David Kong

David Kong (#2887)

Global Rank #2887

Country Rank #19

Country Malaysia

Death is a certainty. Whoever is born must die. That means a demand in perpetuity.

$ 1 B
Funeral services
Malaysia
M
71 Years

Snapshot

Quick Facts

Global Rank #2,887

Country Rank #19

Net Worth $1.3B

Previous Worth $1.3B

Worth Change +$0.0B

Country Malaysia

Industry Funeral services

Age 71 Years

Gender M

Worth As Of May 4, 2026

Residence Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Citizenship Malaysia

World Billionaires List Malaysia Billionaires Funeral services

Profile Data

Personal Stats

Age 71

Source Of Wealth Funeral services, Self Made

Residence Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Citizenship Malaysia

Marital Status Married

Children 5

Net Worth Change +$0.0B +0.0% from previous worth

Previous Net Worth $1.3B

Current Net Worth $1.3B

Worth as of May 4, 2026

About Me

David Kong, who also goes by Kong Hon Kong, founded Kuala Lumpur-based Nirvana Asia in 1990 and took it public in Hong Kong in 2014. Asia's largest death-services provider by sales, it runs private cemeteries, columbarium facilities and funeral homes in Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. Kong took Nirvana Asia private in 2016 in a $1.1 billion deal with private equity firm CVC Capital Partners.

Achievements

Forbes List Highlights

A snapshot of the list placements and rankings connected to David Kong.

#21

Malaysia's 50 Richest (2026)

#2858

Billionaires (2026)

Ranked

Global Game Changers (2017)

Insights

Did You Know?

The third of ten children, Kong was born to a family of rubber tappers in Kuala Lipis in northern Malaysia.

Wealth Growth

Net Worth Growth Over Time

Tracking David Kong's net worth journey over the years, highlighting key growth phases and financial milestones.