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The Biggest Billionaire Winners, 2024

Businessman with golden key

As of February 18, 2025, the biggest billionaire winner was Prajogo Pangestu. His wealth has increased by almost $4.2 billion. Close behind him in terms of gains was Ma Huateng, who jumped by $2.1 billion. Lei Jun is the third-biggest gainer, with an additional $2 billion increase through the year.

The Biggest Billionaire Winners, 2024

RankNameNet WorthIncreaseSourceCountry
1Prajogo Pangestu$35.5 B$4.2 BPetrochemicals, energyIndonesia
2Ma Huateng$52.7 B$2.1 BOnline gamesChina
3Lei Jun$37.9 B$2 BSmartphonesChina
4Amancio Ortega$128.8 B$1.4 BZaraSpain
5Gautam Adani$53.9 B$836 MInfrastructure, commoditiesIndia
6R. Budi Hartono$22.9 B$787 MBanking, tobaccoIndonesia
7Michael Hartono$22.0 B$756 MBanking, tobaccoIndonesia
8Lin Bin$14.8 B$718 MSmartphonesUnited States
9Zhang Zhidong$15.8 B$622 MOnline gamesChina
10Goh Cheng Liang$11.3 B$612 MPaintsSingapore
11Mukesh Ambani$90.8 B$518 MDiversifiedIndia
12Masayoshi Son$33.5 B$449 MTelecom, InvestmentsJapan
13Robin Zeng$39.5 B$420 MBatteriesHong Kong
14Takemitsu Takizaki$20.2 B$352 MSensorsJapan
15Eric Li$18.2 B$333 MAutomobilesChina
16Wang Liping & family$9.4 B$320 MHydraulic machineryChina
17Yu Renrong$6.0 B$292 MSemiconductorsChina
18Xue Xiangdong & family$2.2 B$273 MSoftwareChina
19Chen Tianshi$10.6 B$263 MSemiconductorsChina
20Vinod Adani$14.9 B$261 MInfrastructure, commoditiesCyprus
21Liu Yonghao & family$5.9 B$255 MAgribusinessChina
22Lakshmi Mittal$17.8 B$250 MSteelIndia
23Huang Xiaofen & family$1.7 B$228 MPrinted circuit boardsChina
24Zhuo Jun$1.8 B$228 MPrinted circuit boardsHong Kong
25Kumar Birla$20.7 B$220 MDiversifiedIndia
26Dong Jinggui$2.6 B$205 MElectric scootersChina
27Hong Feng$3.9 B$198 MSmartphonesChina
28Li Wanqiang$3.9 B$196 MSmartphonesChina
29Pankaj Patel$8.5 B$196 MPharmaceuticalsIndia
30Laurent Dassault$9.6 B$195 MDiversifiedFrance
31Thierry Dassault$9.6 B$195 MDiversifiedFrance
32Marie-Hélène Habert-Dassault$9.6 B$195 MDiversifiedFrance
33Huang Shilin$18.1 B$191 MBatteriesChina
34Stefan Quandt$23.1 B$183 MBMWGermany
35Agoes Projosasmito$4.9 B$173 Mmining, investmentIndonesia
36Huang Jiangji$3.4 B$165 MsmartphonesHong Kong
37Wang Weixiu & family$2.8 B$164 MMachineryChina
38Zou Zhinong & family$2.3 B$164 Mcommunication equipmentChina
39Terry Gou$11.3 B$159 MElectronicsTaiwan
40Charoen Sirivadhanabhakdi$11.1 B$154 MBeverage, Real EstateThailand
41Martin Lau$3.3 B$153 MInternetHong Kong
42Susanne Klatten$23.6 B$150 MBMW, pharmaceuticalsGermany
43Wang Yusuo & family$7.2 B$147 MNatural gas distributionChina
44T.S. Kalyanaraman$3.7 B$144 MJewelryIndia
45Jay Y. Lee$8.8 B$135 MSamsungSouth Korea
46Mangal Prabhat Lodha$9.9 B$134 MReal estateIndia
47Murali Divi & family$9.6 B$131 MPharmaceuticalsIndia
48Alisher Usmanov$16.3 B$129 MSteel, telecom, investmentsRussia
49Jorge Moll Filho & family$4.8 B$129 MHospitalsBrazil
50Hasso Plattner & family$15.9 B$129 MSoftwareGermany
51Gong Hongjia & family$10.1 B$128 MVideo surveillanceHong Kong
52Leng Youbin$3.8 B$127 MInfant formulaChina
53Dilip Shanghvi$26.6 B$123 MPharmaceuticalsIndia
54Zhang Daocai$5.3 B$122 MValvesChina
55She Yingjie$1.8 B$121 Mprinted circuit boardHong Kong
