According to Bloomberg Billionaires Index data, in the list of the 500 richest people in the world there are several Indonesian businessmen.
Citing data per August 10, 2020, there are five Indonesians who are among the 500 richest people in the world.
The five Indonesians were Budi Hartono, Michael Hartono, Prakash Lohia, Tan Siok Tjien, and Prajogo Pangestu.
Budi Hartono occupies the position of the 110 richest people in the world.
His total asset is about USD 14.9 billion or around IDR 216 trillion.
The amount of assets itself has decreased by USD 2.25 billion since the beginning of the year or year to date.
Furthermore, the next richest Indonesian entrepreneur is Michael Hartono.
The sibling of Budi Hartono has assets of USD 13.9 billion or around IDR 201 trillion.
The next, the richest is Sri Prakash Lohia.
She is the owner of the petrochemical and textile company, Indorama Corporation.
She is the businessman of Indian descent who has succeeded in adding to his wealth coffers.
Therefore, it is as much as USD 1.87 billion since the beginning of the year.
It means his current assets amount to USD 7.3 billion or around IDR 105.8 trillion.
Not only that, the nest Indonesian entrepreneur who is included in the list of the 500 richest people are Tan Siok Tjien and Prajogo Pangestu.
Tan Siok Tjien is the wife of the late founder of Gudang Garam, Surya Wonowidjojo.
The amount of Tan Siok Tjien’s assets has decreased by USD 855 million.
From the beginning of the year, her assets become USD 6.96 billion and ranks the 280th richest person in the world.
Prajogo Pangestu occupies the position of the 453 richest people in the world with total assets of USD 4.92 billion.
It’s decrease of USD 3.7 billion since the beginning of the year.