$1 Billion | Rank #2076 Who is Simon Nixon He cofounded the company in 1993, took it public in 2007, and sold all his shares in it by 2016. Nixon has invested in dozens of private companies, including–before they went public–Airbnb, Robinhood and Wise (formerly called Transferwise). He also …
$2 Billion | Rank #1729 Who is Mario Moretti Polegato & family Polegato worked at his family’s wine business where he got itchy feet, but it was a hot trip to Nevada that inspired him to slice holes in his shoes. He took his technology to Nike and other …
$2 Billion | Rank #1579 Who is Keeree Kanjanapas His U.K.-educated son, Kavin, has been running BTS since 2015. Making a foray into hotels, BTS acquired Vienna House in 2017 for $350 million, with a string of properties in Europe and Asia. Keeree’s interests include media firm VGI, which …
$33 Billion | Rank #39 Who is Lee Shau Kee He started Henderson Land Development in 1976; the property giant now makes up the bulk of his wealth. In 2019, he stepped down as chairman of Henderson Land and appointed his sons, Martin and Peter, as co-chairmen. A dedicated …
$1 Billion | Rank #2324 Who is Rameshchandra Jain He founded the Mumbai-based company in 1988 to make textured yarn. Jain’s younger son, Sandeep, is the CEO of the company, while his older son, Kumarpal, is a director. Coming from an average or middle class family, Rameshchandra Jain is …
$2 Billion | Rank #1818 Who is Matei Zaharia He is the mastermind behind popular analytics engine Apache Spark, which was conceived when he was a 24-year-old Ph.D. student at UC Berkeley. Spark set a world record for speed of data sorting in 2014 and won Zaharia an award …
$3 Billion | Rank #1196 Who is Isak Andic & family The company has over 2,100 stores in 110 countries. Its international business makes up about three quarters of its revenue. Andic opened his first clothing store in Barcelona in 1984, took the company international in 1992 and opened …
$1 Billion | Rank #2578 Who is Jean-Paul Clozel The husband-and-wife team sold the company to Johnson & Johnson for $30 billion in 2017. Actelion makes drugs for orphan diseases, which affect fewer than 200,000 people and typically receive little research funding. Following the Johnson & Johnson acquisition, the …
$2 Billion | Rank #1818 Who is Vincent Lo Lo also owns Shui On Centre, a landmark building in Wan Chai. His daughter and heir apparent Stephanie is an executive director at Shui On Land. Vincent has been supporting his brother Lo Ka Shui, another billionaire, against their mother, …
