Top Billionaires in Southeast Asia in Top Forbes Billionaires 2018

The gap between the really rich and the merely rich continues to widen, as fortunes soar to new heights.

A record 2,208 billionaires made Forbes’ 32 annual ranking of the world’s billionaires. Altogether they are worth a record $9.1 trillion, up 18% from a year ago.

The 20 richest people on the planet are worth a staggering $1.2 trillion, a sum roughly equivalent to the annual economic output of Mexico.

In aggregate, they may represent less than 1% of total billionaires but their riches amount to 13% of the total fortune of all billionaires worldwide.

And for the latest, recent rankings, herewith are Top Forbes Billionaires 2018 in Southeast Asia that made it to the Top 100 list:

HENRY SY

Country: PHILIPPINES

Rank In the World: 52

Net Worth: $20 billion

Age: 93

Source: Diversified

CHAROEN SIRIVADHANABHAKDI

Country: THAILAND

Rank In the World: 65

Net Worth: $17.9 billion

Age: 73

Source: Drinks, Real Estate

BUDI HARTONO

Country: INDONESIA

Rank In the World: 69

Net Worth: $17.4 billion

Age: 77

Source: Banking, Tobacco

MICHAEL HARTONO

Country: INDONESIA

Rank In the World: 75

Net Worth: $16.7 billion

Age: 78

Source: Banking, Tobacco

DHANIN CHEARAVANONT

Country: THAILAND

Rank In the World: 95

Net Worth: $14.9 billion

Age: 78

Source: Diversified

ROBERT KUOK

Country: MALAYSIA

Rank In the World: 96

Net Worth: $14.8 billion

Age: 94

Source: Palm oil

Source : https://www.forbes.com/billionaires/list