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Li Ka-shing

Li Ka-shing started a plastics maker in Hong Kong in 1950 and built it into the CK Group of property, ports, telecoms and infrastructure businesses; his fortune is mainly stakes in CK Hutchison and CK Asset, now chaired by his son Victor.

Forbes estimate
$48.7B
Forbes, 9 Oct 2026
Forbes rank
No. 38
9 Oct 2026
Stake in CK Asset Holdings
38%
Illustrated portrait of Li Ka-shing
Net worth, Bloomberg
$46.2B
Bloomberg, 12 Oct 2026
Born
13 Jun 1928
Chaozhou, Guangdong, China
Education
No university
Left high school; no university education
Giving Pledge
Not a signer

Where the fortune sits

CK Hutchison and CK Asset stock

CK Hutchison Holdings

ports, retail, infrastructure and telecoms, founded 1950

30.36%

Deemed interest of 1,162,932,010 shares as founder of discretionary trusts, including 26.26% held by The Li Ka-Shing Unity Trust; Bloomberg says 30%

CK Hutchison 2025 Interim Report (disclosure of interests), 30 Jun 2025

Senior advisor

CK Asset Holdings

property

38%

Bloomberg Billionaires Index, 12 Oct 2026

Senior advisor

Other holdings

Cenovus Energy

Canadian oil and gas producer; Bloomberg counts it among his main stakes

CK Infrastructure and Hutchison Telecom Hong Kong

Other listed holdings named by Bloomberg

Horizons Ventures

Investment firm backed by Li and run by Solina Chau, known for early bets on Facebook and Zoom

Where Li stands among 73

Everyone on the site, grouped by their answer. Li Ka-shing is outlined.

How the fortune started

Founded it

Founded it 42

  • Elon Musk
  • Jeff Bezos
  • Larry Page
  • Michael Dell
  • Sergey Brin
  • Mark Zuckerberg
  • Jensen Huang
  • Larry Ellison
  • Amancio Ortega
  • Carlos Slim Helú
  • Bill Gates
  • Changpeng Zhao
  • Thomas Peterffy
  • Zhang Yiming
  • Michael Bloomberg
  • Gautam Adani
  • Jeff Yass
  • Zhong Shanshan
  • Masayoshi Son
  • Ken Griffin
  • Aliko Dangote
  • Li Ka-shing
  • Gianluigi Aponte
  • Robin Zeng
  • Ma Huateng
  • Stephen Schwarzman
  • Peter Thiel
  • Eduardo Saverin
  • Thomas Frist Jr.
  • Andreas von Bechtolsheim
  • Len Blavatnik
  • Pham Nhat Vuong
  • Shiv Nadar
  • Vagit Alekperov
  • David Tepper
  • Leonid Mikhelson
  • Israel Englander
  • Stan Kroenke
  • Steve Cohen
  • Jack Ma
  • Greg Brockman
  • Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Alsaud

Inherited and grew it 12

  • Bernard Arnault
  • Mukesh Ambani
  • Charles Koch
  • Dieter Schwarz
  • Tadashi Yanai
  • Giovanni Ferrero
  • Abigail Johnson
  • Eyal Ofer
  • Lakshmi Mittal
  • Idan Ofer
  • Reinhold Würth
  • Rupert Murdoch

Built it up 8

  • Steve Ballmer
  • Warren Buffett
  • Eric Schmidt
  • Paolo Ardoino
  • Alexey Mordashov
  • Vladimir Potanin
  • Suleiman Kerimov
  • Vladimir Lisin

Inherited it 6

  • Rob Walton
  • Jim Walton
  • Alice Walton
  • Françoise Bettencourt Meyers
  • Jacqueline Mars
  • Jay Y. Lee

Through marriage 5

  • Julia Koch
  • Savitri Jindal
  • Melinda French Gates
  • Miriam Adelson
  • MacKenzie Scott

Industry

Several industries

Several industries 9

  • Carlos Slim Helú
  • Julia Koch
  • Mukesh Ambani
  • Gautam Adani
  • Charles Koch
  • Aliko Dangote
  • Li Ka-shing
  • Pham Nhat Vuong
  • Reinhold Würth

Technology 24

  • Elon Musk
  • Jeff Bezos
  • Larry Page
  • Michael Dell
  • Sergey Brin
  • Mark Zuckerberg
  • Jensen Huang
  • Larry Ellison
  • Steve Ballmer
  • Bill Gates
  • Zhang Yiming
  • Masayoshi Son
  • Robin Zeng
  • Ma Huateng
  • Peter Thiel
  • Eduardo Saverin
  • Eric Schmidt
  • Andreas von Bechtolsheim
  • Melinda French Gates
  • Shiv Nadar
  • MacKenzie Scott
  • Jay Y. Lee
  • Jack Ma
  • Greg Brockman

