Gautam Adani: 10 lesser-known facts about Indian billionaire and his wealth
1. Adani Family donates Rs 60,000 crore | On the year of the centenary birth anniversary of Gautam Adani's father Shantilal Adani, and Gautam's 60th birthday.
2. He is a college dropout | Gautam Adani dropped out of college in his second year to chase his entrepreneurial dreams.
3. He became a self-made millionaire at the age of 20 | Although he was born in a family that ran a textiles business, Adani wanted to go to Mumbai to join the diamond business.
4. He was once abducted and is one of the survivors of the 26/11 terrorist attacks in Mumbai | Adani was kidnapped for ransom of $1.5 million in 1998.
5. He owns a Rs 400-crore property in Delhi called Adani House | Adani is the owner of one of the costliest residences in India’s capital.
6. He cracked a Rs 6,000 crore deal in just 100 hours | In 2018, Adani Power Limited cracked a deal to acquire Udupi Power Corporation Limited in just 100 hours thanks to Adani’s excellent negotiation skills.
7. The Adani group owns India’s largest private port | The Mundra Port situated on the shores of the Gulf of Kutch is the largest private commercial port in India owned and operated by the Adani group.
8. He was the first to have thought of the port-rail linkage policy
9. The Adani group is neck deep in debt | The Adani group’s combined borrowings are about Rs 2.21 lakh crore as of 2022, according to a report in Moneycontrol.
10. Adani added $72.5 billion to his wealth in just 2021-22 | Gautam Adani’s wealth increased by $49 billion in 2021 as per the 2022 M3M Hurun Global Rich List, and it further increased by $23.5 billion in 2022 so far, as per a Bloomberg report.