The 2026 Hurun China Rich List has been released, with AI propelling ByteDance's Zhang Yiming back to the top as China's richest person, setting a new personal wealth record. DeepSeek's Liang Wenfeng and Cambricon's Chen Tianshi, an AI chip company, have forcefully entered the top ten.
2026 Hurun China Rich List Top 100
The table below shows rank changes, names, wealth in hundred million yuan, percentage change, company, place of residence, main business, and age.
Zhang Yiming ranks 1st, up 1 spot, with wealth of 670 billion yuan, up 43%, from ByteDance, residing in Singapore, main business social media, age 43.
Zhong Shanshan ranks 2nd, down 1 spot, with wealth of 410 billion yuan, down 23%, from Nongfu Spring, residing in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, main business beverages and healthcare, age 72.
Zeng Yuqun ranks 3rd, down 1 spot, with wealth of 385 billion yuan, up 17%, from CATL (ASX: 03750), residing in Ningde, Fujian, main business lithium batteries, age 58.
Ma Huateng ranks 4th, up 5 spots, with wealth of 346 billion yuan, down 26%, from Tencent, residing in Shenzhen, Guangdong, main business internet services, age 55.
He Xiangjian family ranks 5th, up 3 spots, with wealth of 310 billion yuan, up 12%, from Midea, residing in Foshan, Guangdong, main business home appliance manufacturing, age 84.
Chen Jianhua and Fan Hongwei couple rank 6th, up 7 spots, with wealth of 302 billion yuan, up 59%, from Hengli, residing in Suzhou, Jiangsu, main business shipbuilding and chemicals, ages 55 and 59.
Liang Wenfeng ranks 7th, new entry, with wealth of 280 billion yuan, new entry, from DeepSeek, residing in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, main business artificial intelligence, age 41.
Ding Lei ranks 8th, down 2 spots, with wealth of 275 billion yuan, down 14%, from NetEase, residing in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, main business internet technology, age 55.
Li Ka-shing and Li Tzar-kuoi father and son rank 9th, down 1 spot, with wealth of 253 billion yuan, up 8%, from CK Hutchison, residing in Hong Kong, main business investment, ages 98 and 62.
Chen Tianshi ranks 10th, up 8 spots, with wealth of 205 billion yuan, up 14%, from Cambricon, residing in Beijing, main business AI chips, age 41.
Huang Zheng ranks 11th, down 8 spots, with wealth of 202 billion yuan, up 36%, from Pinduoduo, residing in Shanghai, main business shopping website, age 46.
Zhao Changpeng (CZ) ranks 12th, up 1 spot, with wealth of 186 billion yuan, down 2%, from Binance, residing in Dubai, main business blockchain, age 49.
Ma Yun family ranks 13th, down 2 spots, with wealth of 185 billion yuan, down 12%, from Alibaba ecosystem, residing in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, main business e-commerce and investment, age 62.
Li Shufu family ranks 14th, down 4 spots, with wealth of 180 billion yuan, down 20%, from Geely, residing in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, main business automobile manufacturing, age 63.
Huang Shilin ranks 15th, up 8 spots, with wealth of 175 billion yuan, up 17%, from CATL (ASX: 03750), residing in Ningde, Fujian, main business lithium batteries, age 59.
Lyu Xiangyang and Zhang Changhong couple rank 16th, down 3 spots, with wealth of 170 billion yuan, down 11%, from Rongjie, residing in Guangzhou, Guangdong, main business investment, ages 64 and 65.
Lei Jun ranks 17th, down 12 spots, with wealth of 169 billion yuan, down 48%, from Xiaomi, residing in Beijing, main business smart hardware and technology, age 57.
Zheng Yutong family ranks 18th, up 2 spots, with wealth of 165 billion yuan, down 6%, from Chow Tai Fook, residing in Hong Kong, main business jewelry retail, age 79.
Qin Yinglin and Qian Ying couple rank 19th, down 3 spots, with wealth of 155 billion yuan, up 17%, from Muyuan, residing in Nanyang, Henan, main business animal husbandry, ages 61 and 60.
Zhang Gang family ranks 20th, up 2 spots, with wealth of 155 billion yuan, down 3%, from Xinfa Power Generation, residing in Liaocheng, Shandong, main business electrolytic aluminum and alumina, age 45.
Dang Yanbao ranks 21st, up 14 spots, with wealth of 150 billion yuan, up 43%, from Baofeng, residing in Yinchuan, Ningxia, main business energy, age 53.
Wang Chuanfu ranks 21st, up 3 spots, with wealth of 150 billion yuan, down 17%, from BYD, residing in Shenzhen, Guangdong, main business automobiles and rechargeable batteries, age 60.
Wang Weixiu and Wang Xiaodong father and son rank 21st, up 52 spots, with wealth of 150 billion yuan, up 121%, from Zhongji Innolight, residing in Yantai, Shandong, main business communication equipment, ages 76 and 50.
Li Cai Meiling family ranks 24th, up 40 spots, with wealth of 148 billion yuan, up 2%, from Lee Kum Kee, residing in Hong Kong, main business condiments, age 96.
