1. Cheng Yu-tung – $19.6 billion
Age: 87
Company: Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Group
Country: Hong Kong
With his wealth estimated at $19.6 billion he is the biggest and oldest jewelry retailer.
Plus he is the only Asian diamond owners who makes into this list.
In 2010 Cheng bought a 507-carat Cullinan Heritage diamond and made the headlines because he paid $35.3 million for the rough diamond, setting a new record for the highest price paid for a rough diamond.
All this when the experts expected this diamond to sell at $25 million.
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