Unique World’s Billionaires

Alexander Tedja REAL TIME NET WORTH — as of 5/16/17 $1.11 B Alexander Tedja’s real estate developer Pakuwon Jati, listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange, has built shopping malls in Indonesia as the middle class has grown. The company is building offices in Jakarta and Surabaya, a high-rise condominium in Surabaya and buildings in southern and western Jakarta. In August

Pierre Karl Péladeau  Life and career Pierre Karl Péladeau (born 16 October 1961) is a Canadian businessman and former politician. Péladeau was the Leader of the Opposition in the Quebec National Assembly from his election as leader of the Parti Québécois on 15 May 2015 until his resignation on 2 May 2016 for family reasons. He was also the MNA

Erik Paulsson REAL TIME NET WORTH — as of 5/16/17 $1.12 B At the age of 17, in 1957, Erik Paulsson and his younger brother Mats founded a waste management company to service the local farmers in the south of Sweden. The company, later named PEAB, expanded to construction in 1970, the industry it’s known for today. PEAB has more

Boris Rotenberg REAL TIME NET WORTH — as of 5/16/17 $1.03 B Boris Rotenberg and his older brother, Arkady, are the billionaires and co-owners of SMP Bank. The Rotenberg brothers were hit by U.S. sanctions and had assets frozen in 2014 because of their close ties to Putin. The U.S. Treasury Department claimed that Putin had awarded the Rotenbergs billions

Kentaro Ogawa & family REAL TIME NET WORTH — as of 5/16/17 $1.08 B Ogawa founded fast-food outfit Zensho in 1982. Publicly-traded Zensho has a network of more than 4,800 restaurants. Its Sukiya chain serves shredded beef over rice (called gyudon or a beef bowl) at 1,970 locations across Japan. Ogawa wants to turn Zensho into the world’s number one

Evan Sharp Evan Sharp (born 1982) is an American Internet entrepreneur, the co-founder and chief creative officer of Pinterest. Early life Sharp was raised in York, Pennsylvania. He studied architecture at Columbia Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation. Prior to that, he received a bachelor’s degree in history from the University of Chicago. Career In 2009 Sharp met Ben Silbermann (who would

Nan Cunhui 2017 BILLIONAIRES NET WORTH — as of 4/11/17 $1 B Nan Cunhui chairs Zhejiang Chint Electrics, a supplier of meters and power transmission equipment. Nan is a member of the standing committee of the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce, chairman of Zhejiang Federation of Industry and Commerce and president of Zhejiang Chamber of Commerce. Chinese businessman Nan

Surin Upatkoon REAL TIME NET WORTH — as of 5/16/17 $1.05 B The bulk of Surin Upatkoon’s fortune comes from the cash that he got after selling a 10% stake in Thai telecom company InTouch in 2013. Upatkoon, who is a Thai national, also has interests in gaming company Magnum Corp. , which contributes to about a fifth of his

Murat Vargi REAL TIME NET WORTH — as of 5/16/17 $1.05 B Murat Vargi is the founder of Turkey’s largest provider of cell phone service, Turkcell. He now only has a 0.7% stake in the company, but he owes most of his wealth to its success. He has cast his net widely using proceeds from selling Turkcell shares, investing in

Rustem Sulteev REAL TIME NET WORTH — as of 5/16/17 $1.01 B Rustem Sulteev co-owns the TAIF Group, a large regional holding company with assets in the Republic of Tatarstan. The company includes oil refineries, two gas station chains, chemical factories, power plants and construction companies. TAIF became a shareholder in most of its companies during Russia’s privatization in the