China Rich List
The following are partial lists of the Forbes list of Chinese billionaires (converted into USD) and is based on an annual assessment of wealth and assets compiled and published by ''Forbes'' magazine in 2022. In 2022 China had 607 billionaires which put the country second in the world, after the United States (735). Current richest Chinese billionaire is Zhong Shanshan, ranked as the eighth wealthiest man in the world as of March 11, 2022. 2022 Chinese billionaires top 100 list The hundred entrepreneurs billionaires are listed as follows, including their China (mainland) rank (C#) and world rank (W#), citizenship, age, net worth, and source of wealth: See also * Forbes list of billionaires * Hurun Report * List of countries by the number of billionaires * List of wealthiest families References External links China Rich List Hurun Rich List– China's richest people (2020) by the Hurun Report {{DEFAULTSORT:List of Chinese by net worth People by net worth New worth ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Billionaire
A billionaire is a person with a net worth of at least 1,000,000,000, one billion units of a given currency, usually of a major currency such as the United States dollar, euro, or pound sterling. It is a sub-category of the concept of the ultra high-net-worth individual. The American business magazine ''Forbes'' produces The World's Billionaires, a global list of known U.S. dollar billionaires every year and updates an internet version of this list in real time. The American oil magnate John D. Rockefeller became the world's first confirmed U.S. dollar billionaire in 1916. there are 2,781 billionaires worldwide, with a combined wealth of over US$14.2 trillion, up from in 2023. According to a 2024 Oxfam report, the world's We are the 99%, top 1% of earners own more combined wealth "than 95% of humanity", and also stated that the world's top 1% of earners also owned 43% of all global Financial asset, financial assets. As of October 2024, seventeen people have reached the statu ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Geely
Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Co., Ltd. (ZGH), commonly known as Geely Holding ( ; ), is a Chinese multinational automotive conglomerate headquartered in Hangzhou, China. The company was founded by, and is privately owned by Chinese entrepreneur Li Shufu. Geely was founded in 1986 as a refrigerator parts company, before transitioning to motorcycles in 1994 and entering the automotive industry in 1997. ZGH as a holding company was founded in 2003. , the company ranks 225 in the 2023 ''Fortune'' Global 500 list of the world's largest companies. In 2024, the group produced a total of 3.33 million vehicles globally, including 1.48 million plug-in electric vehicles. The company manufactures and sells vehicles under the brands of Geely, Lynk & Co and Zeekr brands, which are part of the Geely Auto Group business unit, along with its subsidiaries and joint ventures such as Volvo Cars, Polestar, Proton, Smart and Lotus, as well as commercial vehicles under the London EV Com ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Jiang Rensheng
Jiang Rensheng () is a Chinese billionaire businessman, and the chairman of Zhifei, a vaccine manufacturer. As of September 2021, ''Forbes'' estimated his net worth at US$21 billion. Career Jiang started work as a primary school teacher, and was then a government health official, before starting his own company. In June 2020, Chongqing Zhifei Biological Products Co. shares had risen by 80% due to the approved clinical human testing of a COVID-19 vaccine. According to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, the gains have increased Jiang Rensheng's fortune to $19.4 billion, placing him on the verge of joining the elite club of China's 10 wealthiest individuals. Personal life Jiang is married, with one child, and lives in Chongqing ChongqingPostal Romanization, Previously romanized as Chungking ();. is a direct-administered municipality in Southwestern China. Chongqing is one of the four direct-administered municipalities under the State Council of the People's Republi ..., Ch ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Hengli Group
