9 July 2026

The Red Bull is the champion of Thai billionaires three years in a row, with a property value of $1.54 trillion. "Forbes" reveals that nearly two-thirds of Thai billionaires have increased their wealth. Thailand's top 50 billionaires have increased their total property value by 10% to $1.87 billion.

On July 9, 69, Forbes Thailand published its 2026 ranking of world billionaires, according to Forbes magazine. Although Thailand faces the pressure of conflict on its border with Cambodia, the Thai economy in 2025 continues to grow by 2.4 percent through recovering domestic consumption and returning exports, while a strong rise in the stock market boosts the wealth of Thailand's top 50 billionaires, with a 10 percent increase in total property value to $1.87 billion.

This year, nearly two-thirds of the palace's billionaires have grown in wealth, with their families, the owners of the energy drink Red Bull, still holding the title of Thailand's richest person for the third year in a row with $4.7 billion in assets, after the company's annual revenue has increased by more than 8% to €1.22 billion ($1.39 billion) by 2025, with global sales of nearly 1.4 billion cans.

The second place still belongs to the "Grindant Brothers" of the commodity chain, or the CP chain, with net assets of $3.66 billion.

On the side, Sarat Ratnawadi, the energy and telecommunications mogul "Gulf," had the largest increase in assets in dollar value, rising $5.6 billion to $1.76 billion, ranking third in succession.

The Jirathiwat family moved up to fourth place after more than a third of the property value rose to $1.17 billion.

The fifth is owned by Charoen Siriwat Loyal, a beverage business mogul whose assets increased by 10% to $1.15 billion.

Another notable increase in property was Jiraporn, the co-founder and chief executive officer of WHA Corporation, a developer of industrial estates, warehouses and logistics, with property values jumping 69 percent to $1.25 billion.

Two billionaire returnees entered the palace this year: Command Nok Nok, the founder of KCE Electronics, a manufacturer of printed circuit boards (PCBs), who was saddled by the demand for AI-related electronics, and Gulkul Nong Pi, the founder of Gunkul Engineering, driven by the expansion of the data center's green electricity supply business.

This year's minimum threshold for Thai billionaires has risen to $555 million from $420 million the year before, reflecting the increase in the overall wealth of Thai billionaires despite the economy's many challenges.

For Top 10 Thai Billionaires for 2026

1. Lim, Liology and Family, $4.7 billion in property, or $1.54 trillion.

2. The Grinding Brothers, $3.66 billion in property, or $1.2 trillion.

3. Ratnawadi, $1.76 billion in property, or $5.75 billion.

4. The Jirathiwat family, $1.17 billion in property, or $3.82 billion.

5. Prosper, Siriwat, Loyal and Family, $1.15 billion in property, or $3.76 billion.

6. Chai Wan family. $5.1 billion in property, or $1.67 billion.

7. Golden Castle family, $3.7 billion in property, or $1.21 billion.

8. Stable, stable, dharma, $2.8 billion in property, or $9.15 billion.

9. Aiwat, Srivaprabha and his family, $2.4 billion in property, or $7.84 billion.

10. Shutchan Ratchan, $2.3 billion in property, or $7.51 billion.

While Thaksin Shinawatra, ranked 14th, has $1.8 billion in assets and $5.88 billion.