Six Indonesians are 'very rich'
Six Indonesians are 'very rich'
WASHINGTON (Agencies): Indonesia with a per capita income of US$1,150 is home for six of the 200 richest people in the world which appear in the July 28 issue of the U.S. magazine Forbes.
The magazine's list of the "Global Superrich," a ranking of 200 influential billionaires, estimates the combined net worth of the six Indonesian billionaires at $23.8 billion.
The superrich list does not include what the magazine calls dictators and royalty who have no direct role in managing businesses.
The top 50 of the 200 richest people on the planet and Indonesian businessmen (in bold) included in the 200 global superrich list are as follows:
Table: World's top 50 richest people
No Names Business Assets ---------------------------------------------------------------------
1. William Gates U.S., Microsoft US$36.4 billion
2. Walton family U.S., Wal-Mart US$27.6 billion
3. Warren Buffett U.S., stock market US$23.2 billion
4. Lee Shau Kee HK, real estate US$14.7 billion
5. Oeri, Hoffman and Switzerland, US$14.3 billion
Sacher families pharmaceuticals
6. Paul Allen U.S., Microsoft US$14.1 billion
7. Haas family U.S., Levi Strauss US$12.3 billion
8. Kwok Brothers HK, real estate US$12.3 billion
9. Mars family U.S., candy US$12 billion 10. Quandt family Germany, BMW US$11.7 billion 11. Albrecht family Germany, retailing US$11.5 billion 12. Tsai Wan-lin Taiwan,
and family financial services US$11.3 billion 13. Prince Alwaleed Saudi Arabia,
Bin Talai Alsaud investment, banking, US$11 billion 14. Engelhorn family Germany, pharmaceuticals US$11 billion 15. Li Ka-shing HK, real estate,
telecommunications US$11 billion 16. Kenneth Thomson Canada, media, real US$11 billion
estate, retailing 17. Haniel family Germany, pharmaceuticals US$9.3 billion
diversified 18. Samuel and Donald
Newhouse U.S., media US$9 billion 19. Hans and Gad
Rausing Sweden packaging US$9 billion 20. Cargill family U.S., Cargill US$8.8 billion 21. Liliane Bettencour France, cosmetics US$8.4 billion 22. Yoshiaki Tsutsumi Japan, real estate US$8 billion 23. Steven Ballmer, U.S., Microsoft US$7.5 billion 24. Wonowidjojo family Indonesia, tobacco US$7.3 billion 25. John Kluge U.S. Metromedia US$7.2 billion 26. Tan Yu, Philippines, real estate US$7.2 billion 27. Lawrence Ellison U.S., Oracle US$7.1 billion 28. Robert Kuok Malaysia, diversified US$7 billion 29. Mulliez family France, retailing US$7 billion 30. Ng Teng Fong Singapore, real estate US$7 billion
and son Robert Ng 31. Nina Wang HK, real estate US$7 billion 32. Gordon Moore U.S., Intel US$6.7 billion 33. Carlos Slim Helu Mexico, diversified US$6.6 billion 34. Cheng Yu-tung HK, real estate US$6.5 billion 35. Walter Haefner Switzerland,computers, cars US$6.4 billion 36. Landolt family Switzerland, pharmaceuticals US$6.3 billion 37. Bass family U.S., oil, investments US$6 billion 38. Robert and U.S., investments US$6 billion
Jay Pritzker 39. Philip Knight U.S., Nike US$5.8 billion 40. Kwek Leng Beng Singapore, diversified US$5.8 billion 41. Antonio Ermirio Brazil, mining US$5.7 billion
De Moraes family 42. Minoro and Japan, real estate US$5.7 billion
Akira Mori 43. Hans J. Langmann Germany, chemicals US$5.6 billion 44. Wang Yue-che Taiwan, plastics US$5.5 billion 45. Eka Tjipta Widjaja Indonesia, paper, US$5.4 billion.
real estate 46. Seydoux/Schlumberger diversified US$5.3 billion
families, France 47. Chung Ju-yung Korea, automobiles, US$5.2 billion
and family diversified 48. Lee Kun-hee family Korea, electronics US$5.2 billion 49. Gregorio P.Companc, Argentina, diversified US$5.2 billion 50. Yasuo Takei Japan, consumer finance US$5.2 billion 68. Liem Sioe Liong, Indonesia, banking, cement US$4 billion 99. Muhammad (Bob) lumber, diversified US$3 billion
Hasan Indonesia ... 142. Putera Sampoerna Indonesia, tobacco US$2.3 billion 176. Mochtar Riady Indonesia, real estate, US$1.8 billion
and family financial services atc