Name:
Tony Tan Caktiong
Date of Birth:
5th January 1953
Country of Birth:
Philippines
Country of Residence:
Philippines
Source of Wealth:
Food
Marrital Status:
Married
Children:
3
Tony Tan Caktiong Net Worth USD: $1,900,000,000 - $2,100,000,000
2020 Mean Estimate USD:
$2,000,000,000
Tony Tan Caktiong Biography
Tony Tan Caktiong as born in the Philippines to a Chinese immigrant family. After finishing his education at Chiang Kai Shek College and the University of Santo Tomas, where he graduated with a degree in chemical engineering opened an ice cream parlor in 1975. Shortly afterwards in 1978, he diversified, and founded Jollibee, a fast food chain. The chain expanded quickly, buying the Greenwich Pizza Corp, and is now one of the fastest growing Asian chain anywhere in the world. In recent years, the stores have spread across the world, including New York’s Times Square and the UK.
As well as Jollibee, Tony Tan Caktiong operates his holding company Honeystar Holdings Corporation. Through that and along with Edgar Sia II the company’s co-founder started DoubleDragon Properties.