Samsung Rises to 3rd, Hyundai to 16th... Who Tops Asia's Wealthiest Families?

Bloomberg Releases List of Asia's Top 20 Wealthiest Families

Ambani Family of India Ranks First, Kwok Family of Hong Kong Second

AI Investment Boom Reshapes the Rankings

Amid the spread of artificial intelligence (AI) investments, the landscape of Asia's wealthiest families has been reshaped. The Samsung family has risen to third place, while the Hyundai family has secured the 16th spot.

On the 13th (local time), Bloomberg reported its list of the "Top 20 Wealthiest Families in Asia," based on the Bloomberg Billionaires Index (BBI).

Samsung Electronics Chairman Jay Y. Lee and Hyundai Motor Group Chairman Euisun Chung are moving to the booths of key partner companies at the "NVIDIA GeForce Gamer Festival" held on the evening of October 30th at COEX Square in Gangnam-gu, Seoul. 2025.10.30 Photo by Cho Yongjun

The top spot went to the Ambani family, which leads India's largest conglomerate, Reliance Group, with assets totaling 89.7 billion dollars (approximately 132.7 trillion won). Following them, the Kwok family of Sun Hung Kai Properties (SHKP), a major Hong Kong real estate conglomerate, ranked second with assets of 50.2 billion dollars (about 74.3 trillion won).

The Samsung family claimed third place, with assets totaling 45.5 billion dollars (around 67.3 trillion won). Compared to the announcement in February last year, when their assets were reported at around 22.7 billion dollars and they ranked 10th, both their ranking and asset size have soared over the past year. The Hyundai family of Hyundai Motor Group ranked 16th, with assets of 21.7 billion dollars (about 32.1 trillion won).

By region, India and Hong Kong each contributed five families to the list, representing the largest shares. Thailand had three families on the list, including the Chirathivat family, which leads the CP Group and ranked fourth. Both Korea and Singapore each had two families included.

Bloomberg noted that this year's list is characterized by "AI-driven asset growth." The total assets of the top 20 families reached 647 billion dollars (about 956.9 trillion won), a 16% increase from the previous year, marking the highest level since the ranking began in 2019. Companies that are part of the core supply chains for the AI industry—such as semiconductors, metals, and infrastructure—have experienced rapid asset growth amid booming business conditions.

The Zhang family of China's China Hongqiao Group was cited as a representative beneficiary of this trend. With soaring demand for aluminum—a key material for AI, electric vehicles, and renewable energy—the group's stock price surged by nearly 200% last year, and the family's assets reached 44.7 billion dollars, ranking fifth.

Meanwhile, Jay Y. Lee, Chairman of Samsung Electronics, is leading the expansion of Samsung's AI and robotics businesses. Bloomberg also reported that Hyundai Motor Group plans to invest about 9 trillion won in Korea to establish an AI data center, a robotics factory, and a hydrogen plant.

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