YOGYAKARTA Mahalan is a well-known business, Forbes has just released the list of the richest people in Southeast Asia in October 2025. The results are quite surprising because of the top 10 richest people, Indonesia's position is quite dominating. Even the number of Indonesian richest people is more than Malaysia. Then who are the richest people in Southeast Asia? Check out the following information.
Forbes put Indonesia's conglomerate, born in West Kalimantan Prajogo Pangestu in the first position on the list of the richest people in Southeast Asia in the October 2025 period. Interestingly, Prajogo Pangestu's wealth is said to have far surpassed the conglomerate from Vietnam, namely Vietnam and conglomerate from Malaysia, namely Robert Kuok.
According to Forbes records, as of October 4, 2025, Prajogo's total assets amounted to US $ 41.5 billion or approximately Rp. 688 trillion. Meanwhile, the amount of Pham Nhat Vuong's wealth is far below it, which is US $ 16.8 billion or approximately Rp. 278 trillion. Likewise, Robert Kuok's wealth, whose total wealth is US $ 12.9 billion or around Rp. 213 trillion. This figure is certainly far below Prajogo Pangestu.
Apart from Prajogo, there are also several names of Indonesian conglomerates that are included in the Forbes list of the richest Southeast Asian. Some of these names include Budi Hartono, Michael Hartono, and Otto Toto Sugiri. The following is a list of Forbes versions of Southeast Asia conglomerates for the October 2025 period.
Prajogo Pangestu is an entrepreneur who was born on May 13, 1944, Bengkayang, West Kalimantan. He is known as the owner and founder of PT Barito Pacific who is engaged in petrochemicals. The amount of wealth owned is worth US $ 41.5 billion or equivalent to Rp. 688 trillion. This figure makes Prajogo Pangestu included in the latest 100 richest people in Indonesia according to Forbes.
Low Tuck Kwong was born on April 17, 1948 in Singapore but has settled in Indonesia. He is known as a coal entrepreneur. In addition, he also has a business in renewable energy and construction. One of his companies is PT Bayan Resources Tbk. The amount of wealth owned is US$25.2 billion or equivalent to Rp417.5 trillion.
Born on April 28, 1940 in Semarang, Central Java. In Indonesia, it is known as the owner of a private bank, namely Bank Central Asia (BCA) and the owner of PT Djarum. The total wealth reaches 19.4 billion US dollars or Rp. 321.4 trillion.
Michael Hartono is the older brother of Budi Hartono alias Hartono Brothers. He was born on October 2, 1939 in Kudus, Central Java. Like his brother, Michael Hartono is also known as an Indonesian conglomerate with various business fields. His total wealth reaches 18.6 billion US dollars or around Rp308.1 trillion.
Born on August 5, 1968 in Hanoi, Vietnam. Known as a businessman engaged in property, retail, technology, and automotive with the brand VinFast. The total wealth reaches 16.8 billion US dollars or around Rp. 278.3 trillion.
Entrepreneurs who were born on April 19, 1939 in Bangkok, Thailand. He is engaged in agribusiness, retail, telecommunications, and investment. One of the largest companies is the Charoen Pokphand (CP) Group. Dhanin Chearavanont is said to have assets of up to 16.6 billion US dollars or around Rp. 275.0 trillion.
Born in 1951 in Dangshan, Anhui, China. Known as an entrepreneur in the field of medical technology and medical equipment. He also owns the largest medical device company in China. His wealth reaches 13.6 billion US dollars or around Rp. 225.3 trillion.
The richest entrepreneur in Malaysia was born on October 6, 1923 in Johor Bahru, Malaysia. His business is engaged in several fields such as oil palm, property, hotel, and shipping. His wealth reaches 12.9 billion US dollars or around Rp. 213.7 trillion.
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Born in Manila, Philippines on March 3, 1960. He is the owner of Bloomberry Resorts Corp., a casino company in the Philippines. In addition, he also has several business fields. His wealth reaches 12.8 billion US dollars or equivalent to Rp. 212.0 trillion.
Born on October 23, 1953 in Bandung, West Java, Indonesia. He is a businessman in technology and information. One of his companies is PT DCI Indonesia Tbk (DCII), the provider of the first data center service in Indonesia with a Tier IV certificate. Otto Toto's assets are said to reach 12.5 billion US dollars or around Rp207.0 trillion.
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