Manoj Punjabi Net Worth

Manoj Punjabi has an estimated net worth of $3.3 billion, according to Forbes World's Billionaires List 2026, Manoj Punjabi profile (figures as of Forbes World's Billionaires List 2026). That is up from $1.9 billion in 2024.

Manoj Punjabi is an Indonesian film and television producer and the president director of MD Entertainment. In 2002, he cofounded MD Media with his wife Shania and his parents Dhamoo and Sunita. That business became the base for MD Entertainment, a film studio company listed in Indonesia. The company name comes from Manoj and his father Dhamoo, and it first built its audience by making popular soap operas.

His work spans films, television serials, music, animation, and web content. He produced KKN di Desa Penari in 2022, and he has produced 7 of the top 20 highest-grossing Indonesian films. He is also noted for a role in the revival of Indonesian horror in the 21st-century. His wealth is tied to movies and the growth of MD Entertainment, including public-market backing and later strategic investment.

How Manoj Punjabi built his business

Punjabi made his name by producing entertainment at scale in Indonesia. The business began with soap operas, then expanded across film, television, music, animation, and web content. As MD Entertainment grew, it became one of the domestic film companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange. He leads it as president director, while Shania serves as president commissioner, keeping the company closely tied to the family that started it.

A few deals helped turn that production business into a much bigger company. MD Entertainment went public in 2018 through a $19 million IPO. In 2021, Tencent bought a 14.6% stake, later reducing that holding to 11.5%. In 2024, MD Entertainment also bought an 80% stake in free-to-air broadcaster NET. TV for $105 million. Those moves added outside capital and expanded the company beyond producing films and serials.

Forbes net worth snapshot

Forbes put Manoj Punjabi's net worth at $3.3 billion on the World's Billionaires List 2026. Forbes places him in Media & Entertainment and ties his fortune to movies. He is listed as self-made. That estimate follows years in which his company had already built a broad production slate, a public listing, and outside investment, then added a major television asset with the NET. TV deal in 2024.

The Forbes estimate moved sharply over time. It was $1.9 billion in 2024, dipped to $1.4 billion in 2025, and then rose to $3.3 billion in 2026. The public market position of MD Entertainment is central to that story. The company's earlier IPO, Tencent's stake purchase in 2021, and the 2024 acquisition of NET. TV are the main money milestones connected to his wealth in the published Forbes notes.