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The world's richest property moguls

Mega-moneyed real estate magnates by country
Brazil – Jose Isaac Peres and family, net worth: $1.3 billion (£1bn)
Malaysia – Jeffrey Cheah, net worth: $1.3 billion (£1bn)
Netherlands – Lesley Bamberger, net worth: $1.4 billion (£1.1bn)
Ireland – Brian and Luke Comer, net worth: $1.5 billion (£1.2bn)
Slovakia – Ivan Chrenko, net worth: $1.6 billion (£1.3bn)
Norway – Ivar Tollefsen, net worth: $1.6 billion (£1.3bn)
Indonesia – Alexander Tedja, net worth: $1.7 billion (£1.3bn)
France – Alain Taravella, net worth: $1.8 billion (£1.4bn)
New Zealand – Sir Michael Friedlander, net worth: $1.9 billion (£1.5bn)
Lebanon – Bahaa Hariri, net worth: $2.1 billion (£1.6bn)
Spain – Tomás Olivo López, net worth: $2.4 billion (£1.9bn)
Argentina – Jorge Pérez, net worth: $2.6 billion (£2bn)
Czech Republic – Radovan Vítek, net worth: $3.4 billion (£2.7bn)
Switzerland –  Ursula Bechtolsheimer-Kipp, net worth: $3.5 billion (£2.7bn)
Sweden – Fredrik Lundberg, net worth: $4.3 billion (£3.4bn)
Japan – Akira Mori and family, net worth: $4.5 billion (£3.6bn)
Austria – René Benko, net worth: $4.9 billion (£3.8bn)
India – Kushal Pal Singh, net worth: $5.4 billion (£4.3bn)
UAE – Majid Al Futtaim, net worth: $5.4 billion (£4.3bn)
Canada – Naomi Azrieli and family, net worth: $5.8 billion (£4.5bn)
Philippines – Manuel Villar, net worth: $6.2 billion (£4.9bn)
Russia – God Nisanov and Zarakh Iliev, net worth: $6.9 billion (£5.4bn)
Israel – Eyal Ofer, net worth: $9.6 billion (£7.6bn)
Australia – Harry Triguboff, net worth: $10.1 billion (£8bn)
Germany – Alexander Otto, net worth: $10.7 billion (£8.5bn)
Singapore –  Robert and Philip Ng, net worth: $12 billion (£9.3bn)
UK – Hugh Grosvenor, 7th Duke of Westminster, net worth: $12.6 billion (£9.8bn)
USA – Donald Bren, net worth: $16.4 billion (£12.8bn)
Thailand – Tos Chirathivat and family, net worth: $21 billion (£16.3bn)
China – Xu Jiayin, net worth: $30.9 billion (£24.5bn)
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Mega-moneyed real estate magnates by country

Boasting millions of acres of prime real estate between them, it's not too surprising that the planet's wealthiest property tycoons are worth serious money. We profile the most affluent by country, from self-made magnates to privileged heirs who were bequeathed immense landholdings and bricks and mortar assets.
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Daniel Coughlin

31 May 2019

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