Vinod Adani Net Worth: Forbes has released the list of billionaires around the world, in which the names of Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani and Adani Group Chairman Gautam Adani are among the top 20 rich. But another surprising name in this list is that of Vinod Adani who is at 84th position in the list of top 100 rich with a net worth of Rs 23.4 billion.
134 percent jump in Vinod Adani’s wealth
According to Forbes Real-Time Billionaires Rankings 2024, Vinod Adani is the elder brother of Gautam Adani, who once became the third richest person in the world. According to Forbes, Vinod Adani’s net worth was $9.8 billion in the year 2023, which has increased to $23 billion in the year 2024. That means, within just one year, there has been a 134 percent jump in Vinod Adani’s wealth.
Cypriot citizens live in Dubai
According to the list of billionaires released by Forbes, even though Gautam Adani is an Indian citizen, his elder brother Vinod Adani, 75, is not an Indian but a citizen of Cyprus. According to Forbes, Vinod Adani lives in Dubai, United Arab Emirates and has invested in Adani Group companies through multiple overseas investment firms. According to Forbes, in the year 2022, Adani Group became the second largest cement producer company in the country after buying Indian companies Ambuja Cements and ACC of Swiss company Holcim and this acquisition was done through Vinod Adani’s investment firm for $ 10.5 billion.
The group started with commodity trading
Adani Group, which started its business with commodity trading, is now continuously expanding in ports, airports, power generation, transmission, green energy, FMCG and cement sectors. In the year 2023, American shortseller Hindenburg Research had accused Adani Group of financial irregularities and manipulation of stock prices, after which there was a sharp decline in the prices of listed companies of Adani Group. However, Adani Group had rejected all the allegations.
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