Only four of the top 50 richest people in the world had their net worth increase on Thursday, including Mukesh Ambani, the chairman of Reliance Industries, the most valued firm in India. Ambani's net worth climbed by $1.57 billion, to Rs 1,29,76,70,94,000, or roughly $90.8 billion, according to the Bloomberg Billionaire Index, as reported by Navbharat Times.
The heir to the cosmetics company L'Oreal from France, Francoise Bettencourt Meyers, who is currently the richest woman in the world, was displaced by him on the list of the world's wealthiest people as a result of his increase in wealth, according to the report. This year, Ambani's net worth increased by $3.66 billion.
Elon Musk, the richest man in the world, had a $4.25 billion fall in his net worth on Thursday, bringing his total wealth to $244 billion. The second-placed Frenchman on the list, Bernard Arnault, also had his wealth fall by $6.11 billion, bringing his total assets to $190 billion. With a net worth of $153 billion, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, who lost $2.08 billion, is now in third place. Larry Ellison is in the fifth spot, and Bill Gates is currently in the fourth.
The chairman of the Adani Group, Gautam Adani, had a $5.43 million dip in net worth, dropping him to number 21 with a net worth of $60.2 billion. The richest woman in the world is L'Oreal's heir, Francoise Bettencourt Meyers. Her net worth has increased by $17.7 billion this year to $89.2 billion. Her mother, Liliane Bettencourt, left her a 33 percent ownership part in L'Oreal, which she now owns with her family. Eugene Schueller, the father of Liliane Bettencourt, created the L'Oreal brand. Since 1997, Francoise Bettencourt Meyers has served on the board of L'Oreal. Her net worth decreased by $2.54 billion on Thursday.