{
  "id": 5298508,
  "title": "Forbes Singapore’s 50 richest: Here’s who got richer in 2026—and who lost billions",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/forbes-singapores-50-richest-heres-who-got-richer-in-2026-and-who",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-09-03T07:57:54.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Vulcan Post",
    "slug": "vulcan-post",
    "url": "https://vulcanpost.com/913028/forbes-singapore-50-richest-2026/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Forbes has unveiled Singapore's 2026 list of the 50 wealthiest individuals. Despite a collective fortune remaining steady at US$239 billion, 35 out of the 50 billionaires recorded significant wealth growth. This growth was primarily driven by Singapore's robust economic performance and gains in key sectors such as banking, property, and retail. However, the tech sector bore the brunt of the losses, largely due to a sharp decline in the value of tech-related assets, including Meta co-founder Eduardo Saverin. Despite Saverin's net worth dropping by US$10.1 billion to US$32.9 billion, he maintained his position as Singapore's wealthiest individual for the fourth consecutive year.",
  "summary": "35 of the 50 billionaires saw their fortunes grow, but tech-related wealth saw a sharp decline Forbes has released its 2026 list of Singapore’s 50 Richest on Thursday (Sept 3), and while most of the city-state’s wealthiest got richer, their combined fortunes remained flat at US$239 billion. 35 of the 50 listees saw their fortunes […]",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}