Mukesh Ambani is in a league of his own when it comes to growing as a business tycoon. 

The Reliance Industries chairman recently reclaimed the top spot as âAsiaâs Richest Manâ from the former title-holder Jack Ma. 

This after facing a major loss of $5 billion just weeks ago amid the coronavirus outbreak and the following market crash in India.

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The big news comes after Reliance Industries recently sealed a $5.7 billion deal with Mark Zuckerbergâs Facebook, which made Relianceâs stocks surge to new heights. However, becoming Asiaâs richest man isnât the only recent milestone in Mukesh Ambaniâs book of achievements.

The Reliance Industries magnate has been steadily climbing the success ladder on various other fronts, and here are 5 such recent Mukesh Ambani milestones you may have missed:

1. Among Top 10 Billionaires On Hurun Global Rich List

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In February last year, Mukesh Ambani became the first Indian to join the top-10 billionaires on the Hurun Global Rich List competing against 2,470 billionaires having a net worth of $1 billion.

Now, this year too, Mukesh Ambani managed to hold his position as the ninth richest person in the world on the Hurun Global Rich List 2020. 

The only Asian on the list, he shares the 9th position with Googleâs Larry Page and Microsoftâs Steve Ballmer.

2. Became One Of The Six Oil Elites In The World

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Just a few months ago in November 2019, Mukesh Ambani and Reliance Industries booked a spot as the sixth-largest oil company in the world. 

Reliance managed to overtake British oil and gas company BP Plc to claim the sixth position. While the Exxon Mobil Corp topped the list, it was no small feat for Reliance Industries to join the elite club of energy supermajors.

3. Became Asia's Richest Gainer

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December 2019 came bearing even greater news when Mukesh Ambani was declared Asiaâs highest gainer after the Bloomberg Billionaires Index shared that Mukesh Ambani managed to add $17 billion to his fortune in 2019 alone. With that, his net worth touched $61 billion.

4. Reliance Jio Becomes The Largest Telecom Company

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Earlier this year Reliance Jio became Indiaâs largest telecom service provider. Mukesh Ambaniâs telecom company clinched the title not only based on its revenue generation but also in terms of the number of subscribers. 

With almost 370 million users at the time, Reliance Jio had overtaken Vodafone Idea by a great margin of 33.3 million users.  

5. Broke Global Record With The Launch Of Reliance Jio 

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After Reliance Jio was launched in 2016, within one year of operations it made and broke various records in India and across the globe.  

With more than 130 million subscribers within the very first year, it touched new heights in the telecom sector.

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