Chairul Tanjung Net Worth

Chairul Tanjung has an estimated net worth of $3.7 billion, according to Forbes Real-Time Billionaires, Chairul Tanjung profile (figures as of October 20, 2026). That is down from a peak of $8.3 billion.

Chairul Tanjung is an Indonesian businessman and the founder of CT Corp. He studied dentistry at the University of Indonesia, but he was already selling goods while in school. He sold study guides and later ran a shop with 2 friends that moved from books and T-shirts into medical equipment. After graduating, he started PT CT Corp with a Rp 150 million loan from Exim Bank and later led the group as chairman and founder.

His business career grew from small trading into banking, media, retail, and consumer brands. He bought Bank Karman and renamed it Bank Mega, then expanded into insurance and securities. He also founded Trans TV and acquired TV 7 from Kompas-Gramedia. CT Corp later built a wide mix of businesses, including Transmart grocery stores, TV stations, fashion and food franchises, and a stake in Garuda Indonesia. He also served as Coordinating Minister for Economics in 2014.

How Chairul Tanjung makes money

Chairul Tanjung built his wealth through CT Corp, a diversified group with interests across finance, retail, media, and consumer brands. Forbes notes that CT Corp is best known for issuing credit cards, running hypermarkets, and operating TV stations. Its retail arm includes grocery stores across Indonesia under the Transmart brand. The group also controls the Wendy's franchise in Indonesia and owns the Versace, Mango, and Jimmy Choo franchises, giving it a strong consumer business.

His company also reaches into banking and transportation. He bought Bank Karman and changed its name to Bank Mega, then expanded into insurance and securities. Forbes says he owns a stake in Allo Bank Indonesia, one of the largest digital banks in the country. In media, he founded Trans TV and later acquired TV 7. He also owns a stake in Garuda, the national carrier, which completed the restructuring of its $10 billion debt in late 2022.

Forbes net worth over time

Forbes estimated his fortune at $3.7 billion in 2019, then $3.1 billion in 2020. It rose to $4.8 billion in 2021 and then to $8.3 billion in 2022. After that, Forbes put it at $4.9 billion in 2023 and $5.5 billion in 2024. Those swings fit the shape of his holdings, which span retail, media, banking, and transportation rather than a single company or industry.

In later updates, Forbes estimated his net worth at $4.3 billion in 2025 and $4.9 billion in 2026 on its World's Billionaires List. Forbes' current real-time tracker showed $3.7 billion as of October 20, 2026. His money story is tied to a broad portfolio inside CT Corp, including Transmart stores, TV assets, fashion and food franchises, a stake in Allo Bank Indonesia, and his holding in Garuda after its late 2022 debt restructuring.