Li Sze Lim
REAL TIME NET WORTH — as of 5/4/17
$2.2 B
Self-made property tycoon Li Sze Lim expanded his Guangzhou R&F Properties to 28 cities–from Johor, Malaysia to San Jose, California–as well as going deeper into China. He’s also diversifying into hotels in partnership with brands such as Marriott, Hyatt and Hilton, and quickly expanding into shopping malls and offices. He cofounded R&F Properties in 1994 with Zhang Li on the mainland.
Billionaire Li Sze Lim has an estimated net worth of $1.99 billion as of April 2016 according to Forbes. He is the chairman of R&F Properties which is based in Guangzhou. R&F Properties has 42 current real estate projects in China. In the past year, Li Sze Lim’s wealth increased by around $600 million despite the 35% reduction on his profit in the first half of 2012. However, his share was reported to have more than doubled.