Dhanin Chearavanont
Diversified · Bangkok
Net worth
$17.0B
Today
−$21M−0.12%Past month
+$415M+2.51%As of Nov 11, 2026, 1:50 PM EST
Dhanin Chearavanont is senior chairman of Charoen Pokphand Group, one of the world's largest producers of animal feed and livestock. Dhanin is the son of Chia Ek Chor, who along with his brother Choncharoen Chiaravanont, opened a shop selling seeds imported from China in 1921. CP's other assets include stakes in Chinese insurer Ping An, Hong Kong conglomerate CITIC and telecom unit True Corp. It also owns Tesco's operations in Thailand and Malaysia. In 2017, after 48 years as chairman and CEO, Dhanin named eldest son, Soopakij, and the youngest, Suphachai, as CP's chairman and CEO, respectively. In 2025, a unit of the group's telecom arm True secured one of three digital bank licences issued by the government. True also partnered with BlackRock for a $1 billion data centre venture.
Net worth over time
Principal holdings
13 positions| Company | Industry | Share | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
Ping An Insurance Group Class H HONG KONG: 2318-HK | Diversified | 40.5% | $6.9B |
True Corp. PCL THAILAND: TRUE-TH | Diversified | 22.1% | $3.8B |
Citic Pacific Limited HONG KONG: 267-HK | Diversified | 21.4% | $3.6B |
Itochu TOKYO: 8001-JP | Diversified | 4.4% | $750M |
CP ALL PCL THAILAND: CPALL-TH | Diversified | 4.3% | $724M |
Private and other holdings | Diversified | 2.2% | $368M |
Charoen Pokphand Foods THAILAND: CPF-TH | Diversified | 1.9% | $325M |
Sino Biopharmaceutical HONG KONG: 1177-HK | Diversified | 1.1% | $186M |
CP Axtra Public Company Limited THAILAND: CPAXT-TH | Diversified | 0.9% | $155M |
Charoen Pokphand Indonesia INDONESIA: CPIN-ID | Diversified | 0.9% | $153M |
Charoen Pokphand Enterprise (Taiwan) TAIWAN: 1215-TW | Diversified | 0.2% | $37M |
Central Proteina Prima INDONESIA: CPRO-ID | Diversified | 0.1% | $12M |
Bisi International INDONESIA: BISI-ID | Diversified | 0.0% | $6M |
Also known for
- Dhanin's daughter Tippaporn runs real estate unit Magnolia Quality Development.
“Work is relaxing if you are not too serious.”