Mochtar Riady Net Worth

Mochtar Riady has an estimated net worth of $1.5 billion, according to Forbes Real-Time Billionaires, Mochtar Riady profile (figures as of October 20, 2026). That is down from a peak of $2.6 billion.

Mochtar Riady is an Indonesian business founder best known for building the Lippo Group. Forbes describes his wealth as diversified, and that fits the mix of businesses tied to the group. He started with a bicycle shop at 22, then built a banking career that lasted until the 1997 Asian financial crisis. Over time, he became known as the founder of a large company group with operations across several industries.

His wealth came from creating Lippo and expanding it beyond banking. Today, the group has interests in real estate, retail, healthcare, media and education. The business is now run by his sons James and Stephen. Another part of the family business is OUE in Singapore, run by Stephen, while grandson John is CEO of listed Lippo Karawaci. Forbes' real-time tracker put Riady at $1.5 billion as of October 20, 2026.

How Mochtar Riady built his wealth

Riady's money story starts with a small business and then moves into finance. Forbes says he opened a bicycle shop at 22 and later built a successful banking career. That banking run lasted until the 1997 Asian financial crisis. He is a self-made billionaire by Forbes' measure, and his fortune later became tied to a much broader set of businesses through the Lippo Group.

Lippo is a diversified company group, which helps explain why Forbes places Riady in the diversified industry category. Its interests include real estate, retail, healthcare, media and education. Leadership has also spread across the family. Sons James and Stephen now run Lippo, Stephen runs Singapore property company OUE, and grandson John leads listed Lippo Karawaci. That structure shows how his wealth comes from a wide business network, not one single asset.

Forbes net worth over time

Riady's Forbes estimate moved around quite a bit across the years listed. Forbes valued him at $2.3 billion in 2019, then $1.7 billion in 2020 and again in 2021. It rose to $1.8 billion in 2022, then fell to $1.4 billion in 2023 and stayed there in 2024. In 2025, the estimate jumped to $2.6 billion, before Forbes' World's Billionaires List placed him at $2.2 billion in 2026.

The latest public reading in these records is lower than the 2026 annual list figure. Forbes' real-time billionaires tracker showed Riady at $1.5 billion in October 2026, including the current figure of $1.5 billion on October 20, 2026. The notes here do not give a single reason for each move, but they do show that his fortune is linked to a diversified set of businesses rather than only banking.