GAUTAM ADANI OVERTAKES WARREN BUFFETT TO BECOMES WORLD’S 5th RICHEST PERSON

(The Quiver): Industrialist Gautam Adani has become the world’s fifth richest person. He has overtaken legendary investor Warren Buffett, according to Forbes data.According to Forbes, Warren Buffett’s net worth stood at $121.7 billion.

Adani’s estimated $123.7 billion net worth makes him the richest person in India.He is $19 billion wealthier than the country’s number 2, Mukesh Ambani (who’s worth an estimated $104.7 billion), Forbes said in a report.As shares of Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway fell 2% on Friday amid a wider decline in the US stock market, Adani surpassed him.

According to Forbes’ real-time billionaire tracker, there are only four people richer than Adani on this planet.The four persons who are richer than Adani include Microsoft cofounder Bill Gates (worth an estimated $130.2 billion), French luxury goods king Bernard Arnault ($167.9 billion), Amazon founder Jeff Bezos ($170.2 billion) and Tesla and SpaceX chief Elon Musk ($269.7 billion).