adani in May 2020.
Gautam Adani received a 74% stake in Mumbai International Airport in September 2020.
Gautam Adi- 4th richest person in the World
Recently, in February 2022, he was enlisted in Asia’s richest person, Mukesh Ambani.
Then, he possessed Ambuja Cements and its subsidiary ACC from Holcim Group worth $10.5 billion in May 2022.
In July 2022, he reached the position of 4th position, by topping Microsoft founder, Bill Gates.
Adani even announced that he would be donating $20 billion from his wealth to his non-profit organization.
Various Indian, as well as international magazines and news report, has covered his news.
So, he is famously known for being a multi-billionaire.
Gautam Adani- Net worth, Salary
Updated: As of March 2023, Gautam’s net worth is 46.8 Billion USD.
As of July 2022, Gautam Adani has a net worth of about 116 billion USD, according to the Forbes Real-Time Billionaires List.
Similarly, his net worth is about $11 billion more than that of Bill Gates whose current net worth is about 104.2 billion USD.
Gautam Adani- Rumors, Controversy
The Indian Business Mogul is currently stealing the headline after he has become the 4th richest man in the world.
Body Features- Height, Weight
Gautam Adani stands at a height of 5 feet 6 inches weighing around 85 Kg.
Similarly, he has a brown complexion along with a pair of black eyes and hair of the same color as well.
Social Media
Moving on to his social media presence, there is an Instagram account under Adani’s name which is enriched with more than 115K followers.
On the other hand, there is an unverified Twitter account with his name, having around 642.4K followers.
On top of that, several Facebook pages with the business tycoon’s name have garnered a decent number of followers.
Gautam Adani’s Birthday Dates
| Year | Date | Day |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | June | Monday |
| 2025 | June | Tuesday |
| 2026 | June | Wednesday |
| 2027 | June | Thursday |
| 2028 | June | Saturday |