Mukesh Ambani vs. Michael Bloomberg
Who will win?
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Name Mukesh Ambani |
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Net worth
๐ฐ $114.4B |
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Born April 19, 1957 (age 67) |
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Education |
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Source Diversified |
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Industry Energy |
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During the Covid-19 lockdown, Ambani raised more than $20 billion selling a third of Jio to a string of investors, such as Facebook and Google. Reliance owns Network18, a licensee of Forbes Media. Ambani's U.S. educated daughter Isha's marriage to fellow billionaire Ajay Piramal's son in December 2018 drew 10,000 guests, including Hillary Clinton. Reliance Industries bought the Mandarin Oriental hotel in New York for $98 million.
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Name Michael Bloomberg |
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Net worth
๐ฐ $104.7B |
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Born February 14, 1942 (age 82) |
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Education |
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Source Bloomberg LP |
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Industry Technology |
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In 2018, Bloomberg pledged $1.8 billion to Johns Hopkins University, his undergraduate alma mater, adding $1.5 billion he had already given the school. As a teenager, Bloomberg worked at an electronics company in Cambridge, Massachusetts.