Finance 10

  • Warren Buffett
  • Thomas Peterffy
  • Jeff Yass
  • Ken Griffin
  • Stephen Schwarzman
  • Abigail Johnson
  • David Tepper
  • Israel Englander
  • Steve Cohen
  • Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Alsaud

Metals and mining 6

  • Savitri Jindal
  • Alexey Mordashov
  • Lakshmi Mittal
  • Vladimir Potanin
  • Suleiman Kerimov
  • Vladimir Lisin

Retail 4

  • Rob Walton
  • Jim Walton
  • Alice Walton
  • Dieter Schwarz

Fashion and beauty 4

  • Amancio Ortega
  • Bernard Arnault
  • Françoise Bettencourt Meyers
  • Tadashi Yanai

Media 3

  • Michael Bloomberg
  • Len Blavatnik
  • Rupert Murdoch

Food and drink 3

  • Zhong Shanshan
  • Jacqueline Mars
  • Giovanni Ferrero

Shipping 3

  • Gianluigi Aponte
  • Eyal Ofer
  • Idan Ofer

Crypto 2

  • Changpeng Zhao
  • Paolo Ardoino

Oil, gas and chemicals 2

  • Vagit Alekperov
  • Leonid Mikhelson

Healthcare 1

  • Thomas Frist Jr.

Casinos and resorts 1

  • Miriam Adelson

Property and sports 1

  • Stan Kroenke

Giving Pledge

Not a signer

Not a signer 61

  • Jeff Bezos
  • Larry Page
  • Michael Dell
  • Sergey Brin
  • Jensen Huang
  • Steve Ballmer
  • Rob Walton
  • Amancio Ortega
  • Jim Walton
  • Alice Walton
  • Carlos Slim Helú
  • Bernard Arnault
  • Changpeng Zhao
  • Thomas Peterffy
  • Zhang Yiming
  • Françoise Bettencourt Meyers
  • Julia Koch
  • Mukesh Ambani
  • Gautam Adani
  • Jeff Yass
  • Charles Koch
  • Zhong Shanshan
  • Masayoshi Son
  • Dieter Schwarz
  • Ken Griffin
  • Tadashi Yanai
  • Aliko Dangote
  • Jacqueline Mars
  • Li Ka-shing
  • Giovanni Ferrero
  • Gianluigi Aponte
  • Robin Zeng
  • Ma Huateng
  • Abigail Johnson
  • Peter Thiel
  • Eduardo Saverin
  • Savitri Jindal
  • Eric Schmidt
  • Paolo Ardoino
  • Thomas Frist Jr.
  • Alexey Mordashov
  • Andreas von Bechtolsheim
  • Eyal Ofer
  • Len Blavatnik
  • Pham Nhat Vuong
  • Miriam Adelson
  • Lakshmi Mittal
  • Shiv Nadar
  • Idan Ofer
  • Vagit Alekperov
  • David Tepper
  • Leonid Mikhelson
  • Israel Englander
  • Stan Kroenke
  • Reinhold Würth
  • Jay Y. Lee
  • Steve Cohen
  • Jack Ma
  • Suleiman Kerimov
  • Vladimir Lisin
  • Rupert Murdoch

Signed 11

  • Elon Musk
  • Mark Zuckerberg
  • Larry Ellison
  • Warren Buffett
  • Bill Gates
  • Michael Bloomberg
  • Stephen Schwarzman
  • Melinda French Gates
  • Vladimir Potanin
  • MacKenzie Scott
  • Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Alsaud

Not stated 1

  • Greg Brockman

Education

No university

No university 5

  • Amancio Ortega
  • Zhong Shanshan
  • Li Ka-shing
  • Savitri Jindal
  • Reinhold Würth

Bachelor's degree 27

  • Elon Musk
  • Jeff Bezos
  • Steve Ballmer
  • Jim Walton
  • Alice Walton
  • Carlos Slim Helú
  • Bernard Arnault
  • Changpeng Zhao
  • Zhang Yiming
  • Julia Koch
  • Mukesh Ambani
  • Jeff Yass
  • Masayoshi Son
  • Ken Griffin
  • Tadashi Yanai
  • Aliko Dangote
  • Jacqueline Mars
  • Ma Huateng
  • Eduardo Saverin
  • Lakshmi Mittal
  • Shiv Nadar
  • Idan Ofer
  • Israel Englander
  • MacKenzie Scott
  • Steve Cohen
  • Jack Ma
  • Rupert Murdoch

