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Gautam Adani
Gautam Adani founded the commodity trader Adani Exports in 1988 and chairs the Adani Group, an Indian ports, power, energy, cement and airports conglomerate in whose listed companies his family holds majority stakes.
- Forbes estimate
- $83.9B
- Forbes, 25 Aug 2026
- Forbes rank
- No. 24
- 23 Aug 2026
- Stake in Adani Group (Adani Enterprises)
- 74.67%
- Net worth, Bloomberg
- $110B
- Bloomberg, 17 Oct 2026
- Born
- 24 Jun 1962
- Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
- Education
- Not stated
- Left school at 16 and joined the diamond trade in Bombay (now Mumbai) in 1978
- Giving Pledge
- Not a signer
Where the fortune sits
Family stakes in the listed Adani Group companies
Adani Group (Adani Enterprises)
ports, power, energy, cement, airports and commodities, founded 1988
Adani family stake in flagship Adani Enterprises. Other family stakes: Adani Ports 68.02%, Adani Power 74.96%, Adani Energy Solutions 72.73%, Adani Green Energy 62.43%, Ambuja Cements 67.64%, NDTV 69.02%, Adani Total Gas 37.40%. These are family figures, not his individual holding
Adani Ports and SEZ Integrated Annual Report 2025-26, portfolio overview, 31 Mar 2026
Founder and chairman
Adani Green Energy
renewable power, founded 2015
Adani family stake
Adani Ports and SEZ Integrated Annual Report 2025-26, portfolio overview, 31 Mar 2026
Chairman of the board
Other holdings
NDTV
Indian TV news network; Adani family stake 69.02% (March 2026)
Gulf Giants
UAE ILT20 cricket team owned by Adani Sportsline
Where Gautam stands among 73
Everyone on the site, grouped by their answer. Gautam Adani is outlined.
How the fortune started
Founded it
Founded it 42
Inherited and grew it 12
Built it up 8
Inherited it 6
Through marriage 5
Industry
Several industries
Several industries 9
Technology 24
Finance 10
Metals and mining 6
Retail 4
Fashion and beauty 4
Media 3
Food and drink 3
Shipping 3
Crypto 2
Oil, gas and chemicals 2
Healthcare 1
Casinos and resorts 1
Property and sports 1
Giving Pledge
Not a signer
Not a signer 61
Signed 11
Not stated 1
Education
Not stated
Not stated 11
Bachelor's degree 27
Graduate degree 24
Left university without a degree 6
No university 5
Role today
Chair, board or owner
Chair, board or owner 25
Runs the company 32
Founder, no executive role 8
No role 4
Retired 4
The person
- Born
- 24 Jun 1962Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
- Citizenship
- India
- Lives in
- Ahmedabad, India
- Education
- Not statedLeft school at 16 and joined the diamond trade in Bombay (now Mumbai) in 1978
- Parents
- Seventh of eight children of Shantilal Adani, a textile merchant, and Shanta Adani
What they give
- Giving Pledge
- Not a signer
- Foundation
- Adani FoundationThe group's social arm since 1996; he is listed as its president and Priti Adani as chairperson
- Lifetime giving
- Not stated
Role and record
- Role now
- Chair of the boardFounder and chairman of the Adani Group
- Successor
- The group names four successors: his sons Karan Adani (managing director, Adani Ports) and Jeet Adani (director, Adani Airport Holdings), his nephew Sagar Adani (executive director, Adani Green Energy) and Pranav Adani (director, Adani Enterprises)
- Public office
- None found
- Legal record
- 2026, US SECWithout admitting or denying the SEC's 2024 allegations of false statements about anti-bribery compliance in Adani Green Energy's 2021 bond offering, he consented to a final judgment with a $6 million civil penalty and an injunction, subject to court approval. Separately, a US federal court in Brooklyn dismissed the criminal counts against him with prejudice at the Justice Department's request; there was no conviction.
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