Eduardo Saverin tops Forbes’ Singapore’s 50 richest for 4th year, even as tech tycoons’ fortunes slide

Eduardo Saverin, co-founder of Meta Platforms, retained pole position for the fourth consecutive year.

Published Sep 03, 2026, 02:30 PM

Updated Sep 03, 2026, 05:23 PM

SINGAPORE – Singapore’s tycoons saw their collective wealth remain flat at US$239 billion (S$304 billion), unchanged from a year ago.

Forbes’ 2026 list of Singapore’s 50 richest noted that while 35 listees are wealthier than a year ago, tech-related fortunes decl ined.

Eduardo Saverin, co-founder of Meta Platforms, retained pole position for the fourth consecutive year, despite his net worth falling US$10.1 billion to US$32.9 billion.

Shares of Facebook parent Meta Platforms fell 25 per cent over the year, hit by a 14 per cent drop in second-quarter net profit despite revenue jumping 28 per cent, partly due to surging artificial intelligence infrastructure costs.

Real estate magnate Kwek Leng Beng and his family remain the second-richest after adding US$1.8 billion to lift their fortune to US$16.1 billion.

The family’s flagship City Developments Limited has been divesting non-core assets over the past year while sharpening its focus on the residential and hospitality sectors.

Property brothers Robert and Philip Ng held on to third place, with an uptick in their combined wealth to US$14.3 billion, from US$14.1 billion in 2025.

The Lee family was the biggest gainer in both dollar and percentage terms, with its combined net worth rising 78 per cent to US$13.8 billion, placing it fourth on the list.

The family draws the bulk of its wealth from a stake in OCBC Bank, whose shares nearly doubled over the past year, buoyed by the bank’s wealth management business.

Another notable gainer was Sheng Siong Group co-founder and chief executive Lim Hock Chee, who ranked 24th with a net worth of US$2.7 billion.

Shares of Singapore’s second-largest supermarket chain by revenue surged 54 per cent amid its store expansion, boosting his family’s wealth.

Rounding out the top five was the Goh family of Nippon Paint Holdings, whose wealth rose to US$13.5 billion from US$13.1 billion in 2025.

Meanwhile, Sea’s three co-founders moved down the list as shares of the US-listed tech company plunged by nearly a third from a year ago.

The decline came amid intense competition from rivals such as TikTok Shop, which squeezed margins at its e-commerce arm, Shopee.

Sea chairman and chief executive Forrest Li ranked 10th with a net worth of US$7.7 billion, down from No. 6 in 2025 with US$11.2 billion.

Chief operating officer Gang Ye ranked 14th with US$4.3 billion (from No. 13, with US$6 billion), while Shopee chief product officer David Chen was 44th with US$1.35 billion (from No. 28, with US$2 billion).

Quek Leng Chye, the Singapore-based brother of Malaysian billionaire Quek Leng Chan, was the sole newcomer to the list, ranking 48th with a US$1.2 billion fortune.

A cousin of Kwek Leng Beng, Quek Leng Chye is the managing director of Hong Leong Holdings, a property development and investment arm of the Hong Leong Group conglomerate.

Returnees included the husband-and-wife pair Gordon and Celine Tang, who rejoined the list after a two-year absence following a 20 per cent rise in the shares of Suntec REIT, one of their key holdings.

The China-born property magnates ranked 49th with a combined net worth of US$1.1 billion.

Brothers Charles, Keith and Kelvin Wong, who own and run home-grown footwear and accessories brand Charles & Keith, returned to the list after a one-year absence. They rounded out the list in 50th place with a combined fortune of US$1 billion.

The minimum net worth to make the list is $1 billion, unchanged from 2025. The latest list is a snapshot of wealth, using stock prices and exchange rates at the close of markets on Aug 14.

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Meta Platforms 的联合创始人 Eduardo Saverin 连续第四年蝉联榜首。

发布于 2026 年 9 月 3 日下午 2:30

更新于2026年9月3日下午5:23

新加坡——新加坡富豪们的总财富维持在2390亿美元（3040亿新元）不变，与一年前持平。

福布斯发布的 2026 年新加坡 50 位最富有的人榜单指出，虽然 35 位上榜者的财富比一年前有所增加，但与科技相关的财富却有所下降。

Meta Platforms 的联合创始人 Eduardo Saverin 连续第四年保持领先地位，尽管他的净资产减少了 101 亿美元，降至 329 亿美元。

Facebook 母公司 Meta Platforms 的股价全年下跌了 25%，尽管第二季度收入增长了 28%，但净利润却下降了 14%，部分原因是人工智能基础设施成本飙升。

房地产大亨郭令明及其家族财富增加了 18 亿美元，达到 161 亿美元，仍然是第二富有的家族。

过去一年，该家族的旗舰企业城市发展有限公司一直在剥离非核心资产，同时更加专注于住宅和酒店行业。

房地产兄弟罗伯特·吴和菲利普·吴保持了第三名的位置，他们的财富总额从2025年的141亿美元增长到143亿美元。

李氏家族无论从美元价值还是百分比来看都是最大的受益者，其净资产总额增长了 78%，达到 138 亿美元，位列榜单第四。

该家族的大部分财富来自其持有的华侨银行股份，受该银行财富管理业务的提振，其股价在过去一年中几乎翻了一番。

另一位值得关注的富豪是昇菘集团联合创始人兼首席执行官林福志，他以27亿美元的净资产排名第24位。

新加坡第二大超市连锁店（按收入计）的股价因其门店扩张而飙升 54%，从而提升了他家族的财富。

位列前五的还有日本涂料控股公司的吴氏家族，其财富从2025年的131亿美元增至135亿美元。

与此同时，随着这家在美国上市的科技公司股价较一年前暴跌近三分之一，Sea 的三位联合创始人排名也随之下降。

在来自 TikTok Shop 等竞争对手的激烈竞争中，TikTok Shop 挤压了其电商部门 Shopee 的利润空间，导致 Shopee 的业绩下滑。

Sea集团董事长兼首席执行官李国强以77亿美元的净资产排名第10位，低于2025年排名第6位的112亿美元。

Shopee首席运营官叶刚以43亿美元的收入排名第14位（此前排名第13位，收入为60亿美元），而Shopee首席产品官David Chen以13.5亿美元的收入排名第44位（此前排名第28位，收入为20亿美元）。

马来西亚亿万富翁郭令灿的弟弟、居住在新加坡的郭令财是榜单上唯一的新人，以12亿美元的财富排名第48位。

郭令才（Quek Leng Chye）是郭令明（Kwek Leng Beng）的堂兄，他是丰隆集团旗下房地产开发和投资公司丰隆控股（Hong Leong Holdings）的董事总经理。

重返榜单的包括邓永铨夫妇，他们在阔别榜单两年后重新上榜，原因是他们的主要持股之一新达城房地产信托基金的股价上涨了 20%。

这些出生于中国的房地产大亨排名第 49 位，总净资产为 11 亿美元。

拥有并经营本土鞋履及配饰品牌Charles & Keith的黄氏兄弟（Charles、Keith和Kelvin Wong）在阔别榜单一年后重返榜单。他们以10亿美元的总财富位列榜单第50位。

入选该榜单的最低净资产为10亿美元，与2025年的标准相同。最新榜单反映了财富状况，采用的是8月14日市场收盘时的股票价格和汇率。

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