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WEALTH · ROBERT KUOK · FORBES
How did Forbes' estimate of Robert Kuok's fortune change across decades?
Selected Forbes wealth snapshots from 1998 through the 2026 Malaysia Rich List.
SHOW ME THE DATA1998 → 2026 · estimated net worth · US$ billion
VIEW DATA ASSame source · different visual lens
PULSEKITA TIMELINE1998 — 2026
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SourceForbes
19984.70estimated net worth · US$ billion
4.70
FForbesestimated net worth · US$ billion
SourceForbes ↗15 Apr 2026HIGH CONFIDENCE
Method & notes
The selected Forbes snapshots show a fortune moving from US$4.7 billion in 1998 to US$13.6 billion in the 2026 Malaysia Rich List.
METHOD & LIMITATIONSHow the numbers were calculated
PulseKita plots only Forbes wealth figures explicitly available in the reviewed historical sources. The gaps between points are not interpolated and the figures should be read as source-date estimates, not audited balance-sheet values.
- 1998: US$4.7 billion.
- 2011: US$12.5 billion.
- 2016: US$10.0 billion.
- 2021: US$12.2 billion.
- 2026: US$13.6 billion.
- Forbes' methodology and market conditions differ by year, so changes reflect both asset performance and valuation conditions.
Evidence trail
EVIDENCE CHAINtransformation inherited from methodology
- 1Primary evidenceForbes Malaysia Rich List
- 2TransformationPulseKita plots only Forbes wealth figures explicitly available in the reviewed historical sources. The gaps between points are not interpolated and the figures should be read as source-date estimates, not audited balance-sheet values.
- 3Published visualTimeline
Source
HIGH CONFIDENCEfirst party primary
COVERAGE1998 → 2026
UNITestimated net worth · US$ billion
SOURCEfirst party publication
UPDATED15 Apr 2026