Bren Chong Net Worth 2026: Bren Esports Owner Income

No reputable outlet publishes a net worth figure for Bernard "Bren" Chong, and the $12.5 million figure on the older version of this page had no source, so we have removed it. Chong is a Filipino businessman who founded Bren Esports, now AP.Bren, a two-time Mobile Legends world champion organization. He comes from the family behind the World Balance footwear brand, and he has also run animation, e-commerce and business-services companies.

What is Bren Chong's net worth?

There is no reliable published estimate. His companies are private, and no financial outlet has valued Bren Esports or his other holdings. Numbers found online have no stated method.

What the record does show is a spread of business interests and a well-known family name. GMA News describes him as a scion of World Balance, and Wikipedia says he belongs to the Chong family that owns the brand. That background, not esports alone, is the likely base of his wealth, but it has not been quantified.

Where the money comes from

• Bren Esports / AP.Bren. The esports organization he founded on 16 August 2017. It fields teams in Mobile Legends: Bang Bang and has fielded teams in several other games.
• Animation. The Philippine Daily Inquirer reported that he produced animation for production houses such as Netflix and DreamWorks.
• E-commerce. He founded Lyka, an e-commerce platform that grew in 2021 until the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas shut it down for operating without an online payment license, per the Inquirer.
• Brenterprise International. A company he founded that was at the center of a 2023 government complaint (see below).
• Family ties to World Balance. As noted above.

The previous page also said he earns $500,000 a year and called him a "premier competitive gamer" and venture capitalist. We found no source for the income figure or those labels, and they have been removed.

Bren Esports: titles and track record

Bren Esports entered MPL Philippines, the top Mobile Legends league, in 2018 by acquiring the Aether Main roster that had won the league's first season, Tiebreaker Times reported. After two losing grand finals and a weak fourth season, the team rebuilt around veteran Cj "Ribo" Ribo and won MPL Philippines Season 6. It then won the M2 World Championship, beating Burmese Ghouls.

The organization later became AP.Bren (Aces Pro Bren Esports). Rappler reported in January 2024 that AP.Bren, founded by Chong but by then run by AJ Ponce, had won the M5 World Championship and received a special citation from the Philippine Sportswriters Association.

Legal cases and their outcomes

Chong has faced two high-profile cases in the Philippines. In both, the reported outcome so far has been in his favor.

• Drug smuggling case (dismissed May 2023). In 2022 reports said he was wanted over a methamphetamine shipment linked to a cargo company, Fortune Yield, where he had been CEO. Esports Insider reported that the Court of Appeals found no probable cause to indict him and dismissed the case, noting he had left the company in 2019 and that another firm was the consignee. PC Gamer reported that he said he had been cleared of all criminal charges.
• Brenterprise falsification complaint (dismissed October 2023). In May 2023 the National Bureau of Investigation filed charges against 30 people, including Chong, over an alleged scheme using Brenterprise to issue fake receipts so clients could reduce VAT, the Inquirer reported. In an order dated 10 October 2023 and made public in January 2024, the Department of Justice found no probable cause for the falsification charges, saying the complaint did not show what he personally did. Prosecutors also said the receipt charge under the tax code lacked the required authorization from the tax commissioner, according to Rappler and GMA News.

Recent changes (2025–2026)

We found no major 2025 or 2026 news about Chong himself in reputable outlets. The most recent developments on record are the January 2024 DOJ decision and AP.Bren's run under separate management.

Age, height and personal life

His date of birth, height and family details beyond the World Balance connection are not public. The height and weight on the older version of this page had no source and have been removed.

How he compares

For other gaming and creator-economy figures on this site, see TSM Reginald. You may also like Chuck Schumacher and Andrew Sabin.

Why estimates differ

Esports team values are rarely published outside North America and Europe, and Chong's other businesses are private. His family's company adds wealth that is not broken out by person. With no disclosed figures, his net worth cannot be estimated responsibly.