Asia Wealth 100
Asia Leaders
Hamdi Ulukaya Made Chobani an American Brand Without Erasing Its Origins
FigureAsia examines the strategic choices, governance pressures and market consequences defining Hamdi Ulukaya’s next chapter at Chobani.
Asia Leaders
Wang Weixiu Caught the Optical Wave Behind AI’s Data Centers
FigureAsia examines the strategic choices, governance pressures and market consequences defining Wang Weixiu’s next chapter at Zhongji Innolight.
Asia Leaders
Wang Xin Brought Factory Discipline to the Tools That Make Circuit Boards
FigureAsia examines the strategic choices, governance pressures and market consequences defining Wang Xin’s next chapter at Guangdong Dtech Technology.
Asia Leaders
What Comes After Binance for Changpeng Zhao
FigureAsia examines the strategic choices, governance pressures and market consequences defining Changpeng Zhao’s next chapter at Binance.
Asia Leaders
Jason Chang Sits at the Bottleneck of the Global Chip Industry
FigureAsia examines the strategic choices, governance pressures and market consequences defining Jason Chang’s next chapter at ASE Technology.
Asia Leaders
Barry Lam Turned Contract Manufacturing Into an AI Server Strategy
FigureAsia examines the strategic choices, governance pressures and market consequences defining Barry Lam’s next chapter at Quanta Computer.
Asia Leaders
Savitri Jindal Presides Over a Family Empire That Refuses to Stand Still
FigureAsia examines the strategic choices, governance pressures and market consequences defining Savitri Jindal’s next chapter at O.P. Jindal Group.
Asia Leaders
Dhanin Chearavanont’s Century-Old Group Keeps Finding New Consumers
FigureAsia examines the strategic choices, governance pressures and market consequences defining Dhanin Chearavanont’s next chapter at Charoen Pokphand Group.
Asia Leaders
Vagit Alekperov Built Lukoil From the Machinery of a Vanished State
FigureAsia examines the strategic choices, governance pressures and market consequences defining Vagit Alekperov’s next chapter at Lukoil.
Asia Leaders
Uniqlo’s Tadashi Yanai Is Still Chasing a Truly Global Wardrobe
FigureAsia examines the strategic choices, governance pressures and market consequences defining Tadashi Yanai’s next chapter at Fast Retailing and Uniqlo.
Asia Leaders
Prajogo Pangestu Keeps Reinventing the Industrial Core of Barito Pacific
FigureAsia examines the strategic choices, governance pressures and market consequences defining Prajogo Pangestu’s next chapter at Barito Pacific.
Asia Leaders
Peter Woo’s Succession Plan Is Reshaping One of Hong Kong’s Great Estates
FigureAsia examines the strategic choices, governance pressures and market consequences defining Peter Woo’s next chapter at Wheelock and Wharf.
Asia Leaders
Uday Kotak Created a Bank and Then Chose to Step Back
FigureAsia examines the strategic choices, governance pressures and market consequences defining Uday Kotak’s next chapter at Kotak Mahindra Bank.
Asia Leaders
Lee Boo-jin Is Turning Hotel Shilla Into More Than a Family Trophy
FigureAsia examines the strategic choices, governance pressures and market consequences defining Lee Boo-jin’s next chapter at Hotel Shilla.
Asia Leaders
Shiv Nadar Built an Institution That Can Outlast Its Founder
FigureAsia examines the strategic choices, governance pressures and market consequences defining Shiv Nadar’s next chapter at HCL Technologies.
Asia Leaders
Chen Jianhua Took Hengli From Textiles to the Deep End of Industry
FigureAsia examines the strategic choices, governance pressures and market consequences defining Chen Jianhua’s next chapter at Hengli Group.
Asia Leaders
Wang Laichun Learned the Foxconn System and Built Her Own
FigureAsia examines the strategic choices, governance pressures and market consequences defining Wang Laichun’s next chapter at Luxshare Precision.
Asia Leaders
Pony Ma Made WeChat Invisible Infrastructure
FigureAsia examines the strategic choices, governance pressures and market consequences defining Ma Huateng’s next chapter at Tencent.
Asia Leaders
He Xiangjian Turned a Village Workshop Into a Robotics Powerhouse
FigureAsia examines the strategic choices, governance pressures and market consequences defining He Xiangjian’s next chapter at Midea Group.
Asia Leaders
Alisher Usmanov’s Holdings Trace the Fault Lines of Eurasian Capital
FigureAsia examines the strategic choices, governance pressures and market consequences defining Alisher Usmanov’s next chapter at Metalloinvest and diversified holdings.
