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Asia’s Richest 2021: Top 10 In The Forbes World’s Billionaires List

Mukesh Ambani, chairman of Reliance Industries (RIL), and Gautam Adani, founder of the Adani Group, have surpassed Chinese billionaires and IT tycoons like Jack Ma and Zhong Shanshan in world wealth rankings, making them Asia’s richest businesspeople.

According to Bloomberg figures, Ambani and Adani’s fortunes have increased to $84 billion and $78 billion, respectively, making them Asia’s wealthiest businesspeople.

Top 10 Asia’s Richest 2021

1. Mukesh Ambani

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First Asia’s richest person Mukesh Ambani the chairman, managing director and largest shareholder of energy and telecom giant Reliance Industries––which has interests in petrochemicals, oil and gas, telecom and retail and has seen a surge in value over the last year––Mumbai-based Mukesh Ambani is the richest man in Asia.

Though his wealth fell in 2020 to US$36.8 billion from US$50 billion in 2019, today his fortune stands at a huge US$84.5 billion. He has moved up the ranks to the 10th spot, after coming in at number 21 in 2020. 

“Anything and everything that can go digital is going digital. India cannot afford to be left behind.”

––Mukesh Ambani

Country: India
Net worth: US$84.5 billion

2. Gautam Adani

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Source: Dekh News

Asia’s richest person Adani is second with a $77 billion wealth. Adani’s fortune, on the other hand, has risen to $77 billion, with a $43.2 billion increase so far in 2021. According to Bloomberg figures, Adani is the 14th richest person on the planet. Gautam Adani, an infrastructure mogul, owns India’s largest port, Mundra, in his home state of Gujarat. Adani owns Abbot Point, a contentious Australian coal mining project whose Carmichael coal mine is touted as one of the world’s largest.

In September 2020, Adani purchased a 74% share in Mumbai International Airport, India’s second busiest.

“Being an entrepreneur is my dream job as it tests one’s tenacity. I could never take orders from anyone.”

––Gautam Adani 

Country: India
Net worth: US$77 billion (as of June 2021)

3. Zhong Shanshan


Source: Netherland News Live

Zhong Shanshan is a wealthy Chinese entrepreneur. Zhong Shanshan is the chairman of Nongfu Spring, a bottled water company that went public in Hong Kong in September 2020.

Nongfu Spring is his company’s founder and chairman, and Beijing Wantai Biological Pharmacy Enterprise is his primary shareholder.

Country: China
Net worth: US$71.2 billion

4. Ma Huateng


Source: The New Indian Express

Ma Huateng (also known as Pony Ma) is the chairman of Chinese Internet behemoth Tencent Holdings, which is one of the country’s most valuable companies by market capitalization. He has risen from 20th to 15th place in the global rankings as a result of this, making him China’s second richest man for the third year in a row.

Country: China
Net worth: US$60.1 billion

5. Jack Ma

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Jack Ma Yun is a Chinese business entrepreneur, philanthropist, and investor. Alibaba Group, a multinational technological conglomerate, is his co-founder and former executive chairman. He also co-founded the private equity business Yunfeng Capital. Ma is a staunch supporter of a market-driven, open economy. In September 2019, Alibaba’s executive chairman, Jack Ma, stepped down and was replaced by CEO Yong Zhang, also known as Daniel Zhang.

Country: China
Net worth: US$48.9 billion

6. Zhang Yiming

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Source: The Verge

One of China’s largest media content platforms, Beijing ByteDance, is chaired by Zhang Yiming. President Trump ordered ByteDance to sell TikTok’s U.S. businesses in August 2020; a potential deal with Walmart and Oracle is still in the works. Zhang’s personal wealth is estimated to be $44.5 billion, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. Zhang Yiming stated on May 20, 2021 that he would be stepping down as CEO of ByteDance at the end of the year and shifting to a new position within the company.

Country: China
Net worth: US$44.5 billion

7. Colin Huang Zheng

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Colin Huang is the chairman of Pinduoduo, one of China’s largest e-commerce platforms. Huang, a serial entrepreneur, previously founded Xinyoudi, an online game company, and Ouku.com, an online e-commerce platform. His fortune has steadily increased in recent years, rising from 94th place in 2019 to 57th place in 2020 and 21st place today.

“I got to learn how to manage and accepted the status of being rich before I got rich.”

––Colin Huang Zheng

Country: China
Net worth: US$43.4 billion

8. Zeng Yuqun

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Source: Automotive News

Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL), one of the world’s major providers of batteries for electric vehicles, was founded and is led by Zeng.

BMW, Volkswagen, and Geely are among the clients of CATL, which went public on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange in 2017.

Country: China
Net worth: US$39.1 billion

9. Tadashi Yanai


Source: Los Angeles Times

Tadashi Yanai founded and controls Fast Retailing, the parent company of the Uniqlo apparel chain, which is listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.

Theory, Helmut Lang, J Brand, and GU are among Fast Retailing’s other brands.

On revenue of $19 billion, the corporation declared a net profit of $853 million for the fiscal year ending August 2020.

Country: Japan
Net worth: US$38.9 billion

10. William Ding


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Netease, one of the world’s leading online and mobile games companies, is led by William Ding. Mojang, a Microsoft company, and Blizzard Entertainment are among Netease’s business partners. Faced with stiff competition from Chinese rival Tencent in the games market, Netease expanded into movies, online music, and e-commerce.

Country: China
Net worth: US$35.7 billion

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