Billionaire Prajogo Pangestu - asset of 40.4 billion USD
The list of world billionaires updated by Forbes on December 15, billionaire Prajogo Pangestu's assets decreased by 1.4 billion USD, equivalent to 3.24% compared to December 14. Currently, billionaire Prajogo Pangestu is ranked 47th in the world.
In Southeast Asia, billionaire Prajogo Pangestu is currently ranked No. 1 in the ranking of the richest people in Southeast Asia.
Billionaire Prajogo Pangestu comes from Indonesia, operating mainly in the petrochemical and energy sectors, through companies such as Barito Pacific, Barito Renewables Energy. Prajogo Pangestu first appeared on the Forbes billionaire list in 2017, when he owned assets of about 1.8 billion USD.
Billionaire Pham Nhat Vuong - 25.7 billion USD
Billionaire Pham Nhat Vuong, Chairman of Vingroup Corporation, decreased by 176 million USD, down to 25.7 billion USD with the update on December 14.
Currently, Mr. Pham Nhat Vuong is ranked 90th on the ranking of the richest people on the planet. In Southeast Asia, billionaire Pham Nhat Vuong is second on the list of rich people.
Mr. Pham Nhat Vuong is the first USD billionaire in Vietnam to own assets of over 24 billion USD, and is also the first Vietnamese to be in the group of 100 richest people in the world.
Billionaire Low Tuck Kwong - 23.8 billion USD
Billionaire Low Tuck Kwong is currently ranked 98th in the richest people on the planet, with a net worth of 23.8 billion USD. Compared to the previous update, his assets decreased by 2.32%, equivalent to a decrease of 565 million USD.
In Southeast Asia, Low Tuck Kwong ranks 3rd in the top 5 richest billionaires in the region.
World billionaire Low Tuck Kwong is the founder of Bayan Resources, a large coal mining company in Indonesia. He also runs Metis Energy, a Singapore-based renewable energy company, and holds a stake in The Farrer Park Company and Samindo Resources.
Billionaire R. Budi Hartono (21.2 billion USD) and Michael Hartono (20,3 billion USD)
According to the latest update from Forbes, Indonesian billionaire R. Budi Hartono has a net worth of about $21.2 billion, an increase of $702 million compared to December 14. With this asset, he is ranked 114th in the list of the richest people in the world.
Meanwhile, his younger brother, Michael Hartono, also an Indonesian citizen, is holding an estimated 20.3 billion USD in assets, an increase of 674 million USD compared to the previous update. He is currently ranked 120th on the global billionaire rankings.
The two brothers R. Budi Hartono and Michael Hartono are familiar faces in the Indonesian financial world, associated with Djarum Group and Bank Central Asia (BCA) - one of the largest private banks in Indonesia. They are also often among the richest billionaires in Southeast Asia.
