Asia's Wealth Rankings Reshuffled: ByteDance Founder Zhang Yiming Takes Top Spot

17:22 - 16.09.2026


September 16, Fineko/abc.az. According to the latest data from the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, the ranking of Asia's wealthiest individuals has undergone a major shift. Zhang Yiming, founder of TikTok's parent company ByteDance, has emerged as Asia's richest person with a net worth of $105.5 billion), overtaking Adani Group Chairman Gautam Adani ($104.8 billion).

Mukesh Ambani, Chairman of Reliance Industries, ranks third with $81.3 billion, followed by Fast Retailing (Uniqlo) founder Tadashi Yanai at $63.7 billion, and Nongfu Spring founder Zhong Shanshan at $59.1 billion.

The top tier of Asia's wealthiest business figures also includes:

  • Masayoshi Son (SoftBank Group): $53.9 billion
  • Zeng Yuqun (CATL): $52.2 billion
  • Ma Huateng / Pony Ma (Tencent): $52.2 billion
  • Li Ka-shing (CK Hutchison): $46.9 billion
  • He Xiangjian (Midea Group): $45.0 billion
  • Lakshmi Mittal (ArcelorMittal): $42.0 billion