Forrest Li
$8.39B
$343.7M (4.3%)
as of 03/17/25
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.
Backed by Tencent, which has a sizable stake, Sea also attracted other investors such as 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 Singapore, Indonesia and the Philippines.
Personal stats
Citizenship
SingaporeSource of wealth
GamingResidence
Singapore, SingaporeMarital status
MarriedBirth date
01/01/78 (age 47)Education
Bachelor of Engineering, Shanghai Jiaotong University; Master of Business Administration, Stanford Graduate School of BusinessSelf-made
self-madeForrest Li’s fortune is worth
140K
troy ounces of gold
129K
median U.S. household
84K
median U.S. income
0.168%
U.S. credit card volume
0.034%
GDP of the United States
0.025%
United States debt
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Did you know?
When a college tutor couldn't pronounce his Chinese name Xiaodong, Li adopted the name Forrest after watching the movie Forrest Gump.
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