Asia is a land of the finest business opportunities and fertile ground to plough out success. From running family-owned businesses to venturing into diverse business ideas and entrepreneurship, Asians look at business as an opportunity to unveil their talent that they are born with.
The scenario is no different with direct selling businesses in the region. Asia has been a fertile ground for direct selling businesses from time immemorial. The statistics justify the same showing 44.47% of direct selling business being comprised by the Asia Pacific region as of 2022. From Asia-born direct selling brands that rule the world to self-made individuals who struggled to pass the tunnel, direct selling in Asia is indeed a roller-coaster ride. Where each year, the region molds king makers in the industry who contributes to the growth and development of the industry abundantly.
From generating massive sales, to crafting unique products and services, to motivating newer faces and voices to venture into the channel, the region has been in all its pomp and glory since the past two decades. Numerous new minds that are strong enough to cross every hurdle are building the direct selling Asia empire strong and tall to compete with fellow direct sellers and lead the channel to triumph.
List of top MLM earners in Asia for 2024
An insight into the growth and revenue of top MLM earners from Asia whose growth has been consistent over the years creating an impact in the direct selling industry.
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Source - businessforhome.org
Data updated in September 2023
*The above list is subject to market changes and modifications.
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Some enters a business by chance, and some others out of sheer passion and the courage to make it to the top. The direct seller stories are mostly close to the latter where most individuals have business in their mind and brain but aren’t unsure of where to start from. This is where direct selling occurs, and the rest is history. With myriad of business opportunities to choose from, no matter whether you choose to sell cosmetics or personal products or health and wellness products, you are given ample opportunity to learn, earn and mentor your followers into a business future that is sturdy and worth trying at once because, once you enter the industry, you might never want to go back.
Rags to riches is not a fancy story, but the direct selling fraternity has indeed witnessed quite a lot of real-life instances where direct sellers make their way to top from scratch.
Spotlight on top MLM earners Asia
Viraj Patil
Net Worth: $9,500,000
Company: iX Global
The young Indian to whom business runs in his blood, direct selling happened to him right after his graduation in civil engineering. From struggling to make ends meet, Viraj, Asia's top earner in network marketing, now employs close to 50,000 employees with his network spread across nine countries. Viraj forayed into the direct selling industry through iX Global where, his estimated annual income is over $14,651,412 with a lifetime income of $9,500,000.
Viraj's stint with the industry is not an age-old story but a fresh one. He endeavored into direct selling in 2019 and has conquered many levels of success within the shortest span of time.
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For anyone who would say success comes to those who wait for long, Viraj has got to say only one thing, focus on yourself and your improvement. Compete with yourself and everything will occur to you the soonest.
Khalid Shaath
Net Worth: $30,000,000
Company: E-ntrepreneur
Like a classic tale where the protagonist, the oldest son in the family strives to eke out an existence with five other siblings and his mother after their father’s unexpected demise, Khalid became the burden bearer from as young as 14 years of age. With responsibilities mounting up and too little knowledge and experience for anything, what got Khalid to where he is now is his sheer perseverance and diligence. Khalid’s commitment to his family and MLM business is no different and that got him to lead over 120,000 distributors spread over 60 countries and accumulating 1.4 million customers in total.
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With Khalid’s base in the United Arab Emirates, he is not only a successful entrepreneur who has tried his hands with various MLM companies, products, and models but is also a network marketing leader who encourages and motivates fresh minds into the network.
At the age of 43, his annual income is now estimated at $6,000,000 and lifetime income of $30,000,000.
Ramesh Chaudhary
Net Worth: $2,508,465
Company: iX Global
Ramesh is an ardent businessman who strives to excel beyond his own preset records. As a result, he made it to the top earners list at iX Global and thus becoming a top 90 earner in the world. Ramesh’s annual income is estimated at $423,088 and lifetime income of $2,508,465.
Despite having met numerous challenges in business, what he believes in, or what made him the top earner is his sharpness in choosing the right company and working with a team that yearns to yield maximum success. Instead of focusing on how beneficial the compensation plan of an MLM company is, Ramesh is driven by the vision with which an organization runs and its objectives which has to be transparent and mutually beneficial for the distributors as well as the company.
They say the company you keep will either amplify your vision or destroy your dreams, and this is 200% correct when it comes to your financial dreams
An Indian with strong business mentality, Ramesh also insists newcomers to be wise with choosing the products that the company sells, their compensation plan, mission and vision and most importantly how it helps you move towards your dreams.
Nobuhiro Kaneko
Net Worth: $22,000,000
Company: Thanks AI
Nobuhiro is a Japanese man of affairs with close to three decades of industry knowledge and experience. As a result, he has been topping the top earners chart in #1 for numerous years. His estimated annual income is $3,600,000 and lifetime income of $22,000,000.
With his extensive expertise and understanding of the industry, Nobuhiro along with his partner has authored and published many books on network marketing and business excellence. These books are considered as valuable support sources for almost all major MLM companies in Japan to enhance their operations and pave way to success
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Nobuhiro’s stint with direct selling began in the early 2000s when he joined a direct selling as a beginner distributor. He later partnered with two others and generated an annual sale of over 150 million dollars within the first two years and he earned a commission of one million dollars in the first year itself. His brainchild, Thanks AI is making waves in the direct selling industry for its innovation and integrity.
Business to Nobuhiro is beyond money. For he gives prominence to the kindness that has made him famous across his country and other regions.
