Mukesh Ambani at 1, Gautam Adani at 2 in THIS list; billionaires across world are worried due to…
GH News May 24, 2025 10:06 PM

Mukesh Ambani and Gautam Adani two of the wealthiest individuals in India are the only two billionaires whose total net worth has increased by more than $1 billion on May 23 2025. According to the updated Bloomberg Billionaires Index Ambani and Adani are the only two among 500 billionaires across the world who have added over $1 billion to their overall wealth today.
As per the list the net worth of Mukesh Ambani and Gautam Adani surged by more than $2 billion and $1 billion respectively on Saturday (May 23) making them the only ones among a list of 500 billionaires worldwide who saw their wealth increase by over $1 billion.
Notably five Indian billionaires are featured among the top 10 who gained the most wealth on Saturday including HCL founder Shiv Nadar Shahpur Mistry and Ravi Jaipuria. Mukesh Ambani and Gautam Adani are ranked first and second on the Bloomberg Billionaires Index followed by billionaires from Indonesia Japan and Mexico.
Mukesh Ambani net worth
As per the Bloomberg Billionaires Index the net worth of Mukesh Ambani witnessed an increase of $2.35 billion on May 23 surging to $104 billion. The Reliance Industries Chairman has added $13 billion to his overall wealth in this year making him the richest man in Asia and the 17th wealthiest globally according to the index.
Gautam Adani net worth
Meanwhile Adani Group chairman Gautam Adani has added a total of $3.64 billion to his fortune in this year including $1.72 billion on May 23. Gautam Adani is the second richest man in India after Mukesh Ambani and the 20th wealthiest in the world with a net worth of $82.3 billion as of May 23 2025 according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.
Top billionaires lose net worth
While Mukesh Ambani and Gautam Adani added to their respective fortunes the worlds leading billionaires witnesssed a significant drop in their net worth on Saturday. As per Bloomberg Elon Musk-- the worlds richest man saw a decline of $1.14 billion with his net worth declining to $374 billion.
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos lost $1.95 billion Meta CEO Mark Zuckerbergs net worth declined by $3.29 billion while Larry Ellisons fortune slumped $1.35 billion. Other top names like Steve Ballmer Larry Page and Sergey Brin each lost over $1 billion as per Bloomberg.