Adani Group There has been a huge decline in the net worth of Chairman Gautam Adani. Gautam Adani is facing continuous losses after the allegations leveled by US prosecutors on Adani Group. Shares of Adani Group companies have fallen by about 28%. After Thursday, huge selling is being seen in shares even on Friday. This has also had a direct impact on the net worth of Gautam Adani. His net worth has fallen by more than 20%. In such a situation, he has now lost the status of the richest person in India and Asia.
Loss of Rs 1,25,045 crore
According to Forbes Realtime Billionaires List, Gautam Adani’s net worth has declined by 21.21% due to the allegations in America. According to data from Forbes Realtime Billionaires List, as of 10:50 am on Friday, the net worth had fallen by $ 14.8 billion (Rs 1,25,045 crore). Due to this, Gautam Adani’s net worth is now only 55 billion dollars. Due to this decline in net worth, Gautam Adani has come down far in the list of the richest people in the world. He has come at 27th place in this list. Earlier he was at 18th position in this list.
Now Mukesh Ambani is the richest person in India
Gautam Adani was previously the richest man in India. This status has now returned to Reliance Industries owner Mukesh Ambani. Mukesh Ambani is currently the 18th richest person in the world with a net worth of $97.6 billion.
What are the allegations against Gautam Adani?
Industrialist Gautam Adani has been accused by US prosecutors of paying $250 million in bribes to Indian officials in exchange for favorable terms to win solar power contracts in India. US prosecutors accused Adani, his nephew Sagar Adani and others of paying more than $250 million in bribes to Indian government officials between 2020 and 2024 to win solar power contracts. According to an estimate, this could potentially bring a profit of more than two billion dollars to the group. However, Adani Group has completely rejected these allegations.
