SOUTHEAST ASIA'S BILLIONAIRES
Based on Forbes Magazine’s 2007 list of 946 Billionaires in the World – 21 of them are from the ASEAN. Some are new comers and some are old rich. Well anyway, since I’m not gonna see my name on that list anytime soon… let’s get on with it:
Net Worth in US$ / Country / Business Owned
1. Robert Kuok, $7 Billion, Malaysia (Kuok Bros.Sdn.Bhd.)
2. Ng Teng Fong, $6.1 Billion, Singapore (Sino Group)
3. Ananda Krishnan, $6 Billion, Malaysia (Maxis Telecom)
4. Wee Cho Yaw, $4.7 Billion, Singapore (United Overseas Bank)
5. Kwek Leng Beng & Family, $4.3 Billion, Singapore (Hong Leong Bank)
6. Charoen Sirivadhanabhakdi, $3.4 Billion, Thailand (Chang Beer)
7. Chaleo Yoovidya, $3.1 Billion, Thailand (Red Bull)
8. The Hong Piow, $3 Billion, Malaysia (Public Bank)
9. Quek Leng Chan, $2.9 Billion, Malaysia (Hong Leong Bank)
10. Lee Shin Cheng, $2.6 Billion, Malaysia (IOI Corp)
10. Henry Sy, $2.6 Billion, Philippines (SM Prime Holdings)
10. Jaime Zobel de Ayala & Family, $2.6 Billion, Philippines (Ayala Corp)
11. Dhanin Chearavanont & Family, $2.4 Billion, Thailand (CP Group)
12. Lucio Tan, $2.3 Billion, Philippines (Philippine Airlines)
13. Huyn Phi Dung, $2 Billion, Vietnam
14. Yeo Tiong Lay & Family, $1.7 Billion, Malaysia
14. Zhong Shen Jian, $1.7 Billion, Singapore
15. R. Budi Hartono & Family, $1.5 Billion, Indonesia
16. Robert Friedland, $1.4 Billion, Singapore
17. Tan Sri Syed Mokhtar Al-Bukhary, $1.3 Billion, Malaysia
18. Tiong Hiew King, $1.1 Billion, Malaysia
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13 Comments:
Woah. Loadsa singaporeans there. *wishes i were half as rich*
Imagine how many boyband concerts i could possibly go to....
Lol there goes my spazzy fangirl self once more.
Whoa! We got a billionaire in Vietnam! Ch-k-ching! Way to go Vietnam!
Of al of them, the most impressive climb is Mr. Yoovidhya. The owner of Red Bull.
I added all their net worth and it 64 billion dollars. 10 billion more than what Bill Gates has!
Malaysia is really filling the top 10, aren't they. Wow!
Why is Sultan Bolkiah not on the list?
I am surprised to see a Vietnamese making the list but good on him. Apparently, he is the owner of an industrial zone in Binh Duong province in South Vietnam and used to or has been a deputy in the National Assembly. So he is not just rich but powerful as well :-)
I wonder about the income inequality in these countries though. Is it getting better or worse?
Lol I know one of these guys. he's a school friend of my dad's wow. Wait till I tell him
WOW! Filipino was in the list, Robert Kuok in Malaysia has invested here in the Philippines, Kuok Philippines Properties Inc. owned Shangri-La Hotels & Resorts, high end Condominiums & Shopping Malls.
Shangri-La Hotels & Resorts in the Philippines located in Manila, Mactan Island Cebu & in Boracay respectively.
I wanna be a billionaire so f*ckin bad. Wait for me.. I'll be on that list soon..
most of them are chinese
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