Charoen Sirivadhanabhakdi (4/20)

Net Worth: $16.2 B

Source of Wealth: alcohol, real estate

Residence: Bangkok, Thailand

Citizenship: Thailand

• Son of a Bangkok street vendor, Charoen Sirivadhanabhakdi controls Thai Beverage, Thailand’s largest brewer, known for its Chang beer.
• Other big assets include privately held property firm TCC Land and Singapore beverage and property giant Fraser & Neave.
• Charoen’s retail empire includes hypermarket chain Big C Supercenter, acquired in 2016 for more than $6 billion.
• Charoen is said to be mulling a public listing of Asset World, his privately held property unit.