10. Sun Piaoyang
Net worth: $9.3 billion
Piaoyang Sun is the Chief Executive Officer of Jiangsu Hengrui Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (SHA:600276). In 1990, Sun Piaoyang became the head of the company.
9. Andreas Sterlingman
Net worth: $9.6 billion
Andreas Struengmann has a net worth of about $9.6 billion. Andreas Struengmann and his brother Thomas were early supporters of BioNTech SE (NASDAQ: BNTX).
8. Thomas Struenman
Net worth: $9.6 billion
In 1986, Thomas Struengmann co-founded Hexal, a generic drug manufacturer, with his brother Andreas. The brothers later sold the company to Novartis (NYSE: NVS) in 2005 for about $7 billion. Thomas Struengmann is the eighth richest billionaire in the healthcare industry.
7. Jiang Rensheng
Net worth: $9.6 billion
Jiang Rensheng is the chairman of Chongqing Zhifei Biological Products Co., Ltd. (SHE:300122), a vaccine company. In 2023, Rensheng's antibody pharmaceutical company, Chongqing Zhengrui Biotechnology Co., Ltd. (SHA:688443), will be listed in Shanghai.
6. Carl Cook
Net worth: $10.2 billion
Carl Cook is one of the richest billionaires in the healthcare industry. In 2011, Carl Cook became CEO of his parents' medical device manufacturer, Cook Group.
5. Ernesto Bertarelli
Net worth: $11.1 billion
Ernesto Bertarelli inherited a large fortune from the biotechnology company Serono. With a net worth of around $11.1 billion, Ernesto Bertarelli ranks fifth among the richest billionaires in the healthcare industry.
4. Li Xiting
Net worth: $13.7 billion
Li Xiting and Xu Hang co-founded Mindray Biomedical Electronics. Li Xiting's net worth is about $13.7 billion.
3. Cyrus Punavala
Net assets: $20.7 billion
Cyrus Poonawalla is the third richest billionaire in the healthcare industry. In 1966, Punawala founded the Serum Institute of India and built it into the world's largest vaccine producer.
2. Dilip Shanway
Net worth: $25.5 billion
Dilip Shanghvi is one of the most successful Indian entrepreneurs. Shanghvi borrowed $200 from his father in 1983 to start Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Inc. (NSE: SUNPHARMA). The company is one of the most valuable listed pharmaceutical companies in India.
1. Thomas Forrest, Jr
Net worth: $26 billion
Thomas Frist Jr founded HCA Healthcare, Inc. (NYSE: HCA) in 1968 and owns approximately 20% of the company with his family. Thomas Forest, Jr. is the richest billionaire in the healthcare industry.