Mukesh Ambani became the world’s richest man surpassing American software czar Bill Gates, Mexican business tycoon Carlos Slim Helu and investment guru Warren Buffett.
Following a strong share price rally in his three group companies- Reliance Industries, Reliance Petroleum and Reliance Industrial
Infrastructure, the net worth of Mukesh Ambani rose to $63.2 billion or Rs 2,49,108 crore.
In comparison, the net worth of both Gates and Slim is estimated to be slightly lower at around $62.29 billion each, with Slim leading among the two by a narrow margin. Warren Buffett, earlier the third richest in the world, also dropped one position with a net worth of about $56 billion dollars.
Ambani’s wealth of about Rs 2,49,000 crore includes Rs 2,10,000 crore from RIL (50.98 per cent stake), Rs 37,500 crore from RPL (37.5 per cent) and Rs 2,100 crore from RIIL (46.23 per cent).
