There are 6 newcomers to the list of richest people in RI

Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia – Forbes has updated the list of richest people in Indonesia in 2022. It has been noted that 6 new people have joined the ranks of richest people in Indonesia this year. Several wealthy people have seen an increase in their net worth this year.

According to its official website, the collective wealth of Indonesian conglomerates increased by 11% to a record $180 billion, up from $162 billion a year earlier.

Brothers R. Budi and Michael Hartono continued to excel and became Indonesia’s richest conglomerate with wealth of $47.7 billion, up from $5.1 billion last year. PT Global Digital Niaga Tbk is the main driver of their wealth growth.

As it is known, the parent company of e-commerce giant Blibli managed to take the floor on the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) in November 2022 and managed to raise fresh funds of IDR 8 trillion ($510 million) . This result is the second largest IPO in the country this year.

Additionally, rising coal prices amid the global energy crisis propelled Low Tuck Kwong into second place with a nearly five-fold increase in wealth to $12.1 billion. This sent its shares of Bayan Resources soaring.

The company’s fourth-largest coal miner in the country, also making it the biggest earner of the year. His wealth has risen to US$9.55 billion from US$. 2.55 billion years ago. Low is also featured on the cover of the December 2022 issue of Forbes Asia magazine.

Then, the Widjaja family of the Sinar Mas conglomerate which slipped to no. 3. However, the resurgence of the group’s paper business helped increase their wealth from US$1.1 billion to US$10.8 billion.

Meanwhile Indorama Corp’s Sri Prakash Lohia ranks 4th with wealth rising from $1.5 billion to $7.7 billion.

Rounding out the top five is Anthoni Salim of the Salim Group, whose net worth fell by US$1 billion to US$7.5 billion.

Among the winners on this year’s list, six of the country’s wealthiest people received an additional $1 billion. Indeed, there are those who have total wealth of more than 46 billion US dollars as of 41 years ago.

Djoko Susanto occupies the last or tenth position with assets of $4.1 billion. His wealth has more than doubled following the expansion of his Alfamart department store chain. Susanto is in the top 10 for the first time.

Banking veteran Jerry Ng is in 35th place with $1.2 billion in assets. His shares in Bank Jago fell off their peak as investors thought the lender was overvalued.

Then, the cigarette tax hike also dragged the wealth of No. 14 tobacco entrepreneur Susilo Wonowidjojo from a wealth of $1.3 billion to $3.5 billion.

Well, Forbes notes, there are new people who are included in the ranks of the richest people in Indonesia. They are billionaires with the coal industry.

The six people are Dewi Kam at number 21, whose 10% stake in Bayan Resources makes her the richest newcomer at $2 billion.

So Ghan Djoe Hiang occupies number 41 with a wealth of $1.07 billion. In addition, the owner of the Baramulti Group, founded by her late husband Athanasius Tossin Suharya and Eddy Sugianto Gang, occupies number 32 with a wealth of $1.27 billion.

Photo: Manoj Punjabi (CNBC Indonesia/Fitri Said)

In addition, last year’s share of dairy and processed food supplier Cisarua Mountain Dairy, better known as Cimory, led Bambang Sutantio to a debut position of No. 24 with wealth of $1.85 billion.

The newest on the list, also occupied by Manoj Punjabi at position 43 who has assets of US$1.05 billion from MD Pictures. Meanwhile Haryanto Tjiptodihardjo occupies serial number 45 with wealth of $1.02 billion from Impack Pratama Industri.

The minimum net worth this year is $885 million, up from $695 million in 2021.

List of 10 richest people in Indonesia

The 10 richest people in Indonesia are:
1. R. Budi and Michael Hartono with assets of 47.7 billion US dollars
2. Kwong hit $12.1 billion
3. The Widjaja family has reached $10.8 billion
4. Sri Prakash Lohia reached $7.7 billion
5. Anthoni Salim hit $7.5 billion
6. Chairul Tanjung reached $5.2 billion
7. Prajogo Pangestu reached $5.1 billion
8. Boenjamin Setiawan hit $4.8 billion
9. Tahir hit $4.2 billion
10. Djoko Susanto hit $4.1 billion

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