|
Asians Hold
19 Slots on Forbes 1998 List
|
| of
the World's Richest Families |
| |
| Note:
This list excludes government officials and royalty. If it did not, the
Sultan of Brunei would rank third, with $36 billion. |
|
| Rank |
Name/principal business |
Nation/Region |
Estimated Wealth |
| |
|
|
|
| 9. |
LEE Shau Kee |
Hong Kong |
$12.7 billion |
| |
real estate |
|
|
| 13.
(tie) |
LI Ka-shing |
Hong Kong |
$10 billion |
| |
real estate |
|
|
| 19. |
TSAI Wan-lin |
Taiwan |
$8.5 billion |
| |
insurance, financial services |
|
|
| 25. |
Walter, Thomas and Raymond
KWOK |
Hong Kong |
$7.4 billion |
| |
real estate |
|
|
| 37.
(tie) |
CHENG Yu-tung |
Hong Kong |
$6 billion |
| |
real estate |
|
|
| 37.
(tie) |
Nina WANG |
Hong Kong |
$6 billion |
| |
real estate |
|
|
| 41.
(tie) |
TSUTSUMI Yoshiaki |
Japan |
$5.7 billion |
| |
real estate |
|
|
| 44.
(tie) |
SAIJI Keizo |
Japan |
$5.6 billion |
| |
Suntory Corp. |
|
|
| 52.
(tie) |
TAKEI Yasuo |
Japan |
$5.2 billion |
| |
consumer finance |
|
|
| 56.
(tie) |
NG Teng Fong and Robert |
Singapore |
$5 billion |
| |
real estate |
|
|
| 62.
(tie) |
Robert KUOK |
Malaysia |
$4.7 billion |
| |
diversified |
|
|
| 74.
(tie) |
SUHARTO family |
Indonesia |
$4 billion |
| |
diversified |
|
|
| 74.
(tie) |
WIDJAJA, Eka Tjipta |
Indonesia |
$4 billion |
| |
pulp and paper |
|
|
| 81. (tie) |
WANG, Y.C. |
Taiwan |
$3.9 billion |
| |
Formosa Plastics |
|
|
| 83. (tie) |
ITO Masatoshi |
Japan |
$3.7 billion |
| |
retail |
|
|
| 85. (tie) |
KINOSHITA Kyosuke |
Japan |
$3.6 billion |
| |
Acom Corp. |
|
|
| 89. (tie) |
MITTAL, Lakshmi |
India |
$3.5 billion |
| |
steel |
|
|
| 92. (tie) |
KHOO Teck Puat |
Singapore |
$3.4 billion |
| |
investments |
|
|
| 94. (tie) |
MORI Minoru and Akira |
Japan |
$3.3 billion |
| |
real estate |
|
|
| Source:
Los Angeles Times, June 22, 1993, p. d2. |
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