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9 mind-blowing facts that show just how wealthy Mukesh Ambani, the richest person in Asia, really is
9 mind-blowing facts that show just how wealthy Mukesh Ambani, the richest person in Asia, really is
Jan 27, 2020, 21:13 IST
Mukesh Ambani, the richest person in India and all of Asia, has more than doubled his wealth in the past 10 years.
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Ambani and his family live in a 27-story skyscraper in Mumbai that cost an estimated $1 billion to build.
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Although most of India's richest people lost money last year due to slower economic growth, Ambani added more than $16.4 billion to his fortune in 2019.
Ambani is almost four times richer than the second-richest person in India.
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Ambani gets approximately $31,202 richer every minute.
His income last year was 7.2 million times the average annual salary in India.
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In 2019, Ambani made an average of almost $4.5 million per day.
Ambani's wealth is greater than the entire GDP of Belarus.
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The Indian billionaire's wealth has made him influential friends such as Hillary Clinton and Google CEO Sundar Pichai, both of whom have attended the weddings of Ambani's children.