56Jason Chang$6.8 B$118 MElectronicsSingapore
57Nan Cunhui$1.6 B$117 MPower equipmentChina
58Cho Jung-ho$8.4 B$115 MFinanceSouth Korea
59Morris Chang$4.4 B$114 MSemiconductorsTaiwan
60Sandro Veronesi & family$1.7 B$114 MFashionItaly
61Sandra Ortega Mera$11.2 B$111 MZaraSpain
62Wu Jianshu$10.0 B$111 MAuto partsHong Kong
63Rahul Bhatia$7.0 B$109 MAviationIndia
64Luis Carlos Sarmiento$7.7 B$108 MBankingColombia
65Andre Esteves$5.5 B$107 MBankingBrazil
66Enrique Razon Jr.$10.3 B$104 MPortsPhilippines
67Pei Zhenhua$9.9 B$104 MBatteriesChina
68P.V. Ramprasad Reddy$3.0 B$97 MPharmaceuticalsIndia
69Prasert Prasarttong-Osoth$3.8 B$96 MHospitals, airlineThailand
70Vinod Rai Gupta$4.8 B$96 MElectrical equipmentIndia
71Li Zhenguo & family$3.2 B$96 MSolar wafers and modulesChina
72Barry Lam$11.8 B$95 MElectronicsTaiwan
73Samir Mehta$6.3 B$95 MPharmaceuticals, powerIndia
74Sudhir Mehta$6.3 B$95 MPharmaceuticals, powerIndia
75Yang Weidong & family$3.0 B$95 MChemicalsChina
76Chen Jiancheng$1.8 B$94 MManufacturingChina
77Rajiv Jain$5.1 B$92 MFinanceUnited States
78Nadia Thiele$7.8 B$92 MInvestmentsGermany
79Miao Hangen$3.2 B$91 MTextiles, petrochemicalsChina
80Chen Qixing$1.5 B$90 Melectronics componentsChina
81Yu Kai$1.6 B$89 MAutonomous drivingChina
82Sandeep Engineer$2.3 B$88 MPlastic pipesIndia
83Takao Yasuda$4.8 B$88 MRetailJapan
84Li Ge$5.4 B$87 MPharmaceuticalsUnited States
85Koon Poh Keong$4.2 B$85 MAluminumMalaysia
86Falguni Nayar$3.0 B$82 MRetailingIndia
87Tadashi Yanai & family$46.7 B$81 MFashion retailJapan
88Yang Qiumei$1.7 B$80 MSoftwareHong Kong
89Li Ping$7.6 B$79 MBatteriesHong Kong
90Kentaro Ogawa$3.3 B$78 MRestaurantsJapan
91Ajay Piramal$3.1 B$76 MPharmaceuticalsIndia
92Michael Herz$7.2 B$76 MCoffeeGermany
93Wolfgang Herz$7.2 B$76 MCoffeeGermany
94Fu Liquan$3.6 B$75 MSurveillance equipmentChina
95Alexander Ramlie$2.3 B$75 MminingIndonesia
96Qian Jinghong$1.2 B$75 MElectric scootersChina
97Zhou Chaonan$6.4 B$74 MManufacturingChina
98Kristo Käärmann$2.6 B$73 MPayments, bankingEstonia
99Manuel Villar$18.8 B$73 MReal estatePhilippines
100Rakesh Gangwal$5.7 B$72 MAirlineUnited States
101Karsanbhai Patel$4.8 B$71 MConsumer goods, cementIndia
102Liu Jincheng & family$2.7 B$69 MLithium batteriesChina
103Dhanin Chearavanont$14.7 B$69 MDiversifiedThailand
104Ludwig Merckle$12.1 B$68 MPharmaceuticalsGermany
105Peter Grogg$3.1 B$67 MBiochemicalsSwitzerland
106Wang Yanqing & family$2.4 B$66 MElectrical equipmentChina
107Arvind Poddar$3.5 B$65 MTiresIndia
108Sarath Ratanavadi$14.9 B$65 MEnergyThailand
109Rafael Del Pino$7.1 B$65 MConstructionSpain
110Zhou Qunfei$12.9 B$64 MSmartphone screensHong Kong
111Fredrik Lundberg$7.8 B$63 MReal estate, investmentsSweden
112Liu Hanyuan$7.9 B$63 MAgribusiness, new energyChina
113Liu Xiucai & family$1.1 B$63 MChemicalsUnited States
114Jiang Rensheng & family$6.5 B$63 MVaccinesChina
115Vikram Lal & family$8.0 B$62 MMotorcyclesIndia
116Thomas Straumann$5.2 B$62 MDental implantsSwitzerland
117Tsai Ming-kai$4.5 B$62 MSemiconductorsTaiwan
118Karin Schick$1.6 B$61 MInformation technologyGermany
119Georg Nemetschek & family$7.4 B$61 MSoftwareGermany
120Jin Baofang$3.0 B$61 MSolar panelsChina
121Ruan Hongliang$2.5 B$60 MGlassChina
