Indian families dominates the list of Forbes Magazine of Top 50 Richest Families in Asia in 2016.
The list of the Top 50 Richest Families in Asia this year 2016 was already released by Forbes, saying the collective net worth of them is $519 billion.
According to Forbes, to qualify on the list, a family’s wealth must be rooted in Asia and participation in building that fortune has to extend at least three generations.
According to Forbes, to qualify on the list, a family’s wealth must be rooted in Asia and participation in building that fortune has to extend at least three generations.
This year, the list is dominated by Indian families where seventeen of the top 50 families hail from India.
Here are the Top 50 Richest Asian Families in 2016 (Name, Country of Origin, Net Worth):
1 Lee family of South Korea with $29.6 billion
2 Chearavanont family of Thailand with $27.7 billion
3 Ambani family of India with $25.8 billion
4 Kwok family of Hong Kong with $25.2 billion
5 Lee family of Hong Kong with $24.7 billion
6 Hartono family of Indonesia with $18.6 billion
7 Kwek / Quek family of Singapore, Malaysia with $18.5 billion
8 Cheng family of Hong Kong with $17.3 billion
9 Tsai family of Taiwan with $15.3 billion
10 Hinduja family of India, U.K with $14.9 billion
11 Premji family of India with $14.6 billion
12 Chung family of South Korea with $14.5 billion
13 Mistry family of India with $14 billion
14 Chirathivat family of Thailand with $13.8 billion
15 Kuok family of Malaysia, Singapore with $13.4 billion
16 Mittal family of India with $13.2 billion
17 Sy family of Philippines with $12.8 billion
18 Saji family of Japan with $12.7 billion
19 Godrej family of India with $12.3 billion
20 Pao family of Hong Kong with $11.3 billion
21 Kadoorie family of Hong Kong with $9.9 billion
22 Birla family of India with $9.6 billion
23 Ng family of Singapore with $8.7 billion
24 Mori family of Japan with $8.6 billion
25 Widjaja family of Indonesia with $7 billion
26 Bajaj family of India with $6.9 billion
27 Law family of Hong Kong with $6.5 billion
28 Lohia family of Indonesia, Thailand with $6.3 billion
29 Khoo family of Singapore with $6.2 billion
30 Koo family of South Korea with $6 billion
31 Burman family of India with $5.8 billion
32 Bangur family of India with $5.75 billion India
33 Salim family of Indonesia with $5.7 billion
34 Tsai family of Taiwan with $5.6 billion
35 Kwee family of Singapore with $5.4 billion
36 Lal family of India with $5.3 billion
37 Zobel family of Philippines with $5.1 billion
38 Jindal family of India with $5 billion
39 Aboitiz family of Philippines with $4.95 billion
40 Patel family of India with $4.9 billion
41 Wee family of Singapore with $4.6 billion
42 Munjal family of India with $4.3 billion
43 Singh family of India with $4.26 billion
44 Lim family of Malaysia with $4.25 billion
45 Lo family of Hong Kong with $4.2 billion
46 Hiranandani family of Singapore with $3.8 billion
47 Koo family of Taiwan with $3.7 billion
48 Dhingra family of India with $3.6 billion
49 Cho family of South Korea with $3.5 billion
50 Piramal family of India with $3.4 billion