Asia Leaders
Inside John Tu’s Unflashy Partnership Behind Kingston Technology
FigureAsia examines the strategic choices, governance pressures and market consequences defining John Tu’s next chapter at Kingston Technology.
Asia Leaders
Kumar Birla Is Pushing a Century-Old Group Into Unfamiliar Markets
FigureAsia examines the strategic choices, governance pressures and market consequences defining Kumar Birla’s next chapter at Aditya Birla Group.
Asia Leaders
Terry Gou Built Foxconn on Scale and Now Has to Live Beyond It
FigureAsia examines the strategic choices, governance pressures and market consequences defining Terry Gou’s next chapter at Hon Hai Precision Industry and Foxconn.
Asia Leaders
R. Budi Hartono Bought a Bank in a Crisis and Built an Indonesian Fortress
FigureAsia examines the strategic choices, governance pressures and market consequences defining R. Budi Hartono’s next chapter at Bank Central Asia and Djarum.
Asia Leaders
Sarath Ratanavadi Is Merging Power Telecom and Digital Infrastructure
FigureAsia examines the strategic choices, governance pressures and market consequences defining Sarath Ratanavadi’s next chapter at Gulf Development.
Asia Leaders
Eric Li Is Assembling a Global Carmaker Brand by Brand
FigureAsia examines the strategic choices, governance pressures and market consequences defining Eric Li’s next chapter at Geely.
Asia Leaders
Li Shuirong Followed Polyester Into the Petrochemical Big League
FigureAsia examines the strategic choices, governance pressures and market consequences defining Li Shuirong’s next chapter at Rongsheng Holding.
Asia Leaders
Joseph Tsai Is Recasting Alibaba’s Deal Maker as Its Chairman
FigureAsia examines the strategic choices, governance pressures and market consequences defining Joseph Tsai’s next chapter at Alibaba and BSE Global.
Asia Leaders
The Quiet Sensor Fortune of Keyence Founder Takemitsu Takizaki
FigureAsia examines the strategic choices, governance pressures and market consequences defining Takemitsu Takizaki’s next chapter at Keyence.
Asia Leaders
Qin Yinglin Industrialized the Most Ordinary Meal in China
FigureAsia examines the strategic choices, governance pressures and market consequences defining Qin Yinglin’s next chapter at Muyuan Foods.
Asia Leaders
Wang Ning Turned the Blind Box Into a Global Character Business
FigureAsia examines the strategic choices, governance pressures and market consequences defining Wang Ning’s next chapter at Pop Mart.
Asia Leaders
Rafaela Aponte-Diamant Quietly Helped Build the World’s Largest Shipping Line
FigureAsia examines the strategic choices, governance pressures and market consequences defining Rafaela Aponte-Diamant’s next chapter at MSC.
Asia Leaders
Zhong Huijuan Built a Drugmaker Beyond the Shadow of a Famous Family
FigureAsia examines the strategic choices, governance pressures and market consequences defining Zhong Huijuan’s next chapter at Hansoh Pharmaceutical.
Asia Leaders
Mukesh Ambani Wants Reliance in Every Indian Wallet
FigureAsia examines the strategic choices, governance pressures and market consequences defining Mukesh Ambani’s next chapter at Reliance Industries.
Asia Leaders
Idan Ofer Is Rewriting a Shipping Inheritance for the Energy Transition
FigureAsia examines the strategic choices, governance pressures and market consequences defining Idan Ofer’s next chapter at Quantum Pacific and Israel Corp..
Asia Leaders
Zhu Yi Turned a Chinese Drug Pipeline Into a Global Licensing Story
FigureAsia examines the strategic choices, governance pressures and market consequences defining Zhu Yi’s next chapter at Biokin Pharmaceutical.
Asia Leaders
Dang Yanbao Is Trying to Make Coal Capital Pay for a Cleaner Future
FigureAsia examines the strategic choices, governance pressures and market consequences defining Dang Yanbao’s next chapter at Ningxia Baofeng Energy.
Asia Leaders
Liang Wenfeng Made Efficiency the Most Disruptive Idea in AI
FigureAsia examines the strategic choices, governance pressures and market consequences defining Liang Wenfeng’s next chapter at DeepSeek and High-Flyer.
Asia Leaders
Vinod Khosla Is Still Investing as if Consensus Is a Warning
FigureAsia examines the strategic choices, governance pressures and market consequences defining Vinod Khosla’s next chapter at Khosla Ventures.
Asia Leaders
Cyrus Poonawalla Made Scale the Most Important Ingredient in Vaccines
FigureAsia examines the strategic choices, governance pressures and market consequences defining Cyrus Poonawalla’s next chapter at Serum Institute of India.
