Mr Li Xiting, founder and chairman of Shenzhen Mindray Bio-Medical Electronics, a global provider of medical devices based in China, has again topped Forbes' list of billionaires in Singapore.
Mr Li was among 35 billionaires from the Republic – up from 26 in 2022. Their collective net worth came to US$118.9 billion (S$157.6 billion), compared with US$106.7 billion in 2022.
This year saw several additions to the rarefied list, including Mr Kwek Leng Keow (with US$1.4 billion) of Hong Realty, the private property company within the Hong Leong Group in Singapore; hotel tycoon Michael Kum (with US$1 billion), whose properties include brands such as Hilton and Hyatt; and Dr Loo Choon Yong (with US$1 billion), co-founder of Raffles Medical Group.
Mr Li's net worth stood at US$16.3 billion, making him the 103rd richest billionaire in the world, according to Forbes' annual ranking.
The 72-year-old co-founded Mindray in Shenzhen in 1991. He made his money selling ventilators and medical devices and saw his wealth grow exponentially during the Covid-19 pandemic. Born in Anhui, China, Mr Li moved to Singapore and became a naturalised citizen in 2018.
Mr Goh's fortune was cemented after his privately held Wuthelam Holdings took control of Nippon Paint in 2020.
Veteran banker Wee Cho Yaw, 94, is worth US$7.1 billion, making him the 325th richest billionaire in the world.
Mr Wee is the largest shareholder and chairman emeritus of UOB. The group reported a record high core net profit of $4.8 billion for 2022, up 18 per cent from 2021.
Including one-off expenses relating to the acquisition of Citigroup's Malaysia and Thailand consumer businesses, its earnings hit a high of $4.6 billion.
Mr Goh Cheng Liang, 95, owner of the regional franchise for Nippon Paint – one of the world's biggest paint-makers – is Singapore's second-richest person. His net worth stood at US$14.3 billion, making him the 123rd richest billionaire in the world.
Hotel and property tycoon Kwek Leng Beng, 82, saw his net worth inch up to US$3.3 billion, ranking him 878th on the billionaires list.
Mr Zhang Yong, 52, the China-born founder of the Haidilao hotpot restaurant chain, saw an improvement in his net worth to US$7.5 billion. He is ranked 299th globally.
His wife, Ms Shu Ping, saw her net worth climb marginally to US$2.1 billion, making her No. 1,434 on the billionaires list.
Founded in China's Sichuan province in 1994, Haidilao operates more than 1,300 outlets across China and has 114 outlets overseas, including one that opened in Dubai in March, its first venture into the Middle East market.
The group carved out its overseas units to form Super Hi International Holding and listed it in Hong Kong in December.
Other Singapore names on the list include Far East Organisation's Philip Ng (Singapore's third-richest person at No. 290) and his brother Robert, with a combined net worth of US$15 billion.
But Singapore billionaires whose fortunes were tied to e-commerce and gaming took a hit.
Founder, chairman and chief executive of tech unicorn Sea, Mr Forrest Li, 45, saw his fortune drop to US$4.6 billion. Co-founder Gang Ye, 42, also was hit. His net worth dropped to US$3 billion.
Sea, a Singapore gaming and e-commerce giant, has been sailing in rough seas. The company cut thousands of jobs, froze salaries and slashed more than US$700 million from quarterly sales and marketing expenses to improve its profit-making ability.
In March, though, Mr Li said the worst was over after Sea reported a surprise quarterly profit helped by extensive cost cuts in 2022.
Mr Li was among 35 billionaires from the Republic – up from 26 in 2022. Their collective net worth came to US$118.9 billion (S$157.6 billion), compared with US$106.7 billion in 2022.
This year saw several additions to the rarefied list, including Mr Kwek Leng Keow (with US$1.4 billion) of Hong Realty, the private property company within the Hong Leong Group in Singapore; hotel tycoon Michael Kum (with US$1 billion), whose properties include brands such as Hilton and Hyatt; and Dr Loo Choon Yong (with US$1 billion), co-founder of Raffles Medical Group.
Mr Li's net worth stood at US$16.3 billion, making him the 103rd richest billionaire in the world, according to Forbes' annual ranking.
The 72-year-old co-founded Mindray in Shenzhen in 1991. He made his money selling ventilators and medical devices and saw his wealth grow exponentially during the Covid-19 pandemic. Born in Anhui, China, Mr Li moved to Singapore and became a naturalised citizen in 2018.
Mr Goh's fortune was cemented after his privately held Wuthelam Holdings took control of Nippon Paint in 2020.
Veteran banker Wee Cho Yaw, 94, is worth US$7.1 billion, making him the 325th richest billionaire in the world.
Mr Wee is the largest shareholder and chairman emeritus of UOB. The group reported a record high core net profit of $4.8 billion for 2022, up 18 per cent from 2021.
Including one-off expenses relating to the acquisition of Citigroup's Malaysia and Thailand consumer businesses, its earnings hit a high of $4.6 billion.
Mr Goh Cheng Liang, 95, owner of the regional franchise for Nippon Paint – one of the world's biggest paint-makers – is Singapore's second-richest person. His net worth stood at US$14.3 billion, making him the 123rd richest billionaire in the world.
Hotel and property tycoon Kwek Leng Beng, 82, saw his net worth inch up to US$3.3 billion, ranking him 878th on the billionaires list.
Mr Zhang Yong, 52, the China-born founder of the Haidilao hotpot restaurant chain, saw an improvement in his net worth to US$7.5 billion. He is ranked 299th globally.
His wife, Ms Shu Ping, saw her net worth climb marginally to US$2.1 billion, making her No. 1,434 on the billionaires list.
Founded in China's Sichuan province in 1994, Haidilao operates more than 1,300 outlets across China and has 114 outlets overseas, including one that opened in Dubai in March, its first venture into the Middle East market.
The group carved out its overseas units to form Super Hi International Holding and listed it in Hong Kong in December.
Other Singapore names on the list include Far East Organisation's Philip Ng (Singapore's third-richest person at No. 290) and his brother Robert, with a combined net worth of US$15 billion.
But Singapore billionaires whose fortunes were tied to e-commerce and gaming took a hit.
Founder, chairman and chief executive of tech unicorn Sea, Mr Forrest Li, 45, saw his fortune drop to US$4.6 billion. Co-founder Gang Ye, 42, also was hit. His net worth dropped to US$3 billion.
Sea, a Singapore gaming and e-commerce giant, has been sailing in rough seas. The company cut thousands of jobs, froze salaries and slashed more than US$700 million from quarterly sales and marketing expenses to improve its profit-making ability.
In March, though, Mr Li said the worst was over after Sea reported a surprise quarterly profit helped by extensive cost cuts in 2022.
