Top 10 richest families in Asia (2025): 6 Indian families dominate in top 20
10 Most Richest Families in Asia 2025 List: The 2025 Bloomberg ranking of Asia’s richest families highlights a growing Indian influence, with six lineages—including Ambani, Mistry, Jindal, and Birla—securing ranks in the top 10 in family wealth and business dominance.
Written by Cherry GuptaUpdated: May 1, 2025 07:18 AM IST
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Asia's Richest Families in 2025: From the Ambani family to the Mistry family, six Indian business lineages secure rankings in the Bloomberg's top 20 Asia's richest families of 2025.
Wealthiest Families in Asia 2025: Asia is home to some of the wealthiest families in the world, with large business empires spanning across generations. Earlier this year, Bloomberg listed the top 20 richest families in Asia. India, famous for family-run conglomerates and business acumen, saw six families in the worldwide top 20 wealth ranking this year.
With a total value of $90.5 billion (Rs 7.85 lakh crore, approximately), the Ambani family topped Bloomberg’s list of 2025 Asian Richest Families. Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani now heads it; he inherited Reliance Industries, the family’s flagship company, from his late father Dhirubhai Ambani.
Mukesh Ambani’s children have joined Reliance Industries, which today leads as one of the most valuable and largest Indian companies. (Source: PTI)
Next is Thailand’s largest private conglomerate with food, retail, and telecom divisions, the Pokphand Group, headed by Dhanin Chearavanont of the Chearavanont family. They have $42.6 billion in combined family wealth.
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With a total wealth of $42.2 billion (Rs 3.66 lakh crore, approximately), Indonesia’s richest family, the Hartono family, ranks third. Beginning with a tobacco brand, Djarum, that became the biggest cigarette manufacturer in Indonesia, their family company became more diversified and now also runs Bank Central Asia.
With a total wealth of $42.2 billion (Rs 3.66 lakh crore, approximately), Indonesia’s richest family, the Hartono family, ranks third. Beginning with a tobacco brand, Djarum, that became the biggest cigarette manufacturer in Indonesia, their family company became more diversified and now also runs Bank Central Asia.
Rounding up the top 10, South Korea’s Lee family, which has a total wealth of $22.7 billion, operates Samsung, one of the biggest tech companies in the world, which began as a trading company and grew into the technology sector with Samsung Electronics in 1938.
The Top 10 Richest Families in Asia, as of 2025:
Rank
Family Name
Company
Wealth
Location
Generations
1
Ambani
Reliance Industries
$90.5B
India
3
2
Chearavanont
Charoen Pokphand Group
$42.6B
Thailand
4
3
Hartono
Djarum, Bank Central Asia
$42.2B
Indonesia
3
4
Mistry
Shapoorji Pallonji Group
$37.5B
India
5
5
Kwok
Sun Hung Kai Properties
$35.6B
Hong Kong
3
6
Tsai
Cathay Financial, Fubon Financial
$30.9B
Taiwan
3
7
Jindal
OP Jindal Group
$28.1B
India
3
8
Yoovidhya
TCP Group
$25.7B
Thailand
2
9
Birla
Aditya Birla Group
$23.0B
India
7
10
Lee
Samsung
$22.7B
South Korea
3
Source:Bloomberg
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Methodology: The ranking has been compiled as of January 31, 2025, excluding the first-generation families and their wealth, led by the single heir like Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.’s Jack Ma and India’s Gautam Adani. For each lineage, the overall net worth combines the wealth from different family branches.
Know which are India’s Richest Families in 2025
The Birla family is India’s oldest business family, having been passed down through seven generations, whereas the Mistry family has been led by five generations.
The Aditya Birla Group led by Kumar Mangalam Birla, which has interests in metals, financial services, and retail, began as a cotton-trading company in the nineteenth century before Ghanshyam Das Birla.
The Mistry family firm, on the other hand, was established in India in 1865 by Pallonji Mistry’s grandfather, who started a construction business with an Englishman. Shapoorji Pallonji Group presently operates in diverse business fields, including engineering and construction.
Cherry Gupta is an Assistant Manager – Content at The Indian Express. She leads the Top 10 section, curating list-based features on key national and international developments, and manages daily news content. She also produces SEO-driven articles and collaborates with the Lifestyle team to conduct interviews with notable artists and write workplace culture features. ... Read More