Asia Leaders
Zhang Yiming Left the Corner Office but Not the Algorithmic Age
FigureAsia examines the strategic choices, governance pressures and market consequences defining Zhang Yiming’s next chapter at ByteDance.
Asia Leaders
Radhakishan Damani Made Restraint a Competitive Advantage in Indian Retail
FigureAsia examines the strategic choices, governance pressures and market consequences defining Radhakishan Damani’s next chapter at Avenue Supermarts and DMart.
Asia Leaders
Jay Y. Lee Must Make Samsung Feel Hungry Again
FigureAsia examines the strategic choices, governance pressures and market consequences defining Jay Y. Lee’s next chapter at Samsung Electronics.
Asia Leaders
Pierre Omidyar Is Spending an Internet Fortune on Public Institutions
FigureAsia examines the strategic choices, governance pressures and market consequences defining Pierre Omidyar’s next chapter at eBay and Omidyar Network.
Asia Leaders
Hussain Sajwani Read Dubai’s Property Rulebook Before Everyone Else
FigureAsia examines the strategic choices, governance pressures and market consequences defining Hussain Sajwani’s next chapter at Damac Properties.
Asia Leaders
Tencent’s Other Founder Still Shapes the Company From the Edges
FigureAsia examines the strategic choices, governance pressures and market consequences defining Zhang Zhidong’s next chapter at Tencent.
Asia Leaders
Colin Huang’s Temu Gamble Is Testing the Limits of Bargain Commerce
FigureAsia examines the strategic choices, governance pressures and market consequences defining Colin Huang’s next chapter at PDD Holdings and Temu.
Asia Leaders
Pham Nhat Vuong Is Wagering Vietnam’s Industrial Ambition on VinFast
FigureAsia examines the strategic choices, governance pressures and market consequences defining Pham Nhat Vuong’s next chapter at Vingroup and VinFast.
Asia Leaders
Pei Zhenhua Built a Cleanroom Business Into a Battery Windfall
FigureAsia examines the strategic choices, governance pressures and market consequences defining Pei Zhenhua’s next chapter at Suzhou TA&A and CATL holdings.
Asia Leaders
Wang Laisheng Helped Luxshare Move From Connectors to Apple’s Inner Circle
FigureAsia examines the strategic choices, governance pressures and market consequences defining Wang Laisheng’s next chapter at Luxshare Precision.
Asia Leaders
Zou Zhinong Found a Fortune in the Connectors Behind the Cloud
FigureAsia examines the strategic choices, governance pressures and market consequences defining Zou Zhinong’s next chapter at TFC Optical Communication.
Asia Leaders
Huang Shilin Left CATL’s Board but Not Its Battery Boom
FigureAsia examines the strategic choices, governance pressures and market consequences defining Huang Shilin’s next chapter at CATL.
Asia Leaders
Liu Yongxing Chose Heavy Industry After the Family Business Split
FigureAsia examines the strategic choices, governance pressures and market consequences defining Liu Yongxing’s next chapter at East Hope Group.
Asia Leaders
Robert Kuok Built a Quiet Empire Out of Commodities and Hospitality
FigureAsia examines the strategic choices, governance pressures and market consequences defining Robert Kuok’s next chapter at Kuok Group and Shangri-La.
Asia Leaders
Jensen Huang’s Real Advantage Is Not the Chip
FigureAsia examines the strategic choices, governance pressures and market consequences defining Jensen Huang’s next chapter at Nvidia.
Asia Leaders
Lakshmi Mittal’s Steel Empire Faces Its Most Expensive Reinvention
FigureAsia examines the strategic choices, governance pressures and market consequences defining Lakshmi Mittal’s next chapter at ArcelorMittal.
Asia Leaders
Vinod Adani’s Power Has Always Operated Away From the Spotlight
FigureAsia examines the strategic choices, governance pressures and market consequences defining Vinod Adani’s next chapter at Adani Group holdings.
Asia Leaders
Cai Huabo Wants Longsys to Own More of the Memory Stack
FigureAsia examines the strategic choices, governance pressures and market consequences defining Cai Huabo’s next chapter at Longsys Electronics.
Asia Leaders
Eyal Ofer’s Fleet Shows Why Old Economy Assets Still Matter
FigureAsia examines the strategic choices, governance pressures and market consequences defining Eyal Ofer’s next chapter at Ofer Global.
Asia Leaders
Miriam Adelson’s Influence Now Travels Far Beyond the Casino Floor
FigureAsia examines the strategic choices, governance pressures and market consequences defining Miriam Adelson’s next chapter at Las Vegas Sands.
