Singapore's 50 Richest List 2026: Eduardo Saverin tops ranking; OCBC's Lee family posts biggest gain2026年新加坡50位最富有的富豪榜：爱德华多·萨维林位居榜首；华侨银行李氏家族财富增幅最大
Eduardo Saverin retained his position as Singapore's richest person for a fourth straight year, while the OCBC-linked Lee family emerged as the biggest wealth winner in the Singapore 50 Richest List 2026.According to Forbes Asia's annual ranking published on Thursday (Sep 3), Singapore's 50 richest people had a combined wealth of US$239 billion (S$318 billion) this year, unchanged from a...
Eduardo Saverin retained his position as Singapore's richest person for a fourth straight year, while the OCBC-linked Lee family emerged as the biggest wealth winner in the Singapore 50 Richest List 2026.
According to Forbes Asia's annual ranking published on Thursday (Sep 3), Singapore's 50 richest people had a combined wealth of US$239 billion (S$318 billion) this year, unchanged from a year earlier, as gains in banking, retail and property offset losses in the technology sector.
The ranking comes as Singapore's economy grew 6.1 per cent in the first half of 2026, driven by strong growth in electronics and precision engineering manufacturing amid surging demand for artificial intelligence (AI)-related products.
While 35 of the 50 listees were wealthier than a year ago, the combined fortune of the group remained flat. The minimum net worth required to make the list was US$1 billion, unchanged from last year.
Facebook co-founder and longtime Singapore resident Eduardo Saverin retained the top spot for the fourth consecutive year, despite his fortune falling by US$10.1 billion to US$32.9 billion.
Shares of Meta, Facebook's parent company, fell 25 per cent over the period after the social media giant reported a 14 per cent decline in second-quarter net profit, partly due to higher AI-related spending, according to Forbes Asia.
Real estate tycoon Kwek Leng Beng remained in second place, with his family's wealth rising by US$1.8 billion to US$16.1 billion.
The gain was supported by the family's flagship developer, City Developments, which has been divesting non-core assets while sharpening its focus on residential and hospitality businesses.
Brothers Robert and Philip Ng, whose family's property empire includes Far East Organization and listed developer Far East Orchard, retained third place with a combined wealth of US$14.3 billion.
Far East Orchard announced in November that it plans to expand into a global network spanning hotels, student housing and fund management by 2030.
OCBC-linked Lee family sees biggest wealth gain
The biggest gainer on this year's list was the Lee family, whose wealth is largely derived from a stake in Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp (OCBC).
The family ranked fourth with a combined fortune of US$13.8 billion, up 78 per cent from a year earlier. OCBC shares nearly doubled over the period, helped by growth in its wealth management business.
Another notable gainer was Lim Hock Chee, co-founder and chief executive of supermarket chain Sheng Siong Group.
His family's wealth rose to US$2.7 billion as the company's shares climbed 54 per cent amid store expansion across Singapore's heartland estates.
However, tech fortunes faced a tougher year.
New York-listed tech conglomerate Sea, the parent of e-commerce platform Shopee, saw its shares fall by about a third amid competition from TikTok Shop and pressure on its e-commerce margins.
The decline wiped nearly US$5.9 billion off the combined fortunes of co-founders Forrest Li, Gang Ye and David Chen, who ranked seventh, 14th and 44th respectively.
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爱德华多·萨维林连续第四年蝉联新加坡首富，而与华侨银行有关联的李氏家族则成为2026年新加坡50位富豪榜上的最大赢家。
根据福布斯亚洲周四（9月3日）发布的年度排名，新加坡50位最富有的人今年的总财富为2390亿美元（3180亿新元），与上年持平，银行业、零售业和房地产业的增长抵消了科技行业的损失。
新加坡经济在 2026 年上半年增长了 6.1%，这主要得益于人工智能 (AI) 相关产品需求激增，带动了电子产品和精密工程制造业的强劲增长。
上榜的50位富豪中，有35位的财富较去年有所增长，但他们的总财富却与去年持平。入选该榜单的最低净资产要求仍为10亿美元，与去年相同。
尽管Facebook联合创始人、长期居住在新加坡的爱德华多·萨维林的财富缩水了101亿美元，降至329亿美元，但他仍然连续第四年蝉联富豪榜榜首。
据《福布斯亚洲》报道，Facebook 的母公司 Meta 的股价在公布第二季度净利润下降 14% 后下跌了 25%，部分原因是人工智能相关支出增加。
房地产大亨郭令明仍位居第二，其家族财富增加了18亿美元，达到161亿美元。
家族的旗舰开发商城市发展公司(City Developments)推动了这一增长，该公司一直在剥离非核心资产，同时更加专注于住宅和酒店业务。
吴氏兄弟（罗伯特·吴和菲利普·吴）的家族拥有远东机构和上市开发商远东果园等房地产帝国，以143亿美元的财富总和位居第三。
远东集团于 11 月宣布，计划到 2030 年将其业务拓展至全球，涵盖酒店、学生公寓和基金管理等领域。
与华侨银行有关联的李氏家族财富增幅最大
今年榜单上最大的赢家是李氏家族，他们的财富主要来源于华侨银行（OCBC）的股份。
该家族以138亿美元的财富总额位列第四，较上年增长78%。受财富管理业务增长的推动，华侨银行股价在此期间几乎翻了一番。
另一位值得关注的受益者是昇菘集团联合创始人兼首席执行官林福志。
随着公司股价在新加坡中心城区扩张，股价上涨了 54%，他家族的财富也随之增长至 27 亿美元。
然而，科技行业的境况却遭遇了更为艰难的一年。
在纽约上市的科技集团 Sea（旗下拥有电商平台 Shopee）的股价下跌了约三分之一，原因是 TikTok Shop 的竞争以及电商利润率面临的压力。
此次下跌使联合创始人李福瑞、叶刚和陈大卫的财富总和减少了近 59 亿美元，他们分别排名第七、第十四和第四十四。
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