Gautam Adani

The second on the list of richest people in India, Gautam Adani, has a staggering net worth of $90 billion. Gautam Adani is the chairman and founder of the Adani Group, a worldwide conglomerate headquartered in Ahmedabad that specializes in port development and operations in India.

The infrastructure magnate Gautam Adani controls India's largest port, Mudra Port, in his home state of Gujarat. His Adani Group has $13 billion in revenue from infrastructure, power production and transmission, commodities, and real estate. Adani owns Abbot Point, a problematic coal mining project in Australia with the world's largest coal mine, the Carmichael. After a nine-year wait, Adani received authorization in June 2019 to begin construction on the Australian coal mine. Adani bought a 74% stake in Mumbai International Airport, India's second busiest, in September 2020. Gautam Adani also owns a coal mining project in Australia known as Abbot Point.

Net worth: $90 Billion
Source of wealth: infrastructure
City: Ahmedabad