Gautam Adani Net Worth in 2026: How a $265 Million US Bribery Case Was Dropped, and His Fortune Rebounded

Short-seller Hindenburg Research accused the Adani Group of stock manipulation and accounting fraud in a January 2023 report, briefly erasing tens of billions of dollars from the group's market value. India's Supreme Court ruled in the group's favor in January 2024, and the country's markets regulator later concluded the core Hindenburg allegations were "not established."

US prosecutors in Brooklyn unsealed an indictment in November 2024 accusing Adani and his nephew Sagar Adani of a scheme to pay roughly $265 million in bribes to Indian officials for solar power contracts — a charge that cut about $12 billion from his net worth the day it broke.

In May 2026, the Department of Justice moved to dismiss the case with prejudice, and the SEC separately settled its civil case, with Gautam Adani agreeing to pay $6 million and Sagar Adani $12 million, neither admitting nor denying the allegations. Adani's fortune has climbed by billions since the dismissal.

He holds an estimated 320,000,000 shares of ADANIENT.NS worth $10.51B at the current price — about 21% of his total net worth.

The remaining $40.00B is a static estimate for privately-held assets, cash, and other holdings that don't have a live public price — this portion doesn't move minute-to-minute like the ADANIENT.NS stake does.

Gautam Adani is a first-generation entrepreneur who built the Adani Group into one of India's largest infrastructure conglomerates, spanning ports, energy, airports, and logistics. He has at times ranked as Asia's richest person.