Asia Leaders
Dilip Shanghvi Turned a $200 Loan Into India’s Global Drugmaker
FigureAsia examines the strategic choices, governance pressures and market consequences defining Dilip Shanghvi’s next chapter at Sun Pharmaceutical Industries.
Asia Leaders
Bruce Cheng Saw the Power-Electronics Economy Before It Had a Name
FigureAsia examines the strategic choices, governance pressures and market consequences defining Bruce Cheng’s next chapter at Delta Electronics.
Asia Leaders
Harry Triguboff Changed the Shape of Sydney One Tower at a Time
FigureAsia examines the strategic choices, governance pressures and market consequences defining Harry Triguboff’s next chapter at Meriton.
Asia Leaders
John Fredriksen Still Finds Opportunity Where Shipping Gets Uncomfortable
FigureAsia examines the strategic choices, governance pressures and market consequences defining John Fredriksen’s next chapter at Frontline and shipping holdings.
Asia Leaders
Enrique Razon Jr. Turned a Manila Port Legacy Into a Global Network
FigureAsia examines the strategic choices, governance pressures and market consequences defining Enrique Razon Jr.’s next chapter at ICTSI and Bloomberry Resorts.
Asia Leaders
Jack Ma’s Most Important Role May Be the One He No Longer Holds
FigureAsia examines the strategic choices, governance pressures and market consequences defining Jack Ma’s next chapter at Alibaba Group.
Asia Leaders
Kushal Pal Singh Did Not Just Build Gurgaon He Changed India’s Corporate Geography
FigureAsia examines the strategic choices, governance pressures and market consequences defining Kushal Pal Singh’s next chapter at DLF.
Asia Leaders
Li Ka-shing’s Hardest Deal Is the Handing Over of Power
FigureAsia examines the strategic choices, governance pressures and market consequences defining Li Ka-shing’s next chapter at CK Hutchison and CK Asset.
Asia Leaders
Pierre Chen Collects Art but Built His Fortune on Tiny Components
FigureAsia examines the strategic choices, governance pressures and market consequences defining Pierre Chen’s next chapter at Yageo.
Asia Leaders
Lin Tsung-Chi Found a Data Center Fortune Inside a Furniture-Rail Factory
FigureAsia examines the strategic choices, governance pressures and market consequences defining Lin Tsung-Chi’s next chapter at King Slide Works.
Asia Leaders
Zhong Shanshan Built a Fortune on Two Things China Cannot Do Without
FigureAsia examines the strategic choices, governance pressures and market consequences defining Zhong Shanshan’s next chapter at Nongfu Spring and Wantai Biological.
Asia Leaders
Wang Liping Put Chinese Hydraulics Into the World’s Heavy Machinery
FigureAsia examines the strategic choices, governance pressures and market consequences defining Wang Liping’s next chapter at Jiangsu Hengli Hydraulic.
Asia Leaders
David Sun Proved a Garage Can Become a Global Memory Business
FigureAsia examines the strategic choices, governance pressures and market consequences defining David Sun’s next chapter at Kingston Technology.
Asia Leaders
Robin Zeng’s Battery Empire Is Becoming Industrial Diplomacy
FigureAsia examines the strategic choices, governance pressures and market consequences defining Robin Zeng’s next chapter at CATL.
Asia Leaders
Zheng Shuliang Kept China Hongqiao Moving After the Founder Was Gone
FigureAsia examines the strategic choices, governance pressures and market consequences defining Zheng Shuliang’s next chapter at China Hongqiao Group.
Asia Leaders
Masayoshi Son Has Found Another Reason to Bet the Company
FigureAsia examines the strategic choices, governance pressures and market consequences defining Masayoshi Son’s next chapter at SoftBank Group.
Asia Leaders
Zhou Qunfei’s Glass Screens Became the Face of the Smartphone Era
FigureAsia examines the strategic choices, governance pressures and market consequences defining Zhou Qunfei’s next chapter at Lens Technology.
Asia Leaders
Shahid Khan’s Sports Empire Still Runs on an Engineer’s Bumper
FigureAsia examines the strategic choices, governance pressures and market consequences defining Shahid Khan’s next chapter at Flex-N-Gate and the Jacksonville Jaguars.
Asia Leaders
Wang Wei Refused to Franchise Away Control of the Last Mile
FigureAsia examines the strategic choices, governance pressures and market consequences defining Wang Wei’s next chapter at SF Holding and SF Express.
Asia Leaders
Sunil Mittal Is Fighting India’s Telecom War With a Wider Map
FigureAsia examines the strategic choices, governance pressures and market consequences defining Sunil Mittal’s next chapter at Bharti Airtel.
