Singapore’s billionaire tally hits 55 on Forbes 2026 list

Jason Chang is the country’s richest, ranking 204th globally.

Singapore now has 55 billionaires on the Forbes World’s Billionaires List 2026, up from 49 last year.

Jason Chang, chairman of ASE Technology Holding, is the country’s richest, ranking 204th globally with a net worth of $18.18b (US$14.2b).

Li Xiting, co-founder and chairman of Shenzhen Mindray Bio-Medical Electronics, ranks 284th globally with a net worth of $15.13b (US$11.82b).

Philip Ng and his brother Robert Ng, ranked 542nd and 557th globally with net worths of $9.22b (US$7.2b) and $9.09b (US$7.1b), respectively, control Far East Organization, Singapore’s largest private property developer and landlord.

Globally, the billionaire population reached a record 3,428, with their combined net worth hitting $25.73t (US$20.1t).

Elon Musk retained the top spot with a net worth of $1.07t (US$839b).

Other top billionaires include Larry Page with $328.96b (US$257b), Sergey Brin with $303.36b (US$237b), Jeff Bezos with $286.72b (US$224b), and Mark Zuckerberg with $284.16b (US$222b).