Nicknamed Superman, Li Ka-shing is revered as one of the most influential businessmen in Asia. Li retired as chairman of CK Hutchison Holdings and CK Asset Holdings in May 2018 but remains senior advisor. At the announcement of his retirement, Li joked that he'd been "working for a long time, too long."

Victor, his son, currently leads the company, which employs over 300,000 people and works in more than 50 countries. At the age of 21, Li founded Cheung Kong Plastics, named after the Yangtze River, with $6,500 in savings and loans from relatives. Over $3.3 billion has been donated by his Li Ka Shing Foundation, with over 80% of it going to Greater China. “The burden of poverty and this bitter taste of helplessness and isolation sort of branded on my heart forever the questions that still drive me.” - Li Ka-shing

Company: CK Hutchison Holdings

Net worth: US$36 billion

Lee Shau Kee and Kwok Tak-Seng, the late father of Hong Kong's rich Kwok brothers, co-founded property company Sun Hung Kai. Henderson Land Development, which he founded in 1976, currently accounts for the majority of his fortune.

He stepped down as chairman of Henderson Land in 2019, and his sons Martin and Peter were named co-chairmen. He has donated more than $400 million to education throughout the years as a passionate philanthropist. Lee was raised in a poor family where fish and meat were only eaten twice a month. “When I was young, business came first, then wealth, then health and finally family. Now it's health first, then family, then my business and lastly wealth” - Lee Shau Kee

Company: Henderson Land Development

Net worth: US$34.2 billion

Known as one of the richest people in Hong Kong, Henry Cheng took over as chairman of the family's key companies, Chow Tai Fook Jewelry, and New World Development, from his late father, Cheng Yu-tung. At least nine members of Henry Cheng's family work in the company's network of businesses, including his Harvard-educated daughters Adrian and Sonia.

Sonia Cheng is the CEO of Rosewood Hotel Group, which was acquired by New World Development in 2011. Adrian Cheng is the vice-chairman of New World Development. Henry and his father became the first father and son to be awarded Hong Kong's Gold Bauhinia Medal for public service.

Company: Chow Tai Fook and New World Development
Net worth: US$26.4 billion

The five Lee siblings - Charlie, Sammy (shown), Eddy, David, and Elizabeth Lee are the offspring of Lee Man Tat, who died in 2021 at the age of 91. Charlie is the CEO of LKK Group, the parent company of Lee Kum Kee, the world's largest oyster sauce manufacturer. With 6,000 people worldwide, the company exports to over 100 countries. LKK Health Products, the group's Chinese herbal products division, is led by Sammy, while the Lee Kum Kee Family Foundation is led by David. LKK Group selected Katty Lam, a family outsider, and former Pepsi Co. executive, as CEO a year before Lee Man Tat's death.

When Man Tat's grandpa Lee Kum Sheung started manufacturing oyster sauce in 1888, he launched the family company.

Company: Lee Kum Kee Group

Net worth: US$18.9 billion

Before stepping down in 2015, Peter Woo was chairman of property developer Wheelock & Co. and its primary subsidiary, Wharf Holdings. In 2020, his son Douglas, who currently serves as chairman of Wheelock, took the company private.

Aside from real estate, Wheelock and Wharf own significant telecom, port, and retailing businesses, including Lane Crawford, a luxury department store chain. Woo began his work with Chase Manhattan Bank in New York in 1972, where he met his future wife Bessie, the daughter of shipping magnate Y.K. Pao. In 1975, he moved to Hong Kong to work for her family's company. “You see people complain 'Now we don't want people from the mainland to come here to use our facilities. To me that's music to my ears when there is demand for your services.” - Peter Woo

Company: Wheelock and Company Limited and Wharf Holdings Limited

Net worth: US$18.7 billion

It is indispensable not to mention Joseph Lau - one of the richest people in Hong Kong. He is the former chairman of Chinese Estates, a property developer that he bought outright in 1986. However, the majority of his wealth currently comes from Hong Kong's top real estate assets.

He is an enthusiastic art collector, and his fortune includes works by Warhol, Gauguin, and Hockney worth at least $1 billion. In 2006, he became a millionaire, and his brother Thomas is a billionaire as well. Joseph Lau stated in 2017 that he had donated the majority of his wealth to his wife and son due to serious health difficulties.

Company: Chinese Estates Holdings

Net worth: US$13.7 billion

Kwong Siu-hing is the widow of Kwok Tak-seng, the co-founder of Sun Hung Kai Properties, who died in 1990. After her eldest son, Walter, was expelled in a fight with her two other sons, Thomas and Raymond, she served as the company's chairman from 2008 until 2011.

She is still Sun Hung Kai's largest stockholder. Since Thomas was sentenced to 5 years in jail for bribery in 2014, Raymond has been the sole chairman; he was freed in 2019. Walter passed away in 2018. In 1947, Kwong moved to Hong Kong from Guangdong Province in mainland China, where he married at the age of 20. In 1958, Kwok founded the company alongside Fung King-hey and Lee Shau-kee. It became Hong Kong's largest developer after becoming public in 1972.

Company: Sun Hung Kai Properties

Net worth: US$13.2 billion

Lui Che Woo is the chairman of Galaxy Entertainment Group, a Macau casino operator, and K. Wah International Holdings, a Hong Kong property developer. K. Wah began as a building materials supplier and now specializes in property development, mostly in Hong Kong and mainland China.

Lui Che Woo gave $1.2 billion to his organization and the Lui Che Woo Prize in 2015. Francis, Lui's eldest son, is in charge of Galaxy operations, while Paddy and Alexander focus on K. Wah. Lui established his name as a gravel supplier during Hong Kong's postwar construction boom.

Company: Galaxy Entertainment Group

Net worth: US$12.8 billion

Joseph Tsai is vice chairman and co-founder of Alibaba Group, and behind Jack Ma, he is the company's second-largest individual shareholder. He purchased 49 percent of the Brooklyn Nets National Basketball Association team in 2018 and the remaining 51 percent the following year.

He graduated from Yale University with a law degree and an undergraduate degree in economics and East Asian studies. Tsai was born in Taiwan and holds a Canadian passport. “I knew I was in an environment to learn, so I didn't want to stick out. I knew I had knowledge that nobody else had, so people could trust that aspect to me... I don't pretend to do everything. I knew what my role was on joining Alibaba.” - Joseph Tsai

Company: Alibaba Group

Net worth: US$9.1 billion

The last richest person in Hong Kong in this list is Biel Crystal. His founder, president, and the chief technical officer is Yeung Kin-man. Biel Crystal is owned by Yeung and his wife, Lam Wai-ying. In Hong Kong, it intends to go public in 2022. Biel employs 83,000 employees worldwide and is a provider of smartphone touch screens to Apple and Samsung.

Yeung began experimenting with glass screens after discovering that his cellphone's plastic screen was easily scratched.

Copany: Biel Crystal Manufactory
Net worth: US$8.9 billion