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Red Bull family Thailand’s richest for third straight year
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The Yoovidhya family of Red Bull fame have retained the top spot as the richest in Thailand for the third consecutive year with a net worth of $47 billion, followed by the CP Group’s Chearavanont brothers with $36.6 billion, according to Forbes magazine.
Key facts
- The combined wealth of Thailand’s richest tycoons on the 2026 Forbes list has expanded 10% to $187 billion from $170.5 billion, boosted by a surging market, the magazine said on Thursday.
- The Yoovidhya family of Red Bull fame have retained the top spot as the richest in Thailand for the third consecutive year with a net worth of $47 billion, followed by the CP Group’s Chearavanont brothers with $36.6 billion, according to
- The 6% increase was fuelled by annual revenue that rose more than 8% to $13.9 billion on worldwide sales of nearly 14 billion cans of the energy drink first developed by Mr Chalerm’s late father Chaleo in 1976.
- The second-ranked Chearavanont brothers saw their net worth increase by $900 million (2.5%) from $35.7 billion last year, when they also came second.
- The 82-year-old beverage and real estate tycoon Charoen Sirivadhanabhakdi was fifth, with his wealth up 10% to $11.5 billion, partly driven by a portfolio revamp of his real estate business under Singapore-listed Frasers Property, Forbes
- Her net worth surged 69% to $1.25 billion as booming demand for AI data centres drew foreign investors to Thailand.
Summary
The combined wealth of Thailand’s richest tycoons on the 2026 Forbes list has expanded 10% to $187 billion from $170.5 billion, boosted by a surging market, the magazine said on Thursday.
The wealth of Chalerm Yoovidhya and his family increased by $2.5 billion from 2025. The 6% increase was fuelled by annual revenue that rose more than 8% to $13.9 billion on worldwide sales of nearly 14 billion cans of the energy drink first developed by Mr Chalerm’s late father Chaleo in 1976.