Top Billionaires
Five Indonesians are in this year’s Forbes list of world billionaires. Their collective net worth is $7.4 billion or an average of $1.48 billion each. [1]
Five Indonesians are in this year’s Forbes list of world billionaires. Their collective net worth is $7.4 billion or an average of $1.48 billion each. [1]
- Two brothers top the list of the richest in Indonesia. Michael Hartono & R. Budi Hartono each has a net worth of $1.7 billion. They’ve inherited their fortune in the clove cigarette business and later expanded into banking, real estate, retail, and hotels. They hold the major share in Bank Central Asia, the country’s second largest private bank.
- The next two richest Indonesians are both self-made tycoons who have made it in the palm oil business: Sukanto Tanoto ($1.6 billion) & Martua Sitorus ($1.4 billion). Both are also currently residing in Singapore.
- Peter Sondakh has a net worth of $1 billion invested in a diverse industries, e.g., telecom, retail and hotels.
The Hungry
An estimated 38.4 million are currently living in hunger in Indonesia. This assumes that the estimated level of the undernourished in India remains unchanged at 16% as last reported by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. [2][3]
According to a report by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), Indonesia ranks 38th (Serious) out of 84 countries in the Global Hunger Index (GHI). The IFPRI ranks countries on a 100-point scale, with 0 being the best score (no hunger) and 100 being the worst. [4]
[1]forbes.com
[2]cia.gov
[3]fao.org
[4]ifpri.com
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