The Hurun Research Institute has released the 2026 Hurun Rich List, showing a record 1,529 entrepreneurs in China with personal wealth of at least 5 billion yuan. That was up by 95 from a year earlier. The combined wealth of those on the list reached 32 trillion yuan, rising 7% year over year, or 2.1 trillion yuan.
ByteDance founder Zhang Yiming ranked as China’s richest person for the second time with 670 billion yuan, setting a new record for the country’s top fortune, according to the list. Nongfu Spring founder Zhong Shanshan fell to second place after his wealth declined by 120 billion yuan, leaving him with 410 billion yuan.
DeepSeek founder Liang Wenfeng made his first appearance on the ranking and entered the top 10 with 280 billion yuan. The latest list was published by the Hurun Research Institute and cited by ChainCatcher in a 7x24 news update.
The Hurun Research Institute has released the 2026 Hurun Rich List.
This year’s ranking includes 1,529 entrepreneurs with personal wealth of at least 5 billion yuan, up by 95 from last year and a record high. Their combined wealth reached 32 trillion yuan, up 7% year over year, an increase of 2.1 trillion yuan.
According to the list, ByteDance founder Zhang Yiming became China’s richest person for the second time with 670 billion yuan, setting a new record for the country’s top fortune. Nongfu Spring founder Zhong Shanshan dropped to second place after his wealth fell by 120 billion yuan, leaving him with 410 billion yuan. DeepSeek founder Liang Wenfeng entered the ranking for the first time and made the top 10 with 280 billion yuan.
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