122Gao Jifan & family$2.1 B$60 MSolar equipmentChina
123Vikas Oberoi$4.8 B$60 MReal estateIndia
124Germán Larrea Mota Velasco & family$28.0 B$60 MMiningMexico
125Lee Boo-jin$3.5 B$60 MSamsungSouth Korea
126Savitri Jindal & family$32.5 B$59 MSteelIndia
127Edwin Soeryadjaya$1.1 B$58 MCoal, investmentsIndonesia
128Hong Jie$2.1 B$57 MPaintChina
129Basudeo Singh$2.1 B$56 MPharmaceuticalsIndia
130Zhu Gongshan & family$2.4 B$54 MSolar panel materialsChina
131Li Jianli$1.5 B$54 MLithium-ion battery capChina
132Kushal Pal Singh$14.7 B$54 MReal estateIndia
133Willy Michel$4.6 B$54 MMedical devicesSwitzerland
134Ralph Dommermuth$1.8 B$52 MInternet service providerGermany
135Xiang Guangda$3.9 B$52 MMetalsChina
136Lin Jianhua$3.4 B$52 MSolar panel componentsChina
137Akshay Arora$1.4 B$52 Mspecialty pharmaceuticalsIndia
138Shi Yuzhu$3.0 B$51 MOnline games, investmentsChina
139Richard Li$4.6 B$50 MInsurance, telecomHong Kong
140Zhang Gongyun$1.8 B$50 MTyre manufacturing machineryChina
141Mochtar Riady & family$2.4 B$49 MdiversifiedIndonesia
142Cai Huabo$2.1 B$49 MElectronicsChina
143Viktor Vekselberg$8.1 B$48 MMetals, investmentsRussia
144Ilson Mateus & family$1.9 B$48 MSupermarketsBrazil
145Remi Dassault$2.5 B$47 MInheritedFrance
146Helena Dassault$2.5 B$47 MInheritedFrance
147Natacha Nikolajevic$2.5 B$47 MInheritedFrance
148Wang Jianfeng & family$1.3 B$47 MAuto partsChina
149Kostyantin Zhevago$1.3 B$46 MMiningUkraine
150Scott Lin$1.9 B$46 MOptical componentsTaiwan
151Chang Jianming & family$2.2 B$46 MIndustrial equipmentChina
152Shyam Bhartia$2.0 B$45 MPharmaceuticals, foodIndia
153Surjit Kumar Gupta$2.3 B$45 MElectrical equipmentIndia
154Hari Bhartia$2.0 B$45 MDiversifiedIndia
155Jose Joao Abdalla Filho$3.4 B$45 MInvestmentsBrazil
156Alain Merieux & family$7.1 B$45 MPharmaceuticalsFrance
157Tse Ping & family$4.6 B$44 MPharmaceuticalsChina
158Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber Al Thani$2.4 B$43 MInvestmentsQatar
159William Heinecke$1.5 B$43 MHotelsThailand
160Klaus-Peter Schulenberg$4.8 B$43 MTicketing serviceGermany
161Viren Doshi$1.3 B$43 MSolar modulesIndia
162Abdulla bin Ahmad Al Ghurair & family$4.7 B$42 MDiversifiedUnited Arab Emirates
163Sun Guangxin$1.5 B$42 MDiversifiedChina
164Florentino Perez$3.2 B$41 MConstructionSpain
165Rajiv Bajaj$5.8 B$41 MDiversifiedIndia
166Sanjiv Bajaj$5.8 B$41 MDiversifiedIndia
167Georg Schaeffler$10.4 B$41 MAuto partsGermany
168Yuan Fugen & family$2.3 B$41 MMetal processingChina
169Sunil Vachani$3.2 B$41 MElectronicsIndia
170Udo Tschira$6.3 B$41 MSoftwareGermany
171Gerda Tschira$6.3 B$41 MsoftwareGermany
172Harald Tschira$6.3 B$41 MSoftwareGermany
173Zeng Fangqin$6.0 B$40 MSmartphone componentsHong Kong
174Xu Chuanhua & family$1.7 B$40 MChemicals, logisticsChina
175Koos Bekker$3.2 B$40 MMedia, investmentsSouth Africa
176Wang Shuifu$1.2 B$39 MManufacturingChina
177Tomasz Biernacki$6.2 B$39 MSupermarketsPoland
178Xu Xudong & family$1.5 B$39 MAuto partsChina
179Lee Seo-hyun$3.2 B$39 MSamsungSouth Korea
180Xu Jinfu & family$2.0 B$39 MChemicalsChina
181Su Hua$3.3 B$39 MVideo streamingChina
182Julia Thiele-Schuerhoff$3.3 B$39 MBrakes, investmentsGermany
183Lorinc Meszaros$3.5 B$38 MDiversifiedHungary
184Dai Wenyuan & family$1.3 B$38 MAIChina
