Forbes released its 2026 list of Hong Kong's 50 richest with Li Ka-shing, founder of CK Hutchison (0001), retaining his title as Hong Kong's richest man with a net worth of US$45.1 billion (HK$351.78 billion), up almost US$8 billion from last year.
Second place goes to the late Lee Shau-kee, founder of Henderson Land Development (0012), who passed away last year. His sons, Peter Lee Ka-kit and Martin Lee Ka-shing, along with their family, have a net worth of US$34.9 billion (HK$272.22 billion), up US$5 billion from 2025.
Henry Cheng Kar-shun, chairman of New World Development (0017) and son of the late Cheng Yu-tung, ranks third with a net worth of US$26.1 billion (HK$203.58 billion).
Fourth place goes to the family of the late Lee Man-tat, chairman of the Lee Kum Kee Group. His five children have a net worth of US$17.6 billion (HK$137.28 billion).
Kwong Siu-hing, widow of Sun Hung Kai Properties' (0016) co-founder Kwok Tak-seng , ranks fifth with a net worth of US$17.5 billion (HK$136.5 billion).
The sixth to tenth richest in Hong Kong are Peter Woo Kwong-ching, former chairman of Wharf (0004), with a net worth of US$14.9 billion; Joseph Lau Luen-hung, founder of Chinese Estates (0127), with a net worth of US$14.3 billion; Joseph Tsai Chung-Hsin, chairman of Alibaba Group (9988), with a net worth of US$14.2 billion; the family of the late Lui Che-woo, founder of Galaxy Entertainment Group (0027), who passed away in 2024, and his son, Lui Yiu-tung, with a net worth of US$12.7 billion; and Jean Salata, chairman of EQT Asia with a net worth of US$9.5 billion.
Forbes stated that a series of IPOs last year, coupled with a slow recovery in the real estate sector, made Hong Kong one of the best-performing stock markets in Asia.
The Hang Seng Index has risen by nearly 30 percent since the last wealth survey, thus increasing the total net worth of the Forbes Hong Kong 50 Richest People list from US$301 billion last year to a record US$366 billion.
