Gautam Adani becomes world's third-richest person

It's the first time an Asian person has broken into the top three of the Bloomberg Billionaires Index -- fellow citizen Mukesh Ambani and China's Jack Ma never made it that far

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When Gautam Adani was just a young boy, he had the chance to become one of India's wealthiest people

But after trying his hand at diamond trading and coal mining respectively before finally finding success in entrepreneurship

But after trying his hand at diamond trading and coal mining respectively

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With a $137.4 billion fortune, Adani has overtaken France's Bernard Arnault and now trails just Elon Musk of the US

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in ranking as one of Bloomberg’s billionaires index top three most wealthy people globally!

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The 60-year old Adani has spent the past few years expanding his coal to ports conglomerate

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there is also an initiative where he plans invest $70 billion towards renewable energy so that they can become one of biggest producers worldwide

With his $60.9 billion fortune, Adani is now not only India’s richest person but also one of the world's four wealthiest individuals!

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He first overtook Ambani as well as Microsoft Corp.'s Bill Gates last month to take top spot on Forbes' list

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-a remarkable achievement for someone who started out with just an uncle renting some space in a coal mine back home years ago..

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