Li Ka-shing vs Zeng

CK Hutchison Holdings and CATL.

The differences

Forbes puts Li Ka-shing about $2.9B ahead of Robin Zeng.Forbes figures from 9 Oct 2026 and 9 Oct 2026.
Both started the company their money comes from.
Li Ka-shing is about 40 years older than Robin Zeng.

Put someone else on either side

Li Ka-shing

Zeng

Net worth, Forbes: $48.7BForbes, 9 Oct 2026; $45.8BForbes, 9 Oct 2026
Net worth, Bloomberg: $46.2BBloomberg, 12 Oct 2026; $54.6BBloomberg, 16 Jan 2026
Forbes rank: No. 38Real-Time list, 9 Oct 2026; No. 44Real-Time list, 9 Oct 2026
Billionaire since: 1987On Forbes' original 1987 international billionaires list, and on every list since; 2019Forbes listed him with $5.9 billion among the new billionaires on its 2019 China's 400 Richest list; his first global-list year isn't in the cited sources

How it started: Founded itStarted Cheung Kong Industries, a plastics maker, in 1950 at 21 with savings and loans from relatives; moved into property in 1960, listed Cheung Kong Holdings in 1972 and took control of Hutchison Whampoa in 1979; Founded itFounded CATL in December 2011, spun off from Amperex Technology
Main source: CK Hutchison and CK Asset stockBloomberg also names Cenovus Energy among the stakes that make up most of his wealth; CATL stockBloomberg: most of his fortune is his CATL stake
Companies: CK Hutchison Holdings, CK Asset HoldingsCK Hutchison Holdings: Senior advisor; CK Asset Holdings: Senior advisor; CATLCATL: Founder, chairman, executive director and general manager
Biggest stake: CK Asset Holdings38% owned; CATL22.45% owned

Born: 13 Jun 1928Chaozhou, Guangdong, China; 1968Ningde, Fujian, China
Country: Hong KongLives in Hong Kong; Hong KongLives in Ningde, China
Education: No universityLeft high school; no university education; Graduate degreePhD in condensed matter physics, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Parents: Born into a poor family that fled to Hong Kong in 1940; his father had been a primary-school principal; Not stated

Giving Pledge: Not a signer; Not a signer
Foundation: Li Ka Shing FoundationThe foundation says he has put in over HK$30 billion since 1980; Not stated
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; Not stated

Role now: RetiredSenior advisor to CK Hutchison Holdings and CK Asset Holdings; Runs the companyChairman, executive director and general manager of CATL
Successor: His elder son Victor Li succeeded him as chairman of CK Hutchison in May 2018 and also chairs CK Asset; Not stated
Public office: None found; None found
Legal record: None found; None found