Cover 2022 Gen.T honourees: Mesty Ariotedjo from Indonesia, Calvin Lee from Malaysia and Marie Cheong from Singapore (Illustration: Raphael Quiason)

Days from the launch of the Gen.T List 2023, here’s a sneak peek of what to expect from the honourees from Southeast Asia

Every year, the Gen.T List features young leaders who create their own rules and forge their own paths to success. Many of them represent some of the most impactful and iconic brands and movements across the region, while others are on their way to making a name for themselves.

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In the lead-up to this year’s Gen.T List launch on June 1, we share insights on what you can expect of the honourees on it. Earlier this week, we shared a series of statistics about the incoming honourees across Asia.

In this article, we focus on those hailing from our Southeast Asian markets, namely Singapore, Malaysia, Philippines, Indonesia and Thailand. Read on to find out some interesting facts about them.

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Above Nicole Zefanya, popularly known as Niki, is a 2022 honouree from Indonesia

170

More than half of the honourees on the Gen.T List 2023 are either born, based or making a positive impact in Southeast Asia.

122

The number of 2023 honourees who own the company they run.

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Above Calvin Lee, a 2022 honouree from Malaysia
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Above Marie Cheong, a 2022 honouree from Singapore

56%

The percentage of female honourees from Thailand on this year’s list—the highest among the markets that the list covers. Both Thailand and the Philippines also have more female honourees than male honourees this year. 

US$707 million

The total amount of disclosed funding companies helmed by this year’s Southeast Asia honourees attracted between January 2022 and June 2023.


31.8

The average age of our Southeast Asia-based honourees this year.


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