Ventilator firm founder Li Xiting tops Forbes list of Singapore's richest

(Clockwise from top left) Li Xiting, Eduardo Saverin, Goh Cheng Liang, Forrest Li, Ye Gang and Anthony Tan. - MINDRAY/FACEBOOK, ST FILE, LIANHE ZAOBAO, BUSINESS TIMES, SEA LIMITED, GRAB

SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/ANN): The founder of ventilator maker Shenzhen Mindray Bio-Medical Electronics Co, Li Xiting, took the top spot on Forbes' Singapore Rich List for the first time this year, with his net worth soaring amid the Covid-19 pandemic.

Anthony Tan, co-founder of super app Grab, was among three new additions to the list, which compiles the 50 richest people in the Republic.