Billionaire Prajogo Pangestu, the richest person in Southeast Asia
Forbes updates (January 3, 2026) billionaire asset Prajogo Pangestu - Indonesia worth 38.5 billion USD. Currently, billionaire Prajogo Pangestu ranks 55th in the world.
In Southeast Asia, billionaire Prajogo Pangestu is ranked number 1 in the list of the richest people in Southeast Asia.
Billionaire Prajogo Pangestu comes from Indonesia, mainly operating in the fields of petrochemicals and energy, through companies such as Barito Pacific, Barito Renewables Energy. Prajogo Pangestu first appeared in Forbes' billionaire list in 2017, when he owned assets of about 1.8 billion USD.
Billionaire Pham Nhat Vuong, the 2nd richest in Southeast Asia
The ranking of the richest people on the planet updated by Forbes on January 3, 2026, records that the assets of billionaire Pham Nhat Vuong, Chairman of Vingroup Group, amount to 29.9 billion USD. Currently, Mr. Pham Nhat Vuong is ranked 72nd in the world. In Southeast Asia, billionaire Pham Nhat Vuong ranks 2nd in the top 5 richest people in the region.
Mr. Pham Nhat Vuong is the first USD billionaire of Vietnam to own a fortune of more than 29 billion USD (January 3, 2026), and also the first Vietnamese person to be in the group of the 80 richest people in the world.
Billionaire Low Tuck Kwong, 3rd richest in Southeast Asia
Forbes' list of world billionaires on January 3, 2026, billionaire Low Tuck Kwong owns assets worth 23.2 billion USD, ranking 101st in the world. In Southeast Asia, Mr. Low Tuck Kwong is ranked 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. At the same time, he runs Metis Energy, a renewable energy company based in Singapore and holds shares in The Farrer Park Company and Samindo Resources.
Billionaire R. Budi (4th) and Michael Hartono (5th) in the list of Southeast Asian richest people
The list of world billionaires announced by Forbes on January 3, 2026, billionaire R. Budi Hartono, of Indonesian nationality, owns a net worth of about 21.5 billion USD. With this level of wealth, he is ranked 116th in the list of the richest people in the world.
Meanwhile, his younger brother, Michael Hartono, also of Indonesian nationality, is holding an estimated fortune of 20.7 billion USD. He is currently ranked 120th in the global billionaire rankings. In Southeast Asia, billionaires R. Budi and Michael Hartono are ranked 4th and 5th respectively in the top richest people.
The two brothers R. Budi Hartono and Michael Hartono are familiar faces in the Indonesian tycoon world, associated with Djarum Group and Bank Central Asia (BCA) - one of the largest private banks in Indonesia.
