{"id":225535,"date":"2026-08-20T10:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-20T03:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vcgamers.com\/news\/?p=225535"},"modified":"2026-08-19T13:59:16","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T06:59:16","slug":"get-to-know-forrest-li-the-owner-of-garena-and-the-free-fire-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vcgamers.com\/news\/en\/mengenal-forrest-li-pemilik-garena-dan-game-free-fire\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet Forrest Li, the Owner of Garena and the Free Fire Game"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Meet Forrest Li, the Owner of Garena and the Free Fire Game<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Name <a href=\"https:\/\/www.garena.co.id\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Garena<\/a> It must be familiar, especially for game players. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vcgamers.com\/news\/cara-bermain-free-fire-di-pc-yang-mudah-dan-keuntungannya\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Free Fire<\/a>. However, do you know who owns the Garena company?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Garena itself is a leading game developer and publisher with a global reach of more than 160 markets worldwide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This company is part of Sea Limited, a Singapore-based holding company that also oversees <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vcgamers.com\/news\/shopee-paylater\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Shopee<\/a> and Sea Money.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So, this time we&#039;ll learn more about Forrest Li, a billionaire and owner of Garena. Curious about the man behind Free Fire&#039;s success? Read this article to the end!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>Also read:&nbsp;<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vcgamers.com\/news\/daftar-atlet-esports-sea-games-2025-mlbb-free-fire-fc-online\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">List of Esports Athletes for the 2025 SEA Games: MLBB, Free Fire, FC Online<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vcgamers.com\/news\/gimana-cara-masuk-tim-esport-ml-simak-tipsnya-disini\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Get to know Tommy Hermawan Lo, Owner of Dewa United Esports!<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vcgamers.com\/news\/olahraga-vs-esports-mana-yang-lebih-kompetitif\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sports vs Esports: Which is More Competitive?<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Get to Know Forrest Li, the Owner of Garena<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/cdn.vcgamers.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Pemilik-Garena-Forrest-Li.jpeg\" alt=\"Garena Owner - Forrest Li\" class=\"wp-image-225554\" srcset=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/cdn.vcgamers.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Pemilik-Garena-Forrest-Li.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/cdn.vcgamers.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Pemilik-Garena-Forrest-Li-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/cdn.vcgamers.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Pemilik-Garena-Forrest-Li-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/cdn.vcgamers.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Pemilik-Garena-Forrest-Li-18x10.jpeg 18w, https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/cdn.vcgamers.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Pemilik-Garena-Forrest-Li-1144x644.jpeg 1144w, https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/cdn.vcgamers.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Pemilik-Garena-Forrest-Li-250x141.jpeg 250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Forrest Li. Source: Norges Bank Investment Management\/Youtube<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Forrest Li is the founder and owner of Sea Limited, a Singapore-based holding company that owns several other major companies, including Garena.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Founded in 2009, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vcgamers.com\/news\/garena-player-support-fungsi-dan-cara-menggunakannya\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"135276\">Garena <\/a>has successfully released various popular games that have many fans from all over the world, one of which is Free Fire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Forrest Li himself was born in Tianjin, China in 1977. He earned his bachelor&#039;s degree in engineering from Shanghai Jiaotong University.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After graduating, he worked at Motorola Solutions and Corning before returning to pursue an MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When Forrest Li saw Steve Jobs give the \u201cStay hungry, stay foolish\u201d speech, he was inspired to become a startup founder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Forrest Li then moved to Singapore after graduating with limited finances and a student loan debt of $100,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Together with his wife, whom he met at Stanford, he rented a small room in the Braddell housing complex. Amidst these limitations, Forrest Li then began building his company, Sea Limited.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Forrest Li&#039;s Career Journey and the Founding of Garena<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/cdn.vcgamers.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Pemilik-Garena-Garena.jpeg\" alt=\"Garena Office\" class=\"wp-image-225555\" srcset=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/cdn.vcgamers.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Pemilik-Garena-Garena.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/cdn.vcgamers.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Pemilik-Garena-Garena-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/cdn.vcgamers.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Pemilik-Garena-Garena-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/cdn.vcgamers.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Pemilik-Garena-Garena-18x10.jpeg 18w, https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/cdn.vcgamers.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Pemilik-Garena-Garena-1144x644.jpeg 1144w, https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/cdn.vcgamers.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Pemilik-Garena-Garena-250x141.jpeg 250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Garena Office. Source: Yellow Bees\/Youtube<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Forrest Li originally founded Sea in 2009, initially as a digital entertainment company under the name Garena.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At that time, the owner of Garena ran the company&#039;s operations from a shophouse on Maxwell Road, Tanjong Pagar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The company initially focused on game publishing. Several years later, it expanded into several subsidiaries operating in e-commerce and digital financial services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Garena launched Shopee in 2015 and it quickly became one of the leading online shopping services in Southeast Asia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Shortly after, Garena launched a new company called Monee (formerly SeaMoney). This company provides digital financial services including payments and loans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After successfully raising US$1.9 billion in 2017, Garena finally rebranded the company as Sea Ltd, while still using the Garena name in their digital entertainment sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In March 2019, the share price of his company (Sea Limited) surged by US$451 billion. This gave Forrest Li an estimated net worth of over US$1 billion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Forrest Li and His Career in the World of Football<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/cdn.vcgamers.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Pemilik-Garena-Lion-City-Sailors.jpeg\" alt=\"Forrest Li in Lion City Sailors\" class=\"wp-image-225556\" srcset=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/cdn.vcgamers.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Pemilik-Garena-Lion-City-Sailors.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/cdn.vcgamers.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Pemilik-Garena-Lion-City-Sailors-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/cdn.vcgamers.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Pemilik-Garena-Lion-City-Sailors-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/cdn.vcgamers.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Pemilik-Garena-Lion-City-Sailors-18x10.jpeg 18w, https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/cdn.vcgamers.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Pemilik-Garena-Lion-City-Sailors-1144x644.jpeg 1144w, https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/cdn.vcgamers.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Pemilik-Garena-Lion-City-Sailors-250x141.jpeg 250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Video of Forrest Li&#039;s opening speech. Source: Lion City Sailors\/Youtube<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The owner of Garena is a football fan who also holds the position of chairman of the Lion City Sailors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lion City Sailors itself is a Singapore Premier League football club that was acquired by Sea Limited in 2020. The acquisition price of this club was never disclosed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Forrest Li said his aim in acquiring the club was to elevate local football and create a world-class training environment for young people in Singapore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2022, Lion City Sailors FC finally inaugurated a 28,000 square meter environmental training facility in Singapore worth US$10 million. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"mwZw\">Forrest Li was then elected unopposed as president of the Football Association of Singapore in 2015. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"mwZw\">He stated his priority was to expand development pathways for local players and bring back a sense of pride and joy to Singapore football.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>Also read:&nbsp;<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vcgamers.com\/news\/bagaimana-esports-beralih-dari-hype-menjadi-sebuah-bisnis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">How Esports Is Pivoting from Hype to Sustainable Business<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vcgamers.com\/news\/btr-rachel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">What Does Free Fire\u2019s Takeover of Indian Gaming Say About Global Trends?<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vcgamers.com\/news\/onic-gebian\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">FF Tournament: A Prestigious Free Fire Event at Local and Global Levels<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>So, that&#039;s a brief biography of Forest Li, the owner of Garena and Free Fire, and his career journey. 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