185Yin Yee Lee$1.6 B$38 MGlassChina
186Hitesh Doshi$1.2 B$38 MSolar modulesIndia
187Pankaj Doshi$1.2 B$37 MSolar modulesIndia
188K.C. Liu$1.8 B$37 MManufacturingTaiwan
189Wu Bo$1.2 B$37 MMachineryChina
190Taavet Hinrikus$1.2 B$37 Mpayments, bankingEstonia
191Rajesh Sharma$1.0 B$36 MFinanceIndia
192Paul Lee$1.2 B$36 MBattery separatorsUnited States
193Chao Teng-hsiung$2.7 B$35 MReal estateTaiwan
194Antti Herlin$4.6 B$35 MElevators, escalatorsFinland
195Cheng Yixiao$2.7 B$34 MVideo streaming appChina
196Jeffrey Koo Jr$4.5 B$33 MFinanceTaiwan
197Daniel Tsai$7.1 B$33 MFinanceTaiwan
198Qin Yinglin$14.9 B$33 MPig breedingChina
199Tang Jinkui & family$1.2 B$33 MTextiles, petrochemicalsChina
200Tony Chen$1.3 B$33 MElectronicsTaiwan
201Sanjiv Goenka$3.5 B$33 MDiversifiedIndia
202Richard Tsai$7.1 B$33 MFinanceTaiwan
203Rolly van Rappard$1.9 B$32 MPrivate EquityNetherlands
204Rudolf Maag$5.4 B$32 MMedical devicesSwitzerland
205Nusli Wadia$5.1 B$32 MConsumer goodsIndia
206Danielle Bellon & family$3.5 B$31 MFood servicesFrance
207Mahendra Choksi & family$4.1 B$31 MPaintsIndia
208Yadu Hari Dalmia & family$2.4 B$30 MCementIndia
209Cho Jyh-jer$2.1 B$30 MSemiconductorsTaiwan
210Niraj Bajaj$4.2 B$30 MDiversifiedIndia
211Shekhar Bajaj$4.2 B$30 MDiversifiedIndia
212Madhur Bajaj$4.2 B$30 MDiversifiedIndia
213Thomas Schmidheiny$7.8 B$30 MCementSwitzerland
214Liang Feng$1.7 B$30 MManufacturingChina
215Zhu Xingming$2.5 B$29 MElectrical equipmentChina
216Hiroshi Ishibashi$1.1 B$29 MTiresJapan
217Habil Khorakiwala$1.6 B$29 MpharmaceuticalsIndia
218Qiu Wensheng$2.9 B$29 MManufacturingChina
219Walter P.J. Droege$3.4 B$29 MInvestingGermany
220Liang Guangwei$1.8 B$28 MConglomerateChina
221Abhay Soi$2.6 B$28 MHealthcareIndia
222Maria Del Pino$3.7 B$28 MConstructionSpain
223Kuldip Singh Dhingra$2.9 B$28 MPaintsIndia
224Gurbachan Singh Dhingra$2.9 B$28 MPaintsIndia
225Richard Chang$1.6 B$28 MReal estate, electronicsTaiwan
226Rajju Shroff$1.4 B$27 MAgrochemicalsIndia
227Oleg Deripaska$3.0 B$27 MAluminum, utilitiesRussia
228Surender Saluja$3.3 B$27 MSolar cellsIndia
229Hu Yangzhong$1.8 B$26 MTechnologyChina
230Wang Junshi & family$2.0 B$26 MSolar invertersChina
231Huang Li$3.0 B$26 MImaging systemsChina
232Liu Chengyu & family$1.2 B$26 MPower supply equipmentChina
233Donald Mackenzie$1.6 B$26 MPrivate equityUnited Kingdom
234Andrew Tan$1.7 B$26 MDiversifiedPhilippines
235Saroj Rani Gupta$1.3 B$26 MSteel tubesIndia
236Vanich Chaiyawan$4.3 B$25 MInsurance, beveragesThailand
237Wei Ing-Chou$2.1 B$25 MFood, beveragesTaiwan
238Juan Domingo Beckmann Legorreta & family$1.9 B$25 MTequilaMexico
239Brett Blundy$2.2 B$25 MRetail, agribusinessAustralia
240Wu Xiangdong$2.7 B$25 MLiquorChina
241Fernando Roberto Moreira Salles$6.8 B$25 MBanking, mineralsBrazil
242Anas Sefrioui$1.1 B$25 Mreal estateMorocco
243Wei Ying-Chiao$2.0 B$25 MFood, beveragesTaiwan
244Wei Yin-Chun$2.0 B$25 MFood, beveragesTaiwan
245Wei Yin-Heng$2.0 B$25 MFood, beveragesTaiwan
246Wu Kai$2.5 B$25 MBatteriesChina
247Yusuf Hamied$2.8 B$24 MPharmaceuticalsIndia
248Tian Ming$1.4 B$24 MMeasuring instrumentsChina
249Michael Heine$2.4 B$24 MFinancial servicesAustralia
250Ricardo Salinas Pliego & family$4.6 B$24 MRetail, mediaMexico
251Mofatraj Munot$1.2 B$24 MReal estateIndia
