Adani vs Yass

Adani Group (Adani Enterprises) and Susquehanna International Group.

The differences

Forbes puts Gautam Adani about $6.1B ahead of Jeff Yass.Forbes figures from 25 Aug 2026 and 16 Sep 2026.
Both started the company their money comes from.
Gautam Adani is from India; Jeff Yass is from United States.

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Adani

Yass

Net worth, Forbes: $83.9BForbes, 25 Aug 2026; $77.8BForbes, 16 Sep 2026
Net worth, Bloomberg: $110BBloomberg, 17 Oct 2026; $88.2BBloomberg, 10 Oct 2026
Forbes rank: No. 24Real-Time list, 23 Aug 2026; No. 30Real-Time list, 16 Aug 2026
Billionaire since: 2008Forbes: first appeared on its billionaires list in 2008, with $9.3 billion; 2021Forbes added him to the World's Billionaires list in April 2021 with $12 billion, after investigating his holdings

How it started: Founded itFounded Adani Exports (now Adani Enterprises) in 1988 in Ahmedabad; the group describes him as a first-generation entrepreneur; Co-founded itCo-founded Susquehanna with a group of college friends in 1987
Main source: Family stakes in the listed Adani Group companiesForbes gives the source as 'Infrastructure, commodities'; Susquehanna International Group, a proprietary trading firmBloomberg also credits him with a minority stake in ByteDance
Companies: Adani Group (Adani Enterprises), Adani Green EnergyAdani Group (Adani Enterprises): Founder and chairman; Adani Green Energy: Chairman of the board; Susquehanna International GroupSusquehanna International Group: Co-founder and managing director
Biggest stake: Adani Group (Adani Enterprises)74.67% owned; Susquehanna International Group51% owned

Born: 24 Jun 1962Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India; Year not statedNew York City, United States
Country: IndiaLives in Ahmedabad, India; United StatesLives in Haverford, Pennsylvania, United States
Education: Not statedLeft school at 16 and joined the diamond trade in Bombay (now Mumbai) in 1978; Bachelor's degreeBS, State University of New York at Binghamton
Parents: Seventh of eight children of Shantilal Adani, a textile merchant, and Shanta Adani; Son of two accountantsForbes adds that his father Gerald later helped build Susquehanna's back-office bookkeeping

Giving Pledge: Not a signer; Not a signer
Foundation: Adani FoundationThe group's social arm since 1996; he is listed as its president and Priti Adani as chairperson; Yass Foundation for Education (Yass Prize)Janine and Jeff Yass founded the Yass Prize, run with the Center for Education Reform since 2021
Lifetime giving: Not stated; Not stated

Role now: Chair of the boardFounder and chairman of the Adani Group; Runs the companyCo-founder and managing director of Susquehanna International 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)From the group's 2024 succession briefing, which names no single successor; Britannica names Karan and Jeet as his sons and the SEC names Sagar as his nephew; Not stated
Public office: None found; 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.; 1982: Philadelphia Stock ExchangeSettled an exchange disciplinary matter over a position-limit violation (Rule 1001) with a $1,000 fine, listed as disclosure 1 of 5 on his FINRA BrokerCheck report.