Mumbai: Chairman of Reliance Industries Ltd. (RIL) Mukesh Ambani once again grabbed the spot on the list of top 10 richest persons in the world. Currently, he is the only Asian who is on the list.
The net worth of Mukesh Ambani has reached $98.3 billion after the share price of RIL hit all-time. RIL share price has crossed Rs. 2500-mark.
As the share price is still following an upward trend, he is likely to enter into a $100 billion club soon.
Live Mint quoted Ravi Singhal, Vice Chairman at GCL Securities saying that the share price may go up to Rs. 2700 in short term.
He has further said that every dip in the share price is an opportunity to buy it with a short-term target of Rs. 2700.
Richest person in the world
Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk became the richest person in the world. Currently, his net worth is $200.2 billion.
As per Forbes billionaires list, the net worth of Amazon’s Jeff Bezos who was the richest person in the world till recently is $193.1 billion.
Following is the list of the top 10 richest persons in the world
| Name | Net worth | Country |
| Elon Musk | $200.3 billion | United States |
| Jeff Bezos | $193.1 billion | United States |
| Bernard Arnault | $174.0 billion | France |
| Bill Gates | $129.3 billion | United States |
| Mark Zuckerberg | $121.8 billion | United States |
| Larry Ellison | $118.8 billion | United States |
| Larry Page | $116.5 billion | United States |
| Sergey Brin | $112.3 billion | United States |
| Warren Buffett | $100.5 billion | United States |
| Mukesh Ambani | $98.3 billion | India |
Richest woman in the world
Meanwhile, Francoise Bettencourt Meyers of L’Oreal continues to be the richest woman in the world with a net worth of $84 billion whereas, Savitri Jindal of Jindal Group is holding the title of the richest woman in India with a net worth of $18.1 billion.