Low Tuck Kwong
$27.29B
as of 03/31/25
About Low Tuck Kwong
Known as the coal king, Singapore-born Low Tuck Kwong is the founder of Bayan Resources, a coal mining company in Indonesia.
He also controls Singapore's renewable energy company Metis Energy (formerly known as Manhattan Resources) and has interests in The Farrer Park Company and Samindo Resources.
Low is backing SEAX Global, which is building a submarine sea-cable system for internet connectivity linking Singapore, Indonesia and Malaysia.
Low worked for his father's construction company in Singapore as a teenager and then moved to Indonesia in 1972 for greater opportunities.
In August 2024 he transferred a stake in Bayan, worth $6.6 billion at the time, to his daughter Elaine.
Personal stats
Citizenship
IndonesiaSource of wealth
CoalResidence
Jakarta, IndonesiaMarital status
MarriedBirth date
04/17/48 (age 76)Number of children
2Self-made
self-madeLow Tuck Kwong’s fortune is worth
455K
troy ounces of gold
420K
median U.S. household
273K
median U.S. income
0.546%
U.S. credit card volume
0.109%
GDP of the United States
0.08%
United States debt
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Low thrived as a building contractor but hit the jackpot after buying his first mine in 1997.
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INDONESIA | BYAN-ID
Bayan Resources GroupSINGAPORE | L02-SG
Manhattan ResourcesINDONESIA | MYOH-ID
Samindo ResourcesINDONESIA | VOKS-ID
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