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New Delhi: The shares of Adani Group witnessed a sharp rise on Wednesday. It is important to note all 10 companies of the group saw gains pushing the groups total market capitalization up by more than Rs 48000 crore. With this massive spike the net worth of Gautam Adani the chairman of Adani Group saw a significant boost. According to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index Adanis net worth rose by USD 2.74 billion (approximately Rs 24207 crore) on Wednesday reaching USD 92.9 billion. Adani climbed one spot on the list of the worlds richest individuals securing the 19th position. Adanis wealth has increased by USD 14.2 billion so far this year. Mukesh Ambani the chairman of Reliance Industries and India as well as Asias richest person stands one rank above Adani at the 18th spot. Ambanis net worth rose by USD 1.24 billion on Wednesday reaching USD 106 billion. His wealth has grown by USD 15.3 billion so far this year. List of top 10 richest individuals: Elon Musk continues to hold the top spot on the list of the world’s richest people with a net worth of USD 472 billion. Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison saw his net worth fall by USD 5.4 billion on Wednesday but he remains in second place with USD 336 billion. His wealth has risen the most this year—by USD 144 billion. Mark Zuckerberg ranks third with USD 264 billion Jeff Bezos is fourth with USD 253 billion Larry Page fifth with USD 239 billion Sergey Brin sixth with USD 223 billion Bernard Arnault seventh with USD 197 billion Steve Ballmer eighth with USD 186 billion Jensen Huang ninth with USD 180 billion Michael Dell rounds out the top ten with USD 168 billion.