252David Teoh$2.0 B$24 MTelecomAustralia
253Chairul Tanjung$4.4 B$24 MDiversifiedIndonesia
254Zhao Fenggang$2.5 B$24 MBatteriesChina
255Frederik Paulsen$7.0 B$24 MHealth careSweden
256Kapil Bhatia$1.6 B$24 MAviationIndia
257Sumet Jiaravanon$6.0 B$24 MDiversifiedThailand
258Yeh Kuo-I$1.5 B$24 MManufacturingTaiwan
259Lu Weiding$3.7 B$23 MDiversifiedChina
260Jaran Chiaravanont$6.0 B$23 MDiversifiedThailand
261Chen Qiongxiang$2.2 B$23 MBatteriesChina
262Francesco Gaetano Caltagirone$6.4 B$23 MCement, diversifiedItaly
263Pedro Moreira Salles$6.4 B$22 MBanking, mineralsBrazil
264Qi Xiangdong$1.3 B$22 MSoftwareChina
265Samuel Yin$4.4 B$22 MRetailTaiwan
266Tang Ye$1.1 B$22 MsoftwareChina
267Chang Kuo-Hua$2.3 B$22 MShipping, airlinesTaiwan
268Alfredo Egydio Arruda Villela Filho$1.8 B$22 MBankingBrazil
269Ana Lucia de Mattos Barretto Villela$1.6 B$21 MBankingBrazil
270Naresh Trehan$1.2 B$21 MHospitalsIndia
271Cao Ji$1.1 B$21 MManufacturingChina
272Lucio Tan$2.9 B$21 MDiversifiedPhilippines
273Giuseppe De'Longhi & family$5.2 B$20 MCoffee makersItaly
274Wei Huang$1.9 B$20 MReal estateChina
275Shen Xiqiang & family$1.9 B$20 MChemicalChina
276Kagemasa Kozuki$3.1 B$20 MVideo gamesJapan
277Yu Lili$1.9 B$19 MElectronic componentsChina
278Wang Shih-Chung$1.1 B$19 MPneumatic equipmentsTaiwan
279Louise Lindh$2.2 B$19 MInvestmentsSweden
280Fernando Chico Pardo$3.0 B$19 MAirport managementMexico
281Wu Yingming$2.0 B$19 MBatteriesChina
282Steve Koltes$1.1 B$19 MPrivate EquityUnited States
283Rubens Ometto Silveira Mello$1.2 B$19 MSugar, ethanolBrazil
284Wolfgang Leitner$2.6 B$19 MEngineeringAustria
285Yasuhide Uno$3.8 B$18 MPayment servicesJapan
286Lim Kok Thay$2.0 B$18 MCasinosMalaysia
287Miao Yongjun$1.0 B$18 MClinical diagnosticsChina
288Karen Virginia Beckmann Legoretta$1.3 B$18 MTequilaMexico
289Chu Mang Yee & family$1.5 B$18 MReal estateChina
290Sofia Högberg Schörling$5.6 B$18 MInvestmentsSweden
291Märta Schörling Andreen$5.6 B$18 MInvestmentsSweden
292Ramesh Kunhikannan$1.7 B$18 MElectronicsIndia
293Wilhelm Beier & family$2.6 B$17 MPharmaceuticalsGermany
294Rekha Jhunjhunwala$7.6 B$17 MInvestmentsIndia
295Katarina Martinson$2.3 B$17 MInvestmentsSweden
296Vivek Jain$4.2 B$17 MChemicalsIndia
297Li Min$4.2 B$17 MSemiconductorChina
298Wichai Thongtang$1.9 B$17 MHealthcare, InvestmentsThailand
299Keeree Kanjanapas$1.4 B$16 MTransportationThailand
300Ren Jinsheng & family$1.4 B$16 MPharmaceuticalChina
301Matthias Reinhart$4.9 B$16 MFinancial servicesSwitzerland
302Ilkka Herlin$1.8 B$16 MElevators, escalatorsFinland
303Deepinder Goyal$1.3 B$16 MFood delivery serviceIndia
304Aloke Lohia$1.5 B$16 MPetrochemicalsIndia
305Bruce Mathieson$1.1 B$16 MHotelsAustralia
306Tsai Hong-tu$5.7 B$16 MFinanceTaiwan
307Yitzhak Tshuva$5.3 B$16 MReal estateIsrael
308Peter Lim$1.7 B$16 MInvestmentsSingapore
309Manoj Punjabi$1.7 B$16 MMoviesIndonesia
310Eugene Wu$1.5 B$16 MFinanceTaiwan
311Tsai Cheng-ta$5.5 B$16 MFinanceTaiwan
312Antonio Luiz Seabra$1.1 B$16 MCosmeticsBrazil
313M.A. Yusuff Ali$5.8 B$16 MRetailIndia
314Martua Sitorus$3.4 B$15 MPalm oilIndonesia
315Anders Holch Povlsen$12.6 B$15 MFashion retailDenmark
316Rezwan Razack$1.3 B$15 MReal estateIndia
317Irfan Razack$1.3 B$15 MReal estateIndia
