Hawa ndiyo watu matajiri zaidi Asia wakiongozwa na Gautam Adani mwaka 2024

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MWANZILISHI wa Adani Group, Gautam Adani ametajwa kuwa tajiri mwenye ukwasi mkubwa zaidi barani Asia kwa mwaka 2024.

Hayo ni kwa mujibu wa ripoti ya Bloomberg ambapo ilifafanua kuwa, utajiri wa Adani thamani yake ilipanda hadi kufikia dola bilioni 7.7 kwa siku moja, na kumrudisha katika nafasi yake kama mtu tajiri zaidi barani Asia.

Kwa jumla, sasa ana utajiri wa dola za Kimarekani 97.6 bilioni, zaidi kidogo kuliko mfanyabiashara wa India, Mukesh Ambani mwenye utajiri wa dola za Kimarekani 97 bilioni.

Adani utajiri wake uliporomoka mwaka jana baada ya ripoti ya Utafiti wa Hindenburg kubaini kuwa, kampuni yake iliripotiwa kuwa imekuwa ikifanya ulaghai na ulanguzi wa fedha.

Wakati Adani Group ikikanusha madai hayo, lilipoteza zaidi ya dola bilioni 150 katika thamani ya soko kwa wakati mmoja.

Adani mwenyewe aliona moja ya upungufu mkubwa wa utajiri mnamo 2023. Aidha,kabla ya Hindenburg kuchapisha ripoti yake, alikuwa na thamani ya dola za Kimarekani 118.9 bilioni. Kwa mwaka mzima, alipoteza dola bilioni 37.3.

Mafanikio yake ya hivi karibuni, hata hivyo yanakuja kwa kujibu Mahakama ya Juu ya India ikisema kwamba hakupaswi kuwa na uchunguzi zaidi katika madai dhidi ya Kundi la Adani.

Mamlaka ya mahakama pia ilimwabia mdhibiti wa soko la ndani kwamba lazima amalize uchunguzi wake katika kampuni hiyo ndani ya miezi mitatu.

Habari hizo zilisababisha hisa za Kundi la Adani kurudi tena kwa nguvu, na mwanzilishi ameona utajiri wake ukiongezeka kwa dola bilioni 13.3, faida kubwa zaidi ya utajiri wa mtu yeyote mwaka huu (hadi sasa). 

Sehemu kubwa za utajiri wa Adani zinatokana na miundombinu na bidhaa. Anaongoza Kundi la Adani, ambalo lina maslahi ikiwa ni pamoja na bandari, viwanja vya ndege, mali isiyohamishika na nishati.

Vile vile, Adani aliapa kuwekeza kwa kiasi kikubwa katika nishati ya kijani-na saruji. Kundi hilo pia, linadhibiti bandari kubwa zaidi ya India na ni mojawapo ya waendeshaji wakubwa wa viwanja vya ndege nchini humo.

Licha ya utajiri wake wa kuvutia, Adani bado yuko nje ya watu 10 tajiri zaidi ulimwenguni, orodha ambayo inaongozwa na Elon Musk na dola za kimarekani bilioni 220.

Hata hivyo, kulingana na Kielezo cha Mabilionea cha Bloomberg, karibu kila mtu aliye juu ya Adani katika orodha hiyo amepoteza pesa mwaka huu isipokuwa Warren Buffett.Hii hapa orodha ya watu 10 matajiri zaidi barani Asia kwa mwaka 2024;

Richest Men in Asia 2024
Rank	Name	Country	Net Worth (in USD Billions)
1.	Gautam Adani	India	97.6
2.	Mukesh Ambani	India	97
3.	Zhong Shanshan	China	62.9
4.	Colin Zheng Huang	China	50.4
5.	Zhang Yiming	China	43.4
6.	Tadashi Yanai and Family	Japan	37.2
7.	Li Ka-shing	Hong Kong	35.3
8.	Ma Huateng	China	34.0
9.	William Ding	China	33.3
10.	Shiv Nadar	India	31.2

Asia’s Richest Man – Gautam Adani

Country: India

Age: 61 years

Net Worth: $97.6 Billion

Source of Wealth: Infrastructure, commodities, self-made

With a staggering net worth of $97.6 billion, Gautam Adani leads the $32 billion Adani Group, a conglomerate spanning ports, airports, energy, and environmental initiatives. 

Transforming from a trading firm in 1988, he now stands among Asia’s wealthiest individuals. Renowned as India’s top airport operator and the key controller of Gujarat’s significant Mundra Port.

Adani further solidified his position by strategically acquiring Holcim’s Indian assets in 2022, elevating him to the status of India’s second-largest cement producer.

Second Wealthiest Person of Asia – Mukesh Ambani

Country: India

Age: 66 years

Net Worth: $97 Billion

Source of Wealth: Diversified

As the second wealthiest individual in Asia, Mukesh Ambani, serving as the chairman and managing director of Reliance Industries, made a strategic entry into the Indian Premier League (IPL) by acquiring Mumbai Indians in 2008. 

Reliance’s telecom and broadband service, Jio, has garnered nearly 450 million subscribers, and the recent launch of Jio Financial Services in August underscores the company’s diversification efforts. 

Notably, in July 2023, an agreement between BlackRock and Jio Financial Services led to the creation of Jio BlackRock, a joint venture aimed at providing innovative investment solutions in India.

Third Richest Man in Asia – Zhong Shanshan

Country: China

Age: 68 years

Net Worth: $62.9 billion

Source of Income: Beverages, pharmaceuticals, self-made

Occupying the position of the third wealthiest individual in Asia, Zhong Shanshan, the mastermind behind Nongfu Spring, a bottled water company, also holds the title of the wealthiest Chinese. 

His diverse career, spanning construction, journalism, and beverage sales, eventually led him to successful entrepreneurship. 

Notably, he wields influence over Beijing Wantai Biological Pharmacy, a key player in producing rapid Covid-19 diagnostic tests. 

As of the close of 2022, Zhong Shanshan maintained his status as the richest individual in China, boasting a fortune of $62.3 billion in the preceding year.