Asia Leaders
Sun Piaoyang Took a State Drugmaker Into the Global Innovation Race
FigureAsia examines the strategic choices, governance pressures and market consequences defining Sun Piaoyang’s next chapter at Jiangsu Hengrui Pharmaceuticals.
Asia Leaders
William Ding Is Teaching an Old Games Company New AI Tricks
FigureAsia examines the strategic choices, governance pressures and market consequences defining William Ding’s next chapter at NetEase.
Asia Leaders
Charoen Sirivadhanabhakdi Built Thailand’s Consumer Empire by Never Staying in One Lane
FigureAsia examines the strategic choices, governance pressures and market consequences defining Charoen Sirivadhanabhakdi’s next chapter at Thai Beverage and Frasers Property.
Asia Leaders
Gautam Adani Is Building at the Scale of a State
FigureAsia examines the strategic choices, governance pressures and market consequences defining Gautam Adani’s next chapter at Adani Group.
Asia Leaders
Wang Chuanfu Made BYD the Carmaker Everyone Has to Watch
FigureAsia examines the strategic choices, governance pressures and market consequences defining Wang Chuanfu’s next chapter at BYD.
Asia Leaders
Gong Hongjia Keeps Finding Value Where Hardware Meets Data
FigureAsia examines the strategic choices, governance pressures and market consequences defining Gong Hongjia’s next chapter at Hikvision and Vcanbio.
Asia Leaders
Lei Jun Wants Xiaomi to Be Taken Seriously as a Carmaker
FigureAsia examines the strategic choices, governance pressures and market consequences defining Lei Jun’s next chapter at Xiaomi.
Asia Leaders
Joseph Lau’s Fortune Is Part Property Portfolio and Part Private Museum
FigureAsia examines the strategic choices, governance pressures and market consequences defining Joseph Lau’s next chapter at Chinese Estates.
Asia Leaders
Yuan Fugen Built a Family Succession Around Precision Manufacturing
FigureAsia examines the strategic choices, governance pressures and market consequences defining Yuan Fugen’s next chapter at Suzhou Dongshan Precision Manufacturing.
Asia Leaders
Lu Xiangyang Made One Early Bet on BYD and Kept Building Around It
FigureAsia examines the strategic choices, governance pressures and market consequences defining Lu Xiangyang’s next chapter at BYD and Youngy Investment.
Asia Leaders
Can Chen Tianshi Build China’s Answer to Nvidia
FigureAsia examines the strategic choices, governance pressures and market consequences defining Chen Tianshi’s next chapter at Cambricon Technologies.
Asia Leaders
Ravi Jaipuria Built a Beverage Empire One Territory at a Time
FigureAsia examines the strategic choices, governance pressures and market consequences defining Ravi Jaipuria’s next chapter at RJ Corp and Varun Beverages.
Asia Leaders
Yu Yong’s Portfolio Links Copper Cobalt Lithium and Electric Cars
FigureAsia examines the strategic choices, governance pressures and market consequences defining Yu Yong’s next chapter at CMOC Group and Cathay Fortune.
Asia Leaders
Kwong Siu-hing Became the Steady Center of a Hong Kong Property Dynasty
FigureAsia examines the strategic choices, governance pressures and market consequences defining Kwong Siu-hing’s next chapter at Sun Hung Kai Properties.
Asia Leaders
Low Tuck Kwong’s Coal Fortune Is Financing a Different Kind of Network
FigureAsia examines the strategic choices, governance pressures and market consequences defining Low Tuck Kwong’s next chapter at Bayan Resources.
Asia Leaders
Qi Shi Built a Brokerage for China’s Screen-First Investors
FigureAsia examines the strategic choices, governance pressures and market consequences defining Qi Shi’s next chapter at East Money Information.
Asia Leaders
Ken Xie Has Been Preparing Fortinet for the Borderless Security Era
FigureAsia examines the strategic choices, governance pressures and market consequences defining Ken Xie’s next chapter at Fortinet.
Asia Leaders
Liu Debing Took China’s Zhipu AI to Market Before the Dust Settled
FigureAsia examines the strategic choices, governance pressures and market consequences defining Liu Debing’s next chapter at Zhipu AI.
Asia Leaders
Prince Alwaleed Is Reassembling a Global Portfolio for a New Saudi Era
FigureAsia examines the strategic choices, governance pressures and market consequences defining Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Alsaud’s next chapter at Kingdom Holding.
Asia Leaders
Gennady Timchenko’s Portfolio Is a Map of Russian Power
FigureAsia examines the strategic choices, governance pressures and market consequences defining Gennady Timchenko’s next chapter at Novatek and Sibur.