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Richard Li

Richard Li

Richard Li (#650)

Global Rank #650
Country Rank #18
Country Hong Kong

Richard Li is listed among the world billionaires tracked by Iconic Billionaires.

  • $ 6 B
  • Insurance, telecom
  • Hong Kong
  • M
  • 59 Years

Snapshot

Quick Facts

Global Rank #650
Country Rank #18
Net Worth $6.4B
Previous Worth $6.5B
Worth Change -$0.1B
Country Hong Kong
Industry Insurance, telecom
Age 59 Years
Gender M
Worth As Of May 3, 2026
Last Refreshed 19 Aug 2026, 12:00 AM
Residence Hong Kong, Hong Kong
World Billionaires List Hong Kong Billionaires Insurance, telecom

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Personal Stats

Age 59
Source Of Wealth Insurance, telecom
Residence Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Citizenship Hong Kong
Marital Status Single
Children 3
Education Drop Out, Stanford University
Net Worth Change -$0.1B -1.5% from previous worth
Previous Net Worth $6.5B
Current Net Worth $6.4B

Worth as of May 3, 2026

About Me

Richard Li is a son of Hong Kong's wealthiest billionaire Li Ka-shing. He is the chairman of Asia-based investment company Pacific Century Group, which has interests in finance, technology and property. Li also established a communications and media empire with PCCW, a Hong Kong-based company which controls the city's largest mobile phone operator HKT. Pacific Century owns a majority stake in life insurance company FWD, which operates in ten markets across Asia, including Hong Kong and Singapore. FWD went public in Hong Kong in 2025. Li has been building up his portfolio of tech investments, which include a range of Asia-based companies such as insurtech firm bolttech and fintech group MoneyHero. In 2025, a unit of U.S.-listed insurance and finance company MetLife acquired PineBridge Investments, an asset manager majority-owned by Li, for $1.2 billion enterprise value.

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Did You Know?

Li started Star TV in 1991 with $110 million he received from his father; he sold the company, which had a viewership in the tens of millions, to Rupert Murdoch.

During his studies at Stanford, Li worked as a cashier at McDonald's and as a caddy at a golf course. He dropped out of university to start his own business.

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Net Worth Growth Over Time

Tracking Richard Li's net worth journey over the years, highlighting key growth phases and financial milestones.

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Current Net Worth: $6.4B (May 3, 2026)

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