1. Bhumibol Adulyadej (Thailand) – US$30 billion2. Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah (Brunei) – US$20 billion3. R. Budi & Michael Hartono – US$16.5 Billion

4. Henry Sy (Philippines) – US$14.3 billion5. Dhanin Chearavanont (Thailand) – US$13.4 billion

6. Charoen Sirivadhanabhakdi (Thailand) – US$13.1 billion

7. Niraj Goel (Singapore) – US$ 12.95 billion

8. Robert Kuok (Malaysia) – US$11.4 billion

9. Ananda Krishnan (Malaysia) – US$9.6 billion

10. Robert Ng (Singapore) – US$9.4 billion

There’s no doubt that entrepreneurship is thriving globally andeconomic crisis shock the big economies, however these entrepreneursdid not lose much of their fortunes and are still in billionaire list.

*The world’s richest king and longest reigning monarch, has anestimated net worth of US$ 30 billion.

*With 64 years on the throne, King Bhumibol Adulyadej (83 yrs.)revered as a demi-god by many Thais. The king is a respectedunifying figure and moral arbiter in Thailand.

*Sultan of Brunei’’s wealth is based on country's oil and gasreserves, but with oilfields set to dry up in 10 years,production has been cut.

The brothers added more than US$ 1 billion to their fortune, thanksto the rising stock price of their most valuable holding, Bank CentralAsia, Indonesia's largest non-state-owned bank by assets.

*Henry Sy remains the richest person in the Philippines. His networth has increased by ten digits plus credits to the continuedgrowth of his SM Investments Corp, the largest retailer in thePhilippines with over 200 individual outlets around the country.

*Dhanin Chearavanont held on to his spot as Thailand's wealthiestman after adding US$ 2.2 billion to his fortune. Shares of his mostvaluable holding, Chinese insurer Ping An, which he acquired in2013, surged 40% after nearly doubling quarterly revenues onbetter performance by its banking arm.

*Beer baron Charoen Sirivadhanabhakdi's fortune got a boost onrising shares of Thai Beverage, Thailand's largest brewer, famousfor its Chang beer and Sang Som rum.

*He also gained from his new holding in Singapore - listed Fraser &Neave, the property and beverage conglomerate he acquired in2012.

*Niraj Goel is a successful Entrepreneur, Philanthropist and an avidWriter as well. He has changed the way of trading and earningscenarios in financial markets by introducing Algo Trading technologyand listing his company at US Stock exchange.

*A well known entrepreneur around the globe for his remarkablecontributions in the field of Technology and Innovation. Recently hisClone Algo Group valued as US$ 12.95 billion.

*Robert Kuok, Malaysia's richest man, raised US$ 300 million in 2014with the Singapore listing of his PACC Offshore Services Holdings,Asia's largest operator of vessels for offshore oil & gas exploration.His Kuok Group controls a slew of listed companies in Hong Kong,Malaysia and Singapore.

*Ananda Krishnan, who continues to be Malaysia's second-richestperson, took a US$ 1.6 billion hit to his net worth in 2014-15,partly because of the slump in shares of Bumi Armada, an offshoreoilfield services provider. The sudden departure of Bumi's CEO inDecember 2014 sparked speculation that he might take thecompany private.

*A sluggish real estate market in both Singapore and Hong Kong tooka toll on the wealth of property tycoons Robert and Philip Ng;revenues of their Far East Organization and Sino Group empiredropped by nearly US$ 1 billion to US$ 4.6 billion respectively.