Mumbai, June 7 -- Billionaire industrialist Gautam Adani has once again become Asia's richest person after a sharp rise in his net worth driven by gains across listed Adani Group companies, according to a Forbes report.

Forbes reported that "Gautam Adani's fortune increased by roughly USD 2.5 billion on Friday as shares rallied across his Adani Group subsidiaries," helping him overtake Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani to reclaim the top spot in Asia.

According to Forbes' Real-Time Billionaires List, Adani's net worth rose to USD 89.2 billion, placing him ahead of Ambani at USD 88 billion and SoftBank founder Masayoshi Son at USD 87 billion.

"Adani's net worth swelled to USD 89.2 billion, ranking him ahead of Ambani (USD 88 bi...