There’s no doubt that entrepreneurship is thriving globally and economic crisis shock the big economies, however these entrepreneurs did not lose much of their fortunes and are still in billionaire list.
1. 1. Bhumibol Adulyadej (Thailand) – US$30 billion
2. Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah (Brunei) – US$20 billion
3. R. Budi & Michael Hartono – US$16.5 Billion
4. Henry Sy (Philippines) – US$14.3 billion
5. Dhanin Chearavanont (Thailand) – US$13.4 billion
6. Charoen Sirivadhanabhakdi (Thailand) – US$13.1 billion
7. Niraj Goel (Singapore) – US$ 12.95 billion
8. Robert Kuok (Malaysia) – US$11.4 billion
9. Ananda Krishnan (Malaysia) – US$9.6 billion
10. Robert Ng (Singapore) – US$9.4 billion
There’s no doubt that entrepreneurship is thriving globally and
economic crisis shock the big economies, however these entrepreneurs
did not lose much of their fortunes and are still in billionaire list.
2. *The world’s richest king and longest reigning monarch, has an
estimated net worth of US$ 30 billion.
*With 64 years on the throne, King Bhumibol Adulyadej (83 yrs.)
revered as a demi-god by many Thais. The king is a respected
unifying figure and moral arbiter in Thailand.
3. *Sultan of Brunei’’s wealth is based on country's oil and gas
reserves, but with oilfields set to dry up in 10 years,
production has been cut.
4. The brothers added more than US$ 1 billion to their fortune, thanks
to the rising stock price of their most valuable holding, Bank Central
Asia, Indonesia's largest non-state-owned bank by assets.
5. *Henry Sy remains the richest person in the Philippines. His net
worth has increased by ten digits plus credits to the continued
growth of his SM Investments Corp, the largest retailer in the
Philippines with over 200 individual outlets around the country.
6. *Dhanin Chearavanont held on to his spot as Thailand's wealthiest
man after adding US$ 2.2 billion to his fortune. Shares of his most
valuable holding, Chinese insurer Ping An, which he acquired in
2013, surged 40% after nearly doubling quarterly revenues on
better performance by its banking arm.
7. *Beer baron Charoen Sirivadhanabhakdi's fortune got a boost on
rising shares of Thai Beverage, Thailand's largest brewer, famous
for its Chang beer and Sang Som rum.
*He also gained from his new holding in Singapore - listed Fraser &
Neave, the property and beverage conglomerate he acquired in
2012.
8. *Niraj Goel is a successful Entrepreneur, Philanthropist and an avid
Writer as well. He has changed the way of trading and earning
scenarios in financial markets by introducing Algo Trading technology
and listing his company at US Stock exchange.
*A well known entrepreneur around the globe for his remarkable
contributions in the field of Technology and Innovation. Recently his
Clone Algo Group valued as US$ 12.95 billion.
9. *Robert Kuok, Malaysia's richest man, raised US$ 300 million in 2014
with the Singapore listing of his PACC Offshore Services Holdings,
Asia's largest operator of vessels for offshore oil & gas exploration.
His Kuok Group controls a slew of listed companies in Hong Kong,
Malaysia and Singapore.
10. *Ananda Krishnan, who continues to be Malaysia's second-richest
person, took a US$ 1.6 billion hit to his net worth in 2014-15,
partly because of the slump in shares of Bumi Armada, an offshore
oilfield services provider. The sudden departure of Bumi's CEO in
December 2014 sparked speculation that he might take the
company private.
11. *A sluggish real estate market in both Singapore and Hong Kong took
a toll on the wealth of property tycoons Robert and Philip Ng;
revenues of their Far East Organization and Sino Group empire
dropped by nearly US$ 1 billion to US$ 4.6 billion respectively.