Barry Chi and Holly Chen
Net Worth: $75,000,000
Company: Amway
Hailing from a small village in Taiwan, China, the most influential, the power couple in the MLM industry Barry Chi and Holly Chen ventured into the MLM business through Amway in the year 1982. From a very humble beginning, the couple rose to fame through persistent efforts to excel in business. As a result, their charts have scaled up by 30% each year since 2009 where, they now have the voice to command tens of thousands of organizations under their network.
As earthy as it may sound, the couple says that they don’t even remember how much money they would have made ever since they joined direct selling and, how many distributors have they mentored during their course of network marketing.
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However, the estimated annual income and lifetime income of Amway top leaders Barry and Holly are at $3,000,000 and $75,000,000 respectively. The MLM duo has won several respectable awards and honors of which the Double Crown Ambassadorship won twice is paramount.
Sunny Hsu & Debra Hsieh
Net Worth: $5,000,000
Company: Amway
Yet another genius network marketing couple from Taiwan, China who ventured into the direct selling sector in the year 1985. From being broke, struggling for basic meals and clothing, to being multi-millionaires whose estimated annual income is $3,000,000 and lifetime income is $5,000,000 the couple navigated through quite a lot of high tides and low waves.
From winning crown ambassadorship to the supreme platinum awards, the couple has won it all during their course of business with Amway. In the 30 years in the industry, not only have they earned millions of dollars as commissions, but Sunny and Debra have also been gentle and caring for the society that they have donated their time, money, and efforts to the Amway CARE foundation, which is the philanthropic effort of the organization towards corporate social responsibility.
Their strong belief and trust in the channel, got them to a position that they had never dreamt of setting new examples for the youngsters to strive and succeed in life.
Kang Hyeon Sook and Ryu Inik
Net Worth: $2,000,000
Company: Amway
Hailing from the Republic of South Korea, Kang Hyeon Sook and Ryu Inik are an eminent network marketing couple who got into direct selling at a very young age. From not being very sure of what network marketing business is, to mentoring many fresh minds into direct selling, this couple is an exemplary example of building an empire through sheer diligence and dedication.
Their MLM network, affiliated with the Amway in the United States accounts for over 31% of total sales in Korea and over 20% of all the sales staff in Korea. Their annual income is an estimated amount of $3,000,000 and their lifetime income is $2,000,000.
While the new generations are chasing jobs and trying to fit into opportunities of their choice, Kang and Ryu encourages youngsters to venture into direct selling to build their own business empires and earn aptly for their time and efforts invested.
Tae Ho Kim
Net Worth: $3,000,000
Company: Herbalife
From a failing dairy business to being a successful direct seller and one of Herbalife's top distributors, Tae has set impeccable examples of how to fight through life and is indeed an inspiration! Direct selling happened to them through Herbalife. From Korea without knowing English and without having a penny, they moved to the United States because they trusted their intuition to take up direct selling as the main road in their journey ahead.
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Later when Herbalife started in Korea in 1996, they went back to Korea to nurture the brand that they trust in their homeland. Through rigorous training and working consistently towards earning a better life, Tae and his wife Hyun Mo Kim achieved a life which was beyond their dreams.
Tae’s annual income is an estimated amount of $2,640,000 and lifetime income of $3,000,000.
Kaoru Nakajima
Net Worth: $25,000,000
Company: Amway
Kaoru’s life indeed is a melodious one. From being a successful and award-winning songwriter to a successful direct seller, his journey is a brilliant story. Kaoru fondly called as the father of Amway in Japan and in the United Kingdom, he was the first person in the MLM world to achieve a double crown Ambassadorship.
Having been instrumental in introducing Amway in Japan, Kaoru knows the pulse and vibe of people in Asia. Having been in the industry since 1982, he coaches and trains young direct sellers to achieve success through diligence and dedication.
Being a multi-millionaire never was Kaoru’s sole motto whereas, he wanted others around him to be benefitted by the direct selling sector understanding the channel in its full sense.
Kaoru’s annual income is estimated at $2,400,000 and lifetime income of $25,000,000.
Leonard and Esther Kim
Net Worth: N/A
Company: Amway
Leonard and Esther used to hang out with successful people often. The ultimate intention behind this was to take inspiration from them in terms of their strategies, the way they deal with both success and challenges and how they visualize success. The network marketing couple were clear about what not to imbibe from successful individuals also because they believed that success isn’t the last word in life and there’s much more to it.
Venturing into the direct selling sector through Amway as early as in 1990, these South Korean couple considers success not just in terms of money but in terms of efficiently building a successful community around them. They work hard to build success for others too because, they want the effort and hard work with which they build their forte to be beneficial for others around them.
Success is not success if there are no successors out of it.
The couple, whose annual income is $2,400,000 are true ambassadors of humanitarianism who makes noble donations to charity and work towards making better living conditions for the poor, needy and more specifically underprivileged children.
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Winding up
Succeeding is easier said than done. Be it in career, life or wherever. After sipping inspiration from the above stories of top earners who made it in life to the top, we get to understand the amount of opportunity that direct selling offers for people across the world to earn, succeed and prosper in life are abundant.
Understanding the industry fully, imbibing its true essence, and venturing into the channel would mold many new direct sellers in the region who are efficient enough to be the torchbearers of the direct selling fraternity.
Disclaimer: Epixel neither promotes nor supports any of the companies mentioned in this article nor their products or services. The facts published here are represented as reported in the direct selling industry. The facts don't reflect our priorities. The article was compiled based on available resources and does not represent special mentions or priorities to organizations, persons, or products.
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