The Hengli Group ( zh, s=恒力集团, ) is a Chinese company active in oil refining, petrochemicals, polyesters and textiles. It operates the world's largest terephthalic acid (PTA) factory. Hengli was founded in Suzhou as a weaving factory in 1994 by husband and wife Chen Jianhua and Fan Hongwei. One of the world's largest companies, Hengli was ranked 67th in the Fortune Global 500 for 2021, and 3rd on a list of China's top 500 Private Enterprises. It is described as "focused on energy efficiency in both their products and processes." In 2020, environmentalists criticised the Hengli Group's plans to begin manufacturing plastics from coal. In 2021, the company was criticised for seeking only male candidates for positions as drivers in Guizhou. Subsidiaries Three subsidiaries are publicly traded: *Hengli Petrochemical Co., Ltd., (“Hengli Petrochemical Co., Ltd.” Stock Code: 600346.SH) *Guangdong Songfa Ceramics Co., Ltd. ("Songfa INC." Stock Code: 603268.SH) *Suzhou Wu ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Fan Hongwei
Fan Hongwei (; born February 1967) is a Chinese entrepreneur and billionaire who is the chair and CEO of the chemical fiber company Hengli Petrochemical (恒力石化) and vice chair of its holding company Hengli Group (恒力集团). She was the fourth richest woman in China in 2019. Early life and education Fan was born in February 1967 in Jiangsu Province, China. She attended Nanjing Normal University. Career Fan started her career as an accountant. In 1994, Fan and her husband Chen Jianhua (陈建华) took out a 3 million RMB loan to buy Wujiang Chemical Fibre Textile Factory (吴江化纤织造厂), a failing textile factory in Wujiang, Suzhou. Fan took over the factory as general manager, and she and Chen restructured the company and grew it from a factory with 27 employees into the largest fiber producer in China and one of the largest weaving companies in the world. The company is now known as Hengli Group, and its main unit is Hengli Petrochemical. According to t ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Country Garden
Country Garden () is a property development company based in Guangdong, China, owned by Yang Guoqiang's family. It ranked 206th in Fortune Global 500 list of 2023. Country Garden features a market capitalization of over US$29.84 billion as of 2018; with 187 high-end township developments throughout China, Malaysia and Australia among its vast international project portfolio. The company is incorporated in the Cayman Islands. Its headquarters are in the Towns of China, town of Beijiao, Guangdong, Beijiao (), in Shunde District, Foshan. In October 2023, the company announced that it was unable to fulfill its offshore debt obligations and was subsequently deemed in default on approximately US$11 billion of bonds, making it another victim of the 2020–2023 Chinese property sector crisis. In July 2024, the High Court of Hong Kong, Hong Kong High Court decided to postpone the hearing of Country Garden’s liquidation petition to January 20, 2025, giving the company some breathing ro ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Yang Huiyan
Yang Huiyan (; born 1981) is a Chinese-born billionaire businesswoman and property developer. She is the chairwoman and the majority shareholder of Country Garden Holdings, a stake largely transferred to her by her father Yang Guoqiang in 2007. Previously the richest woman in Asia, her net worth was still around $5.5 billion , according to the '' Bloomberg Billionaires Index''. In August 2024 she was no longer included in the index. Personal life Yang is a 2003 graduate of Bachelor of Arts/Science, Ohio State University where she was a member of The National Society of Collegiate Scholars (NSCS). According to leaked documents known as " The Cyprus Papers", Yang obtained Cypriot citizenship in 2018, though China does not recognize dual nationality. As of October 2020, Yang's passport status remains uncertain, following the Cyprus government's suspension of the passport scheme. In June 2022, she was recognized by the International Hospitality Institute on the Global 100 in ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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BYD Auto
BYD Auto Co., Ltd. ( zh, s=比亚迪汽车, p=Bǐyàdí Qìchē) is the Automotive industry, automotive subsidiary of BYD Company, a publicly listed Chinese multinational manufacturing company. It manufactures passenger battery electric vehicles (BEVs) and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs)—collectively known as plug-in electric vehicles in China, new energy vehicles (NEVs) in China—along with electric buses and electric trucks. The company sells its vehicles under its main BYD brand as well as its high-end brands, which are Denza, Fangchengbao and Yangwang. BYD Auto was established in January 2003 as a subsidiary of BYD Company, a battery manufacturer, following the acquisition and restructuring of Xi'an Qinchuan Automobile. The first car designed by BYD, the petrol engined BYD F3, began production in 2005. In 2008, BYD launched its first plug-in hybrid electric vehicle, the BYD F3DM, followed by the BYD e6, its first battery electric vehicle, in 2009. Since 2020, BY ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Wang Chuanfu
