9. Mochtar Riady (Net Worth: $2.2 Billion)
Lippo Group is one of the biggest business chain in Indonesia. Mochtar Riady is the founder. He was born in a poor family but he had always wanted to be a banker. However, he could never made this career path happened because his father told him only rich people can be bankers.
His parents came to Indonesia from Fujian, China in 1918 to seek a better fortune. Decades later, Mochtar Riady proved it. By the age of 86, his family is one of the richest in Indonesia wit 2.2 billion US dollars net worth. His family’s recent investment was 500 million US dollars for e-commerce business, MatahariMall. It is the online version of one of the biggest department store chain in Indonesia, Matahari.
