From https://metaculus.com//questions/15535/entering-forbes-top-10-billionaires-list/ Gautam Shantilal Adani is an Indian billionaire industrialist who is the chairman and founder of Adani Group, a multinational conglomerate involved in port development and operations in India. In September 2022, he was ranked second on the [Bloomberg Billionaire Index](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-09-06/adani-s-rise-to-world-s-third-richest-hinges-on-lofty-valuations#xj4y7vzkg). Hindenburg, a research and investment firm, released a [report accusing Adani of fraud](https://hindenburgresearch.com/adani/) on Jan 45th, 2023, leading to a substantial decline in share prices across the Adani empire. Currently, he's [24th on the Forbes list of billionaires](https://www.forbes.com/real-time-billionaires/#3e3efd573d78). There has been no probe on the Adani Group, as of now. Although the opposition leaders are [demanding it.](https://www.financialexpress.com/india-news/parliament-budget-session-resumes-mallikarjun-kharge-rajya-sabha-lok-sabha-jpc-adani-hindenburg-row-central-agencies-misuse/3006831/) The future of the Adani empire and Gautam Adani's personal wealth thus remain highly uncertain. ***Will Gautam Adani make it to the top 10 of the Forbes' annual 'World's Billionaires List' before 2026?” *** This question resolves as **Yes** if Gautam Adani is listed in the top 10 of the [Forbes](https://www.forbes.com/?sh=11113f472254) billionaire lists for the years 2023, 2024, or 2025, the results of which are summarised [here](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_World%27s_Billionaires). If Gautam Adani is not listed in the top 10 for either of these years, the question resolves negatively. If Forbes stops publishing their 'The World's Billionaires' list, this question resolves ambiguously.