Wang Chuanfu (; born 8 April 1966) is a Chinese chemist, billionaire entrepreneur, and the founder, chairman and CEO of the BYD Company. Wang was born in Anhui to a poor farmer family. He then studied metallurgy and earned a bachelor's degree and master's degree. After briefly managing a battery company, he founded BYD in 1995 with a loan from his cousin. BYD grew rapidly, and entered the automotive industry in 2003. BYD Company is currently the world's largest mobile phone batteries manufacturer, and its subsidiary, BYD Auto is the world's largest plug-in electric vehicle manufacturer. Early life Wang was born in Wuwei County, Anhui, into a poor farming family with eight children. After the death of his parents, he was raised by his elder brother and sister while attending high school. After graduating high school, he studied metallurgical physical chemistry at the then Central South Industrial University (nowadays the Central South University) and graduated in 1987. He went ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Foshan Haitian Flavouring & Food Co
Foshan Haitian Flavouring & Food Co. Ltd () is a Chinese people, Chinese public company that manufactures sauces and flavourings. It is the largest manufacturer of soy sauce in the world. Operations It is based in Guangdong. The chairman is Pang Kang. Sales in 2012 were around seven billion Chinese yuan, yuan. In 2010, it held 16 to 19 percent of the Chinese soy sauce market. Its major competitors included Kikkoman and Lee Kum Kee. The company also manufactures other sauces and condiments such as oyster sauce, oyster, hoisin sauce, hoisin, shrimp sauce, shrimp and vinegar. History The company was established in the seventeenth century as a group of sauce factories in Foshan. In 2007, it was bought out by its employees from the government of Foshan. In 2014, it underwent an IPO on the Shanghai Stock Exchange in order to raise funds for expansion. The company raised 3.84 billion yuan after selling 74.85 million shares. See also * List of Chinese sauces References {{ ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Pang Kang
Pang Kang (; born 1956) is a Chinese billionaire businessman, and the chairman of Foshan Haitian Flavouring & Food Co. Biography Pang Kang was an executive of the collective Hai Tian Sauce Shop. In 1995, he contributed to the incorporation of the collective as a limited company, and became a shareholder with a $60K initial investment. The company became Foshan Haitian Flavoring & Food and was introduced on the Shanghai Stock Exchange in 2014. Fortune In 2014, his fortune was estimated at US$2.5 billion. In 2015, his fortune was estimated at $4.6 billion. In 2018, his fortune grew by 60% to reach $7.2 billion, going from 68th to 35th in the China Rich List. As of January 2021, ''Forbes ''Forbes'' () is an American business magazine founded by B. C. Forbes in 1917. It has been owned by the Hong Kong–based investment group Integrated Whale Media Investments since 2014. Its chairman and editor-in-chief is Steve Forbes. The co ...'' estimated his net worth at $34.3 billion. ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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CATL
Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited (CATL) is a Chinese battery manufacturer and technology company founded in 2011 that specializes in the manufacturing of lithium-ion battery, lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles and energy storage systems, as well as battery management systems (BMS). CATL is the biggest Electric vehicle battery, EV and energy storage battery manufacturer in the world, with a global market share of around 37% and 40% respectively in 2023. It is headquartered in Ningde, Fujian province. History CATL was founded in Ningde, which is reflected in its Chinese name (宁德时代 'Ningde era'). The company started as a Corporate spin-off, spin-off of Amperex Technology Limited (ATL), a previous business founded by Robin Zeng in 1999. ATL initially manufactured batteries for portable devices based on licensed technology. In 2005, ATL was acquired by Japan's TDK company, but Zeng continued as a manager for ATL. While the Chinese government started s ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |