Forrest Li
$6.68B
as of 02/16/26
About Forrest Li
Stanford grad Forrest Li founded and runs online gaming and e-commerce firm Sea, which also has interests in e-payments and financial services.
Li entered the ranks of Singapore's richest after listing Sea on the New York Stock Exchange in 2017.
Sea has attracted investors such as Tencent, the Norwegian sovereign wealth fund, private equity firm General Atlantic and Malaysian billionaire Robert Kuok's son Kuok Khoon Hua.
In 2023, Sea booked its first-ever annual net profit since its IPO.
Sea has rolled out digital banking services in Southeast Asia, Taiwan and Brazil.
Personal stats
Citizenship
SingaporeSource of wealth
Online gaming, e-commerceResidence
Singapore, SingaporeMarital status
MarriedBirth date
01/01/78 (age 48)Education
Bachelor of Engineering, Shanghai Jiaotong University; Master of Business Administration, Stanford Graduate School of BusinessSelf-made
self-madeForrest Li’s fortune is worth
111K
troy ounces of gold
103K
median U.S. household
67K
median U.S. income
0.134%
U.S. credit card volume
0.027%
GDP of the United States
0.02%
United States debt
Net worth history
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Did you know?
In 2022, Sea shut down its Indian e-commerce unit, citing market uncertainties.
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Financial assets
NYSE | SE-US
Sea Ltd. (Singapore) Sponsored ADRNYSE | SE-US
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