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WEALTH · SYED MOKHTAR ALBUKHARY
How did Forbes' estimate of Syed Mokhtar Albukhary's fortune change?
Selected Forbes wealth snapshots for one of Malaysia's most prominent infrastructure and industrial tycoons.
SHOW ME THE DATA2007 → 2026 · estimated net worth · US$ billion
VIEW DATA ASSame source · different visual lens
PULSEKITA TIMELINE2007 — 2026
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SourceForbes
20071.30estimated net worth · US$ billion
1.30
FForbesestimated net worth · US$ billion
SourceForbes ↗1 Oct 2026HIGH CONFIDENCE
Method & notes
The sourced snapshots show a rise, decline and renewed increase rather than a smooth wealth curve.
METHOD & LIMITATIONSHow the numbers were calculated
PulseKita plots only years where a reviewed Forbes source exposes an explicit net-worth figure. Rank-only years remain part of the curated history but are omitted from the numeric chart.
- The March 2007 Forbes global billionaires list valued Syed Mokhtar at US$1.3 billion; the later 2007 Forbes Malaysia Rich List used US$2.0 billion, reflecting a different source date and list methodology.
- 2015 Malaysia Rich List: US$2.9 billion, rank No. 8.
- 2017: US$1.8 billion, rank No. 10.
- 2021: US$1.2 billion, rank No. 18.
- 2024 Forbes coverage: US$1.3 billion.
- 2025 Forbes coverage: US$2.4 billion.
- 2026 Malaysia Rich List: about US$3.5 billion, rank No. 10.
Evidence trail
EVIDENCE CHAINtransformation inherited from methodology
- 1Primary evidenceForbes Malaysia Rich List
- 2TransformationPulseKita plots only years where a reviewed Forbes source exposes an explicit net-worth figure. Rank-only years remain part of the curated history but are omitted from the numeric chart.
- 3Published visualTimeline
Source
HIGH CONFIDENCEfirst party primary
COVERAGE2007 → 2026
UNITestimated net worth · US$ billion
SOURCEfirst party publication
UPDATED1 Oct 2026