Top Billionaires in Asia 2025: Asia has consistently captured global attention as a powerhouse of economic growth and wealth creation. Its cities, such as Tokyo, Hong Kong, Beijing, and Mumbai, among others, have emerged as the world's wealthiest cities, making significant strides in producing some of the world's most influential and richest individuals—according to Henley Partners last year's report, New World Wealth. In 2025, Asian billionaires have amassed unprecedented fortunes comparing to the previous year's rankings released in 2024, notable figures such as Prajogo Pangestu from Indonesia and Savitri Jindal from India have fallen out of the top 10 Asian billionaires list this year. Leading Asia's billionaire rankings in 2025 is India's Mukesh Ambani, the chairman of Reliance Industries. Following him is Zhong Shanshan, the owner of Nongfu Spring, a well-known bottled water company, who ranks as the second richest individual in Asia and the wealthiest person from China. Additionally, Robin Zeng, the driving force behind Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL), which is a major electric vehicle battery supply player, and Lei Jun, the co-founder of Xiaomi, a Chinese consumer electronics company and the world's most popular smartphone brand listed in Hong Kong, are new entrants to the 2025 Asia Richest List. Tadashi Yanai, the founder and chairman of Fast Retailing, a major Japanese retail company with portfolio brands like Uniqlo, Theory, J Brand, and more, has a strong presence with over 2,400 stores across 25 countries, which has made him the only Asian billionaire from Japan. Top 10 Richest Individuals in Asia, as of (March) 2025 The rankings have been dominated by Chinese billionaires, followed by two billionaires hailing from India and Hong Kong; listed below are Asia’s top 10 wealthiest individuals in 2025. Asia Rank Name Net Worth (Billions, USD) Source Country Global Rank 1 Mukesh Ambani $86.9 B Reliance Industries India 18 2 Zhong Shanshan $56.0 B Nongfu Spring, Biological Pharmacy Enterprise China 26 3 Gautam Adani $54.7 B Adani Group India 27 4 Ma Huateng $53.3 B Tencent Holdings China 28 5 Zhang Yiming $45.6 B TikTok China 31 6 Tadashi Yanai & family $45.1 B Fast Retailing Japan 32 7 Lei Jun $42.6 B Xiaomi China 36 8 Colin Huang $40.0 B PDD Holdings China 38 9 Li Ka-Shing $38.3 B CK Hutchison Holdings Hong Kong 42 10 Robin Zeng $37.6 B Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL) Hong Kong 45 Source: Forbes Please note: The net worth of any individual is dynamic and the one shared in the article is as per the Forbes Real-Time Billionaire List, recorded on March 5, 2025.
