Asia is the house of several business families who made their mark through generations of hard work and business strategy. These families live in major Asian countries such as India China Thailand Indonesia Taiwan and South Korea. They own major brands such as like Reliance Samsung Tata and Red Bull have a strong hold in various industries. Here are top 10 richest families in Asia as per Bloomberg list. Ambani Family (Reliance Industries) – USD 90.5 billion Reliance Industries is owned by the Ambani family. Dhirubhai Ambani founded Reliance in the 1950s and after his death in 2002 his sons - Mukesh and Anil Ambani - divided the business. Mukesh Ambani is now a leader in oil tech retail finance and green energy. Charoen Pokphand Group – USD 42.6 billion In 1921 he came to Thailand from China and started his business of selling vegetable seeds. His son Dhanin Chearavanont now runs the business that operated in - food retail and telecom sectors. Robert Budi Hartono (Djarum Bank Central Asia) – USD 42.2 billion He bought a cigarette brand in 1950s and with his hard work he turned Djarum into one of Indonesia’s largest tobacco companies. His sons invested in banking and now their main wealth comes from Bank Central Asia. Shapoorji Pallonji Group – USD 37.5 billion Started in 1865 with construction work in India. Most of the familys wealth is invested in Tata Sons. Now Noel Tata is leading Tata Trusts after the sad demise of Ratan Tata last year. Henry Cheng Family – USD 35.6 billion Kwok Tak-Seng founded the real estate company in 1972. His sons took over the company but due to family dispute Walter had to lose the position in 2008. Tsai Family (Cathay Financial Fubon Financial) – USD 30.9 billion Cathay Life Insurance was founded by Tsai brothers in 1962. The business later split to form two large financial groups in Taiwan. These financial groups also have investments in real estate and telecom. Jindal Family (OP Jindal Group) – USD 28.1 Billion OP Jindal started a steel plant in 1952. He died in 2005. After his death in 2005 Jindal’s wife Savitri became the chairperson of the company. Her four sons are leading different sectors of the group. Chaleo Yoovidhya (TCP Group) – USD 25.7 billion Chaleo Yoovidhya founded TCP Group in 1956 and later created Krating Daeng (Red Bull). The massive success of the cold drink made the family one of Asias richest. Birla Family (Aditya Birla Group) – USD 23.0 Billion Ghanshyam Das Birla started cotton trading in the 19th century and  expanded the aluminium industry. His great-grandson Kumar Mangalam Birla now leads the group. Lee (Samsung) – USD 22.7 billion Lee Byung-chul started Samsung as a trading company in 1938. He ventured into electronics in 1969. J.Y. Lee is now leading Samsung after the death of his son Lee Kun-hee.