Let’s Take a Look at Asia’s Top 10 Richest Families

Posted on 27 October 2015. Tags: Asia’s, Families, Let’s, look, richest, take

Forbes magazine released its latest list of Asia’s 50 richest families from 10 Asian countries last week. South Korea’s Lee (Byung-Chull) family, owner of Samsung, emerged as the richest family with a net worth $ 26.6 billion.

To qualify, a family’s wealth and participation in building its fortune has to extend at least three generations. Some of the region’s biggest patriarchal positions, such as the one originated by Hong Kong’s Li Ka-shing, are absent in this inaugural ranking. Though Li’s sons are active in business, no grandchildren have taken on any serious roles.

Let’s take a look at Asia’s top 10 richest families.

No 10 Mistry family

Net worth: $ 14.9 billion
Source of wealth: Shapoorji Pallonji Group

No 9 Hinduja family

Net worth: $ 15 billion
Source of wealth: Hinduja Group
Location: United Kingdom

No 8 Tsai (Wan-Tsai) family

Net worth: $ 15.1 billion
Source of wealth: Cathay Financial
Location: China’s Taiwan

No 7 Premji family

Net worth: $ 17 billion
Source of wealth: Wipro
Location: India

No 6 Kwek / Quek family

Net worth: $ 18.9 billion
Source of wealth: Hong Leong Group
Members: Kwek Leng Beng, Quek Leng Chan

No 5 Kwok family

Net worth: $ 19.5 billion
Source of wealth: Sun Hung Kai & Co
Location: China’s Taiwan

No 4 Chearavanont family

Net worth: $ 19.9 billion
Source of wealth: Charoen Pokphand (CP) Group
Location: Thailand

No 3 Ambani family

Net worth: $ 21.5 billion
Source of wealth: Reliance Group
Location: India

No 2 Lee (Shau-kee) family

Net worth: $ 24.1 billion
Source of wealth: Henderson Development
Location: China’s Hong Kong

No 1 Lee (Byung-Chull) family

Net worth: $ 26.6 billion
Source of wealth: Samsung
Location: South Korea

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