Goh Cheng Liang

$12.83B

as of 10/04/24

About Goh Cheng Liang

Goh Cheng Liang gets the bulk of his wealth from a majority stake in Japan's Nippon Paint Holdings, the world's fourth-largest paint manufacturer by revenue.

Goh started making paints in a small factory in Singapore before he went on to partner with Nippon Paint in 1962.

In 2021, his son, Hup Jin, who chairs Nippon Paint, completed a $12 billion stock and cash deal that gave him a majority stake in Nippon.

The company celebrated its 140th anniversary in 2021.

Personal stats

Citizenship

Singapore

Source of wealth

Paints

Residence

Singapore, Singapore

Marital status

Widowed

Birth date

06/27/27 (age 97)

Number of children

Self-made

self-made

Goh Cheng Liang’s fortune is worth

214K

troy ounces of gold

197K

median U.S. household

128K

median U.S. income

0.257%

U.S. credit card volume

0.051%

GDP of the United States

0.038%

United States debt

Net worth history

Annual ranking

Did you know?

The Gohs own luxury yachts and catamarans.

Net worth over time

Real-time ranking

Financial assets

TOKYO | 4612-JP

Nippon Paint Co. Ltd.