Lim Chap Huat

Lim Chap Huat (#2643)

Global Rank #2643

Country Rank #39

Country Singapore

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$ 2 B
Property
Singapore
M
71 Years

Snapshot

Quick Facts

Global Rank #2,643

Country Rank #39

Net Worth $1.5B

Previous Worth $1.5B

Worth Change +$0.0B

Country Singapore

Industry Property

Age 71 Years

Gender M

Worth As Of May 4, 2026

Residence Singapore, Singapore

Citizenship Singapore

World Billionaires List Singapore Billionaires Property

Profile Data

Personal Stats

Age 71

Source Of Wealth Property, Self Made

Residence Singapore, Singapore

Citizenship Singapore

Marital Status Married

Children 3

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

Previous Net Worth $1.5B

Current Net Worth $1.5B

Worth as of May 4, 2026

About Me

Son of a rickshaw driver, Lim Chap Huat set up a small construction outfit with two partners in 1976 at age 22. He expanded Soilbuild Group into property development and set up an REIT, eventually buying out his partners. His wife Leo Jee Lin and sons, Lim Han Feng and Lim Han Qin, work with him. Soilbuild expanded into Myanmar in 2012 where it has multiple contracts, and into Vietnam in 2017. In 2021, Lim, together with Blackstone Real Estate, privatized Soilbuild Business Space REIT, delisting it from the Singapore stock exchange. In 2024, Lim and Blackstone sold their office and industrial properties in Singapore to New York-based private equity firm Warburg Pincus and Australian developer Lendlease for $1.2 billion.

Achievements

Forbes List Highlights

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#2481

Billionaires (2026)

#41

Singapore's 50 Richest (2025)

Insights

Did You Know?

Lim taught part-time to pay fees for engineering school.

He is a firm believer in his school motto "Nothing Without Labour."

Wealth Growth

Net Worth Growth Over Time

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Current Net Worth: $1.5B (May 4, 2026)