Forbes Releases the Top 50 Richest People in Hong Kong in 2026: Li Ka-shing Retains the Title of Richest Person

The Forbes 2026 Hong Kong Top 50 Billionaires list shows that the total net worth of the listed billionaires has increased by 22%, from $301 billion in 2025 to $366 billion in 2026. Among them, CKH HOLDINGS founder Li Ka-shing ranks as the richest person in Hong Kong with a fortune of $45.1 billion (approximately HK$351.78 billion). The founder of Henderson Land (00012) who passed away in 2025, Lee Shau Kee, his sons Lee Ka Kit and Lee Ka Shing, and their family rank second with a fortune of $34.9 billion (approximately HK$272.22 billion). NEW WORLD DEV (00017) chairman Cheng Ka Shun's family follows in third place with a fortune of $26.1 billion (approximately HK$203.58 billion). Lee Man-tat, the "Oyster Sauce King" who passed away in 2021 and was the chairman of Lee Kum Kee Group, his five children rank fourth with a fortune of $17.6 billion (approximately HK$137.28 billion). New World (00016) chairman Fok Lao Tai Kwok Siu-hing ranks fifth with a fortune of $17.5 billion (approximately HK$136.5 billion), moving up one spot from last year. Rounding out the sixth to tenth spots are: former chairman of Hutchison Whampoa (00004) Wu Guangzheng with a fortune of $14.9 billion; Chinese Estates Holdings (00127) founder Joseph Lau with a fortune of $14.3 billion; Alibaba (09988) chairman Joseph Tsai with a fortune of $14.2 billion; the family of the late founder of Galaxy Entertainment (00027) Lui Che-woo, with a fortune of $12.7 billion; and EQT Group Asia Chairman Chuang Jiacheng with a fortune of $9.5 billion. Forbes stated that a series of IPOs and a slow recovery in the real estate market have made Hong Kong one of the best-performing stock markets in Asia last year, with the Hang Seng Index rising nearly 30% since the last wealth survey.