Gautam Adani

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Founder and Chairman of the Adani Group

Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India

Data Confidence: 84% · Sources: 5 · Last Updated: Sep 18, 2026

Net Worth ▲: $89.2B
Reach ▲: 1.0B people
Power ▲: Commands an industrial conglomerate controlling Mundra Port—India's largest commercial port—along with seven major airports handling over 20% of Indian passenger traffic and a private power capacity exceeding 15 gigawatts. Power Level: Continental.
Influence ▲: Shapes South Asian energy grids and logistics networks through Adani Group's $190 billion market capitalization portfolio, moving regional power, green hydrogen, and trade flows. Influence Level: Continental.
Network ▲: Maintains high-level executive and state relationships across India, South Asia, Israel, and Australia, backed by joint ventures with global partners like TotalEnergies. Network Level: Continental.
Legacy ▲: Built India's premier private port-to-energy conglomerate from a 1988 commodity trading business, revolutionizing private infrastructure development across the Indian subcontinent.
Trajectory ▲: Rising ↑ — gaining power relative to the last assessment.

Power Trajectory

Tracked on ApexHierarchy since first profiled — not the entity's full real-world history.

Sep 2, 2026Sep 3, 2026

About

Gautam Shantilal Adani is an Indian industrialist and the founder and chairman of the Adani Group, a multi-billion-dollar conglomerate headquartered in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Founded in 1988 as a commodity trading firm, the Adani Group has grown into India's largest infrastructure platform, spanning port management, thermal and renewable power generation, airport operations, and green energy. Adani is among Asia's wealthiest individuals, with family equity stakes across listed portfolio companies valued near $90 billion.