New Delhi: Gautam Adani became the world's second richest person today, but only for a brief period. The tycoon surpassed Amazon boss Jeff Bezos and Louis Vuitton's Bernard Arnault to grab the second spot with a net worth $154.7 billion, showed Forbes' real-time billionaires list, before he was pushed back to the third position by Arnault.

READ | SCO must create trusted and resilient supply chains to foster economic recovery: PM Modi

Elon Musk remains the richest person with a net worth of $273.5 billion.

Last month too, Mr Adani had overtaken Arnault to grab the third spot but was behind Musk and Bezos. This time he overtook Bezos for a brief period.

With him occupying the second spot, Arnault was pushed to the third with his family's net worth falling to $153.5 billion as it slumped by $4.9 billion. Arnault has reoccupied the position with his wealth totaling $152.8 billion though it fell further.

Mr. Adani's wealth, meanwhile, slumped to $151.3 billion as his gains were slashed to $1.1 billion from over $4 billion, and he settled at the third position.

READ | India to stop financial aid to Sri Lanka after IMF Bailout

Bezos stands fourth with a wealth of $149.7 billion which declined by $2.3 billion.

Mukesh Ambani, who heads Reliance Industries Ltd, is at the eighth spot and is worth $92 billion.

Mr. Adani, a first-generation entrepreneur, heads the Adani Group which comprises of seven publicly listed companies spanning infrastructure, mining, energy, and other sectors.

Over the past five years, Adani Enterprises has invested heavily in new growth sectors including airports, cement, copper refining, data centres, green hydrogen, petrochemical refining, roads, and solar cell manufacturing.

READ | You are a Shudra, prostitute’s son till you remain a Hindu: DMK leader’s remark sparks controversy

It also plans to foray into the telecom space and has massive plans to grow its green hydrogen and airports businesses.

Adani Group has also committed $70 billion for green energy infrastructure.