Joseph Lau Net Worth - Pulptastic
Jessica Hardy
Published Apr 10, 2026
Joseph Lau Net Worth: $7.2 Billion
Joseph Lau is a Hong Kong real estate investor with a net worth of $7.2 billion. He had a 61% stake in Chinese Estates Holdings, a major Chinese investment holding company based in Hong Kong that engages in property investment and development, brokerage, securities investment, and money lending.
Lau is known for his extravagant purchases, including a private Boeing 787 Dreamliner jet and a collection of at least 10,000 bottles of red wine. He is also an avid art collector.
Lau has a complicated personal life, having been married and divorced once, with two children from that marriage. He later had two children with a younger woman, Yvonne Lui, while carrying on a relationship with Chan Hoi-wan, with whom he had two more children.
Lau was involved in a bribery and money laundering case with former public works chief Ao Man-long in 2012-2013, which resulted in Lau being found guilty and stepping down as chairman and CEO of Chinese Estates Holdings in 2014.
