About John Gokongwei Jr
John Gokongwei is founder of JG Summit, which has interests in air transportation, telecommunications, banking, food, power, and property.
The cornstarch plant he started in 1957 has grown into Universal Robina Corporation, one of the country's largest food and beverage companies.
His brother James Go chairs JG Summit. Gokongwei's only son, Lance, is its chief executive officer.
His eldest daughter, Robina, is the president of the family's Robinson Retail Holdings, Philippines' second largest multi-format retailer.
His other daughter, Lisa, runs Summit Media.
Personal stats
Citizenship
PhilippinesSource of wealth
diversifiedBirth date
08/11/26Number of children
6Self-made
inherited and growingJohn Gokongwei Jr’s fortune is worth
97K
troy ounces of gold
90K
median U.S. household
58K
median U.S. income
0.116%
U.S. credit card volume
0.023%
GDP of the United States
0.017%
United States debt
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Did you know?
He has a biography written - "John L. Gokongwei Jr.: The Path Of Entrepreneurship." The book narrates the making of the Filipino business magnate.
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Financial assets
PHILIPPINES | JGS-PH
JG Summit Holdings Inc.PHILIPPINES | RLC-PH
Robinsons Land Corp.PHILIPPINES | RRHI-PH
Robinsons Retail Holdings, Inc.PHILIPPINES | URC-PH
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