Graduate degree 24

  • Larry Page
  • Sergey Brin
  • Jensen Huang
  • Warren Buffett
  • Rob Walton
  • Michael Bloomberg
  • Charles Koch
  • Robin Zeng
  • Stephen Schwarzman
  • Abigail Johnson
  • Peter Thiel
  • Eric Schmidt
  • Thomas Frist Jr.
  • Alexey Mordashov
  • Andreas von Bechtolsheim
  • Len Blavatnik
  • Melinda French Gates
  • Miriam Adelson
  • Vagit Alekperov
  • David Tepper
  • Stan Kroenke
  • Suleiman Kerimov
  • Vladimir Lisin
  • Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Alsaud

Left university without a degree 6

  • Michael Dell
  • Mark Zuckerberg
  • Larry Ellison
  • Bill Gates
  • Thomas Peterffy
  • Greg Brockman

Not stated 11

  • Françoise Bettencourt Meyers
  • Gautam Adani
  • Dieter Schwarz
  • Giovanni Ferrero
  • Gianluigi Aponte
  • Paolo Ardoino
  • Eyal Ofer
  • Pham Nhat Vuong
  • Vladimir Potanin
  • Leonid Mikhelson
  • Jay Y. Lee

Role today

Retired

Retired 4

  • Rob Walton
  • Jacqueline Mars
  • Li Ka-shing
  • Rupert Murdoch

Runs the company 32

  • Elon Musk
  • Jeff Bezos
  • Michael Dell
  • Mark Zuckerberg
  • Jensen Huang
  • Larry Ellison
  • Bernard Arnault
  • Mukesh Ambani
  • Jeff Yass
  • Charles Koch
  • Zhong Shanshan
  • Masayoshi Son
  • Ken Griffin
  • Tadashi Yanai
  • Aliko Dangote
  • Giovanni Ferrero
  • Gianluigi Aponte
  • Robin Zeng
  • Ma Huateng
  • Stephen Schwarzman
  • Abigail Johnson
  • Eduardo Saverin
  • Eric Schmidt
  • Paolo Ardoino
  • Lakshmi Mittal
  • Vladimir Potanin
  • David Tepper
  • Leonid Mikhelson
  • Israel Englander
  • Jay Y. Lee
  • Steve Cohen
  • Greg Brockman

Chair, board or owner 25

  • Larry Page
  • Sergey Brin
  • Warren Buffett
  • Amancio Ortega
  • Jim Walton
  • Carlos Slim Helú
  • Thomas Peterffy
  • Michael Bloomberg
  • Françoise Bettencourt Meyers
  • Julia Koch
  • Gautam Adani
  • Dieter Schwarz
  • Peter Thiel
  • Savitri Jindal
  • Alexey Mordashov
  • Eyal Ofer
  • Len Blavatnik
  • Pham Nhat Vuong
  • Miriam Adelson
  • Idan Ofer
  • Stan Kroenke
  • Reinhold Würth
  • Suleiman Kerimov
  • Vladimir Lisin
  • Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Alsaud

Founder, no executive role 8

  • Bill Gates
  • Changpeng Zhao
  • Zhang Yiming
  • Thomas Frist Jr.
  • Andreas von Bechtolsheim
  • Shiv Nadar
  • Vagit Alekperov
  • Jack Ma

No role 4

  • Steve Ballmer
  • Alice Walton
  • Melinda French Gates
  • MacKenzie Scott

The person

Born
13 Jun 1928Chaozhou, Guangdong, China
Citizenship
Hong Kong
Lives in
Hong Kong
Education
No universityLeft high school; no university education
Parents
Born into a poor family that fled to Hong Kong in 1940; his father had been a primary-school principal

What they give

Giving Pledge
Not a signer
Foundation
Li Ka Shing FoundationThe foundation says he has put in over HK$30 billion since 1980
Lifetime giving
$3.8BForbes, 10 Mar 2026. Forbes: the Li Ka Shing Foundation 'has donated more than $3.8 billion', over 80% to Greater China

Role and record

Role now
RetiredSenior advisor to CK Hutchison Holdings and CK Asset Holdings
Successor
His elder son Victor Li succeeded him as chairman of CK Hutchison in May 2018 and also chairs CK Asset
Public office
None found
Legal record
None found

Compare Li with

VS

Giovanni Ferrero vs Li Ka-shing

Ferrero Group and CK Hutchison Holdings

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Jacqueline Mars vs Li Ka-shing

Mars, Incorporated and CK Hutchison Holdings

VS

Gianluigi Aponte vs Li Ka-shing

MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company and CK Hutchison Holdings

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Aliko Dangote vs Li Ka-shing

Dangote Industries (Dangote Group) and CK Hutchison Holdings