Wee Ee Cheong

$2.19B

$10.7M (0.5%)

as of 04/23/25

About Wee Ee Cheong

Wee Ee Cheong is deputy chairman and CEO of United Overseas Bank, Singapore's third-largest bank by assets.

His father, Wee Cho Yaw, who was chairman emeritus of UOB, died in 2024 at age 95.

He is the eldest of five children.

His brother Wee Ee Lim, also a billionaire, has a board seat.

In March 2025, the estate of his father, the late Wee Chow Yaw, was transferred to him, his mother and siblings, completing a process that happened over many months.

Personal stats

Citizenship

Singapore

Source of wealth

Banking

Residence

Singapore, Singapore

Marital status

Married

Birth date

01/01/53 (age 72)

Education

Bachelor of Science, American University; Master of Arts, American University

Self-made

inherited and growing

Wee Ee Cheong’s fortune is worth

36K

troy ounces of gold

34K

median U.S. household

22K

median U.S. income

0.044%

U.S. credit card volume

0.009%

GDP of the United States

0.006%

United States debt

Net worth history

Annual ranking

Did you know?

He joined UOB in 1979, and became deputy chairman in 2000 and CEO in 2007.

Net worth over time

Real-time ranking

Financial assets

SINGAPORE | H02-SG

Haw Par Corp. Ltd.

SINGAPORE | U11-SG

United Overseas Bank Ltd.

SINGAPORE | U13-SG

United Overseas Insurance Ltd.

SINGAPORE | U14-SG

UOL Group Ltd.