318Noaman Razack$1.3 B$15 MReal estateIndia
319Abdulla Al Futtaim & family$3.4 B$15 MAuto dealers, investmentsUnited Arab Emirates
320Ilona Herlin$1.8 B$15 MElevators, escalatorsFinland
321Wang Yanqing & family$1.1 B$15 MCarbon fiber productsChina
322Premchand Godha$1.6 B$15 MPharmaceuticalsIndia
323Michael Ashley$4.4 B$15 MSports retailingUnited Kingdom
324Wang Yun'an$1.2 B$14 MMilk teaChina
325Anil Gupta$1.4 B$14 MCablesIndia
326Henry Engelhardt$1.5 B$14 MInsuranceUnited States
327Bhadresh Shah$2.3 B$14 MEngineeringIndia
328Prathap Reddy$3.0 B$14 MHealthcareIndia
329Francois Feuillet & family$2.2 B$14 MMotorhomes, RVsFrance
330Candido Pinheiro Koren de Lima & family$1.3 B$14 Mhospitals, health insuranceBrazil
331Nicolas D'Ieteren$4.3 B$14 MAuto parts, distributionBelgium
332Heikki Herlin$1.4 B$14 MElevators, escalatorsFinland
333Chu Jian$1.2 B$13 MManufacturingChina
334Wang Chou-hsiong$1.4 B$13 MFootwearTaiwan
335Lin Dingqiang & family$1.3 B$13 MReal estateHong Kong
336Li Zhigang$1.0 B$13 MMachineryChina
337Zhang Liguo$1.6 B$13 MskincareChina
338Somurai Jaruphnit$3.3 B$13 MDiversifiedThailand
339Sri Prakash Lohia$8.6 B$13 MPetrochemicalsIndonesia
340Jiang Bin$5.2 B$13 MAcoustic componentsChina
341C.C. Leung$1.7 B$13 MElectronicsTaiwan
342Dietmar Hopp & family$5.2 B$13 MSoftwareGermany
343Nathan Kirsh$7.3 B$13 MRetail, real estateEswatini (Swaziland)
344D. Leopoldo Del Pino$2.4 B$12 MConstructionSpain
345Deng Weiming & family$1.8 B$12 MBattery componentsChina
346Tadako Nakatani$1.2 B$12 MMedical diagnostic equipmentJapan
347Kim Jun-ki$1.9 B$12 MDiversifiedSouth Korea
348Mustafa Hamied$1.3 B$12 MPharmaceuticalsIndia
349Akio Nitori$3.1 B$12 MHome furnishingsJapan
350Theodore Rachmat$3.4 B$12 MDiversifiedIndonesia
351Aziz Akhannouch & family$1.7 B$12 MPetroleum, diversifiedMorocco
352Lu Zongjun$1.2 B$12 MLogisticsChina
353Lai Guogui & family$1.2 B$11 MmachineryChina
354Henri Beaufour$2.8 B$11 MPharmaceuticalsFrance
355Anne Beaufour$2.8 B$11 MPharmaceuticalsFrance
356Lin Chen-hai$3.5 B$11 MReal estateTaiwan
357Nassef Sawiris$8.1 B$11 MConstruction, investmentsEgypt
358Zhang Fan$2.7 B$11 MTouch screensChina
359Faisal Bin Qassim Al Thani$1.9 B$11 MHotels, diversifiedQatar
360Li Chunan$4.0 B$11 MSolar wafers and modulesChina
361Caroline Hagen Kjos$2.8 B$11 MConglomerateNorway
362Kim Beom-su$3.2 B$11 MOnline servicesSouth Korea
363Brunello Cucinelli & family$5.0 B$11 MFashionItaly
364Alberto Bombassei$2.2 B$10 MAutomotive brakesItaly
365Maria-Elisabeth Schaeffler-Thumann$2.6 B$10 MAuto partsGermany
366Harald Link$1.4 B$10 MDiversifiedThailand
367Angelo Koo$3.3 B$10 MFinanceTaiwan
368Joseph Tsai$11.6 B$10 ME-commerceCanada
369Chang Kuo-Wei$1.2 B$10 MAirlinesTaiwan
370Chen Yuantai$1.1 B$10 MBatteriesChina
371Simone Maag de Moura Cunha$1.1 B$10 MMedical DevicesSwitzerland
372Peter Kelly$1.4 B$10 MI.T.United Kingdom
373Thomas Wu$2.0 B$10 MFinanceTaiwan
374Sathien Sathientham$2.0 B$10 MEnergy drinksThailand
375Carsten Maschmeyer$1.6 B$9 MFinance servicesGermany
376Ernesto Bertarelli$11.0 B$9 MBiotech, investmentsSwitzerland
377Andre Koo$5.3 B$9 MFinancial servicesTaiwan
378Douglas Hsu$2.3 B$9 MDiversifiedTaiwan
379Jose Isaac Peres & family$1.1 B$9 MShopping mallsBrazil
380Spiro Latsis & family$2.4 B$9 MBanking, shippingGreece
