John Lim

$1.15B

$1.5M (-0.1%)

as of 10/04/24

About John Lim

John Lim cofounded real estate fund manager ARA Asset Management in 2002, at age 45, with the backing of Hong Kong billionaire Li Ka-shing.

In 2016, Lim, along with U.S. private equity firm Warburg Pincus and China's AVIC Trust, took ARA private from the Singapore Stock Exchange in a $1.3 billion buyout.

In 2022, Hong Kong-based real asset manager ESR Group acquired ARA for $5.2 billion in stock and cash.

Lim, who has a small stake in ESR Group, now is the chairman of his JL Family Office.

Personal stats

Citizenship

Singapore

Source of wealth

real estate

Residence

Singapore, Singapore

Marital status

Married

Birth date

06/28/56 (age 68)

Number of children

Self-made

self-made

John Lim’s fortune is worth

19K

troy ounces of gold

18K

median U.S. household

12K

median U.S. income

0.023%

U.S. credit card volume

0.005%

GDP of the United States

0.003%

United States debt

Net worth history

Annual ranking

Net worth over time

Real-time ranking

Financial assets

SINGAPORE | XZL-SG

ARA US Hospitality Trust

HONG KONG | 1821-HK

ESR Group Limited

SINGAPORE | J91U-SG

ESR-LOGOS REIT

HONG KONG | 778-HK

Fortune Real Estate Investment Trust

SINGAPORE | S20-SG

Straits Trading

SINGAPORE | T82U-SG

Suntec Real Estate Investment Trust