Asia has witnessed drastic growth in its economy, and an increase in the number of billionaires within the continent. As their fortune and influence keeps growing, Asia’s ultra-rich have assumed an outsized role in Asia’s economic and cultural life. Now, Asian billionaires are ranked among the top richest people in the world as their wealth keeps ballooning by the day.
Here are the top 10 richest people in Asia.
Rank | Name | Country | Net Worth |
1. | Gautam Adani | India | $1411 billion |
2. | Mukesh Ambani | India | $89.7 billion |
3. | Zhong Shanshan | China | $69.6 billion |
4. | Zhang Yiming | China | $44.5 billion |
5. | Zeng Yuqun | Hong Kong | $38.8 billion |
6. | Ma Huateng | China | $36.1 billion |
7. | Jack Ma | China | $32.1 billion |
8. | Tadashi Yanai | Japan | $30.0 billion |
9. | Li Ka-shing | Hong Kong | $29.5 billion |
10. | William Ding | China | $28.6 billion |