India has world’s 3rd highest number of billionaires, says Forbes report
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Mukesh Ambani reclaims his spot as Asia’s richest person, dethroning Chinese business tycoon Jack Ma.
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Mukesh Ambani, the richest person in India and also the wealthiest in Asia, is ranked 10 on the global billionaires’ list. | Photo Credit:
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Mukesh Ambani reclaims his spot as Asia’s richest person, dethroning Chinese business tycoon Jack Ma.
India has the third highest number of billionaires in the world after the U.S. and China, according to a new list by the prestigious Forbes magazine, which said Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani reclaimed his spot as Asia’s richest person, dethroning Chinese business tycoon Jack Ma who was the richest person in the region a year ago.
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Ambani has become the richest person in Asia, ranked Number 10 and worth an estimated $ 84.5 billion. He nudges out Jack Ma of China, Asia s richest person a year ago, whose rank dropped to 26 (from 17 last year) despite a nearly $ 10 billion jump in his fortune to $ 48.4 billion, Forbes said.
India has the third highest number of billionaires in the world after the US and China, according to a new list by the prestigious Forbes magazine, which said Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani reclaimed his spot as Asia s richest person, dethroning Chinese business tycoon Jack Ma who was the richest person in the region a year ago.
That s according to Forbes annual billionaire ranking, which was released on April 6.
The teen, 18-year-old Kevin David Lehmann, is worth $3.3 billion and inherited his wealth from his dad.
It s good to be Kevin David Lehmann.
Lehmann, 18, is worth $3.3 billion after inheriting stakes in German drugstore chain dm-drogerie markt from his father, Guenther Lehmann. That s according to Forbes 35th annual billionaires list, which was released on April 6.
Dm-drogerie markt, the source of Lehmann s wealth, is the leading drugstore chain in Germany. It was founded in 1974. According to the company website, it employs over 41,000 people across more than 2,000 stores throughout Germany.
According for Forbes, neither Lehmann nor his father is actively involved in the company, and little is known about them. Insider has reached out to Dm-drogerie markt for comment. Lehmann could not immediately be reached for comment for this story.
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That s according to Forbes annual billionaire ranking, which was released on April 6.
The teen, 18-year-old Kevin David Lehmann, is worth $3.3 billion and inherited his wealth from his dad.
It s good to be Kevin David Lehman.
Lehman, 18, is worth $3.3 billion after inheriting stakes in German drugstore chain dm-drogerie markt from his father, Guenther Lehmann. That s according to Forbes 35th annual billionaires list, which was released on April 6.
Dm-drogerie markt, the source of Lehmann s wealth, is the leading drugstore chain in Germany. It was founded in 1974. According to the company website, it employs over 41,000 people across more than 2,000 stores throughout Germany.
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