Sukanto Tanoto
$3.46B
$5.2M (-0.1%)
as of 11/22/24
About Sukanto Tanoto
Sukanto Tanoto is owner of Royal Golden Eagle, a group with businesses in pulp and paper, palm oil, and energy.
His Bracell is one of the world's largest producers of specialty cellulose, used in everything from baby wipes to ice cream.
Roots of the business date back to more than 50 years ago when Tanoto opened up a humble spare parts supply shop known as Toko Motor.
His Tanoto Foundation formed a $200 million philanthropic organization in 2022 with some of the world's richest such as Ray Dalio, Li Ka-shing and Indonesia's Widjaja family.
Tanoto ventured into tissue paper in 2023, acquiring Brazil's OL Papeis and a stake in China's Vinda. It took over Vinda in a $3.3 billion deal in 2024.
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Citizenship
IndonesiaSource of wealth
DiversifiedResidence
Singapore, SingaporeMarital status
MarriedBirth date
12/25/49 (age 74)Number of children
4Self-made
self-madeSukanto Tanoto’s fortune is worth
58K
troy ounces of gold
53K
median U.S. household
35K
median U.S. income
0.069%
U.S. credit card volume
0.014%
GDP of the United States
0.01%
United States debt
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The eldest of seven boys, Tanoto dropped out of school at age 17 to start his own business.
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