381Onkar Kanwar$1.2 B$9 MTiresIndia
382Chan Tan Ching-fen$3.0 B$9 MReal estateHong Kong
383Jose Maria Aristrain$1.4 B$9 MSteelSpain
384Lawrence Stroll$3.8 B$8 MFashion investmentsCanada
385Fredrik Österberg$1.2 B$8 MGambling productsSweden
386Wang Mingwang$1.2 B$8 MElectronics componentsChina
387Alberto Cortina$1.3 B$8 MInvestmentsSpain
388Wu Guanjiang & family$2.8 B$8 MPharmaceuticalsChina
389Gavril Yushvaev & family$1.9 B$8 MPrecious metals, real estateRussia
390Jaime Gilinski Bacal$10.7 B$8 MBankingColombia
391Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao$2.8 B$8 MAirlinesVietnam
392Zhang Jianguo & family$1.0 B$8 MenergyChina
393Nobutoshi Shimamura$1.7 B$8 MRetailJapan
394Chi Yufeng$1.9 B$8 MSoftwareChina
395Rafal Brzoska$1.1 B$8 Mparcel lockersPoland
396Harindarpal Banga$2.9 B$8 MCommoditiesIndia
397Wee Ee Cheong$2.2 B$8 MBankingSingapore
398Phongthep Chiaravanont$2.0 B$8 MDiversifiedThailand
399Somsri Lamsam$2.0 B$8 MDiversifiedThailand
400Balkrishan Goenka$2.8 B$8 MTextilesIndia
401Jens von Bahr$1.1 B$8 MGambling productsSweden
402Manas Chiaravanond$2.0 B$8 MDiversifiedThailand
403Prathip Chiravanond$2.0 B$8 MDiversifiedThailand
404Antonio Del Valle Ruiz & family$2.9 B$8 MChemicalsMexico
405Hong Ra-hee$3.4 B$8 MSamsungSouth Korea
406Bhavish Aggarwal$2.0 B$7 MOlaIndia
407Su Suyu & family$1.3 B$7 MUtilities, real estateChina
408Venkateswarlu Jasti$1.3 B$7 MPharmaceuticalsIndia
409Michiel Le Roux$1.8 B$7 MBankingSouth Africa
410Nobutada Saji$1.2 B$7 MBeveragesJapan
411Alberto Alcocer$1.4 B$7 MInvestmentsSpain
412Shivratan Agarwal$1.3 B$7 MIndian snacksIndia
413Othman Benjelloun & family$1.6 B$7 MBanking, insuranceMorocco
414Lina Tombolato$1.7 B$7 MFinancial servicesItaly
415Lutz Mario Helmig & family$3.4 B$7 MHospitalsGermany
416Kenzo Tsujimoto$1.4 B$7 MVideo gamesJapan
417Wee Ee Lim$1.8 B$7 MBankingSingapore
418Huang Xu$1.6 B$6 MsemiconductorChina
419Chen Jianhua$7.6 B$6 MChemicalsChina
420Rufino Vigil Gonzalez$2.6 B$6 MSteelMexico
421Dong Zengping$1.4 B$6 MElectronicsChina
422Yan Zhi$1.7 B$6 MReal estateChina
423Wee Ee Chao$1.7 B$6 MBankingSingapore
424Lam Kong$1.7 B$6 MPharmaceuticalsChina
425Eugene Murtagh$2.2 B$6 MBuilding materialsIreland
426Park Hyeon-joo$1.1 B$6 Mmutual fundsSouth Korea
427Annalisa Doris$1.8 B$6 MFinancial servicesItaly
428Massimo Doris$1.8 B$6 MFinancial servicesItaly
429Christoffel Wiese$1.6 B$6 MretailSouth Africa
430Zhang Tianyu$1.6 B$5 MtelecommunicationsChina
431Nerio Alessandri$1.7 B$5 MGym equipmentItaly
432Zhou Jian$1.2 B$5 MroboticsChina
433Satish Reddy$1.7 B$5 MPharmaceuticalsIndia
434Olivier Bouygues$2.5 B$5 MConstruction, mediaFrance
435Martin Bouygues$2.5 B$5 MConstruction, mediaFrance
436Zhong Sheng Jian$1.2 B$5 MReal estateSingapore
437Rubens Menin Teixeira de Souza$1.6 B$5 Mhome building, bankingBrazil
438Daniel Chiu$1.8 B$5 MOil & gas, educationHong Kong
439Li Weiwei$1.3 B$5 MOnline gamesChina
440Yu Faxiang$1.2 B$5 MTourism, cultural industryChina
441Pawan Munjal$1.4 B$5 MMotorcyclesIndia
442Wu Kaiting$1.0 B$5 MElectronicsHong Kong
443Alexander Otto$8.7 B$5 MReal estateGermany
444Patrick Drahi$7.2 B$5 MTelecomFrance
445Jiang Long$1.2 B$5 MManufacturingChina
446Evangelos Marinakis & family$4.2 B$5 MShipping, soccerGreece
