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Jimmy Lai
$1.2 billion
Hong Kong
Once destitute, mainland-born Lai made first his fortune creating and later selling apparel retailer Giordano. Nowadays, the Hong Kong billionaire thrives by promoting free speech and democracy through his Next Media, publisher of saucy magazines and newspapers in Hong Kong and Taiwan.
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