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Asia has a thriving business landscape that has produced many billionaires in the process. Let's check out the 5 most wealthiest families in Asia according to Bloomberg and how they built their wealth. 

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As a young man, Dhananjay Datar moved to Dubai to support his father’s grocery store. Gradually, the business flourished, and Dhananjay established himself as the Masala King in the UAE.

Edtech Byju's is currently facing a financial crisis and has come down to a $200 million valuation from $22 billion in 2022. Reasons like mismanaged expansion and financial decisions have led to the downfall of the company. 

Cyber Index recently released a list of countries with the most number of female billionaires for International Women's Day. India ranks 5th with a total of 15 billionaires. Savitri Jindal tops the list with a net worth of $29.1 billion. 

A recent study published in The Lancet unveils alarming statistics on global obesity rates. According to the research, one in every eight individuals worldwide is classified as obese, totaling over one billion people as of 2022. 

Sam Altman, Founder and CEO of OpenAI, recently crossed $2 billion in net worth according to the Bloomberg Billionaire Index. Despite not having any stakes in OpenAI, Altman has many investments and other sources of income contributing to his billionaire status. 

Anant Ambani is the youngest son of renowned businessman Mukesh Ambani. His father, Mukesh Ambani is the Chairman and MD of Reliance Industries. His mother, Nita Ambani is the Chairperson and founder of Reliance Foundation.

Kokilaben Ambani is the mother of Indian billionaires Mukesh Ambani and Anil Ambani. Amidst the celebrations surrounding the wedding of Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant, Kokilaben revealed how she acquired English speaking skills with her husband’s support.

EaseMyTrip is India’s second largest online travel company. Notably, it is the third company among the 120 unicorns in the country to achieve this milestone without any external investment. The first two companies to accomplish this feat were Zerodha and Zoho.

Reliance and Disney merged in a $8.5 billion deal which will give Reliance the exclusive rights to stream all Disney movies and shows. Recently, Jio also acquired streaming rights of HBO, Max Originals, and Warner Bros solidifying Reliance's dominance in the Indian Media Business. 

Sunil Bharti Mittal, Founder and Chairperson of Bharti Enterprises was awarded the Honourary Knighthood by the King Charles III of UK on 28 February. He is a business tycoon and was also featured in the top 10 list of billionaires in India by Forbes in 2023. He received Padma Bhushan in 2007 and is currently a Commissioner for Sustainable Development at the International Telecommunication Union/UNESCO Broadband Commission. 

Firoz Merchant, the Founder and Chairman of Pure Gold Group, generously donated 10 lakh dirhams, equivalent to Rs 2.25 crore for the release of 900 prisoners in the UAE. He also facilitated the air travel for these prisoners to fly back safely to their homes.

In the year 2017, Jaynti Kanani launched Polygon along with Sandeep Naliwal and Anurag Arjun with the goal of addressing Ethereum’s issues with high fees and slow transactions.

Isha Ambani has played a pivotal role in Reliance’s strategic initiatives as the Director of Reliance Retail Ventures Limited (RRVL). With a pre-money equity valuation of Rs 8.381 lakh crore, RRVL ranks among the country’s top four companies.