447Kjell Inge Rokke$4.5 B$5 MShipping, seafoodNorway
448Gerry Harvey$2.4 B$5 MRetailAustralia
449Suman Munjal$1.3 B$5 MMotorcyclesIndia
450Renu Munjal$1.3 B$5 MMotorcyclesIndia
451Shao Genhuo$1.3 B$4 MAgribusinessChina
452G.V. Prasad$1.4 B$4 MPharmaceuticalsIndia
453Tran Dinh Long$2.3 B$4 MSteelVietnam
454Manuel Lao Hernández & family$1.6 B$4 MCasinosSpain
455Baba Kalyani$3.8 B$4 MEngineeringIndia
456Kalanithi Maran$2.7 B$4 MMediaIndia
457Peter Sondakh$2.0 B$4 MInvestmentsIndonesia
458Gabriel Escarrer & family$1.2 B$4 MHotelsSpain
459Soegiarto Adikoesoemo$1.1 B$4 MChemicalsIndonesia
460Zeng Kaitian$1.3 B$4 MOnline gamesChina
461Roberto Angelini Rossi$1.9 B$4 MForestry, miningChile
462Zan Shengda$1.0 B$4 MDiversifiedChina
463Chen Kaixuan$2.6 B$3 MHousehold chemicalsChina
464Rafaela Aponte-Diamant$39.0 B$3 MShippingSwitzerland
465Gianluigi Aponte$39.0 B$3 MShippingSwitzerland
466Arvind Lal$1.5 B$3 MMedical diagnosticsIndia
467Chang Kuo-Ming$1.1 B$3 MTransportationTaiwan
468Zadik Bino & family$2.0 B$3 MBanking, oilIsrael
469Hao Hong$1.3 B$3 MPharmaceuticalsUnited States
470Catheline Perier D'Ieteren$3.0 B$3 MAuto parts, distributionBelgium
471Lee Ho-jin$1.4 B$3 MDiversifiedSouth Korea
472Patricia Angelini Rossi$1.5 B$3 MForestry, miningChile
473Martin Haefner$5.5 B$3 MSoftware, investmentsSwitzerland
474Sven Hagströmer$1.1 B$3 MFinancial servicesSweden
475Clelia Haji-Ioannou$1.1 B$3 MEasyJetCyprus
476Aliko Dangote$23.9 B$3 MCement, sugarNigeria
477Heloise Pratt$1.6 B$3 MManufacturing, investmentAustralia
478Polys Haji-Ioannou$1.3 B$3 MEasyJetCyprus
479Hajime Satomi$1.4 B$3 MVideo games, PachinkoJapan
480Masaaki Arai$1.7 B$3 MReal estateJapan
481Mehmet Aydinlar$1.4 B$2 MHospitalsTurkey
482Parakramsinh Jadeja$1.0 B$2 MManufacturingIndia
483Anand Burman$2.0 B$2 MConsumer goodsIndia
484Shari Arison$5.8 B$2 MCarnival CruisesIsrael
485Fan Hongwei$4.5 B$2 MPetrochemicalsChina
486Yang Huiyan & family$2.9 B$2 MReal estateChina
487Katharina Otto-Bernstein$3.1 B$2 MReal estateGermany
488Mike Cannon-Brookes$18.6 B$2 MSoftwareAustralia
489Zygmunt Solorz$2.5 B$2 MTV broadcastingPoland
490Saket Burman$1.4 B$2 MConsumer goodsUnited Kingdom
491Alexandre Grendene Bartelle$2.2 B$2 MShoesBrazil
492Stelios Haji-Ioannou$1.2 B$2 MEasyJetCyprus
493Taha Mikati$2.9 B$2 MTelecomLebanon
494Najib Mikati$2.9 B$2 MTelecomLebanon
495Archie Hwang$1.6 B$2 MSemiconductorsTaiwan
496Chen Kaichen$1.4 B$2 MHousehold chemicalsChina
497Amit Burman$1.3 B$2 MConsumer goodsIndia
498Francis Choi$8.1 B$2 MReal estateHong Kong
499Huang Zhenda & family$1.8 B$2 MConstructionChina
500Pradip Burman$1.0 B$2 MConsumer goodsIndia

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Christina Miller
Associate News Editor at CEOWORLD Magazine. I lead the reporting team that covers US financial services and I write a business column for the opinion section. I write news pieces about the US and European market for start-ups and interview CEOs for our interview slot. I also presented one of the CEOWORLD magazine's early podcast hits, Money Stories, in which I persuadeded notable CEOs to share insights into the breaking news, moments of crisis and key decisions that enabled them to build successful international companies.