Where do Mukesh Ambani, Jack Ma and Li-Ka-shing rank in the 15 richest people in Asia, who are collectively worth more than US$500 billion?
You may be surprised to learn the types of businesses that have made these individuals the richest in Asia – from pig farming and soy sauce production to computer games and chat apps
The 15 richest people in Asia according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index and Forbes Billionaires List are worth more than a cool US$500 billion.
And while some of the billionaires occupying the top spots are self-made and created their fortunes themselves, such as Jack Ma, founder of China’s largest e-commerce company Alibaba (and owner of the South China Morning Post); others inherited their wealth from their families like Mukesh Ambani who took over his father’s oil company, Reliance Industries.
Read on to learn more about the top 15 richest people from the world’s largest continent, and how they made it big or even bigger.
15. Goh Cheng Liang
Net worth: US$22.4 billion
Age: 93
Location: Singapore
Industry: industrial
Source of wealth: self-made; Wuthelam Holdings
Net worth year-over-year change: up US$11.3 billion in the last year
Goh Cheng Liang founded Wuthelam Holdings, a company that makes paint, in 1974. Based in Singapore, the business operates in 17 countries, including China and India. Nippon Paint Holdings, the largest paint-making company in Japan, joined Wuthelam Holdings in August 2020, cites Bloomberg.