PETALING JAYA: Malaysian tycoon Robert Kuok is the 96th richest person in the world according to Forbes' 2018 Billionaires List. The list, that was released on Wednesday, rates Kuok's fortune last year at US$14.5bil (RM56.5bil), making him the richest person in Malaysia and the 96th richest in the world. At age 94, Kuok is the oldest person in the Top 100 of the billionaires' list. Amazon chief executive officer and founder Jeff Bezos was named the richest person on the planet, with a net worth estimated to be US$112bil (RM437bil), resulting in him moving ahead of Bill Gates, who dropped to No. Meanwhile, Tencent Holdings chairman Ma Huateng is the 17th richest person in the world, with a US$45.3bil (RM176.8bil) net worth while Alibaba's executive chairman Jack Ma is ranked at 20th with a US$39bil (RM152.2bil) net worth.

Source: The Star March 07, 2018 05:15 UTC