How Mukesh Ambani became US$22 billion richer in 2020, turning his family into India’s very own national icons
Will he overtake Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg next? Ambani’s Jio network has fuelled huge growth in India’s mobile ownership – making his family fabulously wealthy and attracting cultlike social media worship
In the space of eight months, Ambani’s wealth has increased by around US$22 billion. Focusing on e-commerce, his company Jio Platforms has attracted big name investors like Facebook and Google.
Beside monetary gain, Ambani has also seen a growing obsession with his family, extending outside India now to become a global fascination, resulting in a cultlike following.
Caught your breath yet? We’re only in August, so Ambani still has a few more months to dazzle us in 2020. Here’s what his year has looked like so far …
Move over Musk, Mukesh is here
The Reliance Industries chairman is now worth around US$80.6 billion, making him the fourth richest person in the world.
About those big business moves
So, how did he get this wealthy? Well, Reliance shares have more than doubled since March after its digital arm attracted billions in investment from Facebook and Google.