Yan Hao ranks 25th, down 3 spots, with wealth of 145 billion yuan, down 6%, from Pacific Construction, residing in Nanjing, Jiangsu, main business infrastructure, age 40.
Zhang Zhidong ranks 26th, down 14 spots, with wealth of 140 billion yuan, down 27%, from Tencent, residing in Shenzhen, Guangdong, main business internet services, age 54.
Liu Yongxing and Liu Xiangyu father and son rank 27th, with wealth of 137 billion yuan, up 7%, from East Hope, residing in Shanghai, main business alumina, ages 78 and 51.
Yu Yong ranks 28th, up 18 spots, with wealth of 136 billion yuan, up 43%, from Hongshang Industry, residing in Shanghai, main business molybdenum mining, age 65.
Du Jichuan ranks 29th, up 9 spots, with wealth of 135 billion yuan, up 35%, from Kingston Technology, residing in Los Angeles, USA, main business semiconductors, age 85.
Lin Yuji family ranks 29th, up 177 spots, with wealth of 135 billion yuan, up 335%, from Chuanyuan Technology, residing in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, main business hardware components, age 85.
Sun Dawei ranks 29th, up 9 spots, with wealth of 135 billion yuan, up 35%, from Kingston Technology, residing in Los Angeles, USA, main business semiconductors, age 75.
Zhang Qiansheng family ranks 32nd, up 93 spots, with wealth of 135 billion yuan, up 200%, from ASE Technology, residing in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, main business semiconductors, age 82.
Cai Haoyu ranks 33rd, up 27 spots, with wealth of 128 billion yuan, up 58%, from miHoYo, residing in Shanghai, main business gaming, age 39.
Zhou Qunfei and Zheng Junlong couple rank 33rd, down 1 spot, with wealth of 128 billion yuan, up 15%, from Lens Technology, residing in Changsha, Hunan, main business electronic components manufacturing, ages 56 and 54.
Zhong Huijuan family ranks 35th, down 10 spots, with wealth of 124 billion yuan, down 12%, from Hansoh, residing in Lianyungang, Jiangsu, main business pharmaceuticals, age 65.
Guo Taiming ranks 36th, down 1 spot, with wealth of 123 billion yuan, up 17%, from Hon Hai, residing in Taipei, Taiwan, main business consumer electronics, age 76.
Yuan Zheng family ranks 37th, up 93 spots, with wealth of 117 billion yuan, up 166%, from Dongshan Precision, residing in Suzhou, Jiangsu, main business precision components, age 76.
Wang Tao ranks 38th, down 5 spots, with wealth of 110 billion yuan, down 20%, from DJI, residing in Shenzhen, Guangdong, main business drones, age 46.
Song Yiming ranks 39th, up 546 spots, with wealth of 109 billion yuan, up 808%, from GigaDevice and ChangXin Memory, residing in Beijing, main business chip R&D, age 54.
Lin Li ranks 40th, with wealth of 108 billion yuan, up 15%, from Liby, residing in Guangzhou, Guangdong, main business investment, age 63.
Wu Guangzheng family ranks 41st, down 6 spots, with wealth of 107 billion yuan, up 2%, from Wheelock, residing in Hong Kong, main business real estate, age 80.
Lyu Yaodong family ranks 42nd, down 13 spots, with wealth of 105 billion yuan, down 13%, from Galaxy, residing in Hong Kong, main business gaming, age 71.
Zou Zhinong family ranks 42nd, up 38 spots, with wealth of 105 billion yuan, up 58%, from Tianfu Communication, residing in Suzhou, Jiangsu, main business communication equipment, age 58.
Pei Zhenhua and Rong Jianfen couple rank 44th, up 21 spots, with wealth of 98 billion yuan, up 28%, from Tianhua Ultra Clean, residing in Suzhou, Jiangsu, main business ultra-clean products, ages 67 and 63.
Wang Wei ranks 44th, up 18 spots, with wealth of 98 billion yuan, down 25%, from SF Express, residing in Hong Kong, main business express delivery, age 56.
Kuang Xiaohua ranks 46th, down 11 spots, with wealth of 96 billion yuan, up 16%, from Sun Hung Kai, residing in Hong Kong, main business real estate, age 97.
Li Ka-shing's son Li Jiashing ranks 47th, down 3 spots, with wealth of 95 billion yuan, down 2%, from Henderson Land, residing in Hong Kong, main business real estate, age 55.
Li Jiajie ranks 47th, down 3 spots, with wealth of 95 billion yuan, down 2%, from Henderson Land, residing in Hong Kong, main business real estate, age 63.
Liu Luanxiong family ranks 49th, with wealth of 93 billion yuan, up 1%, from Chinese Estates, residing in Hong Kong, main business real estate, age 75.
Wang Liping family ranks 50th, down 4 spots, with wealth of 92 billion yuan, up 7%, from Hengli Hydraulic, residing in Changzhou, Jiangsu, main business high-pressure oil cylinders, age 60.
Li Zekai ranks 51st, down 5 spots, with wealth of 91 billion yuan, down 4%, from PCCW, residing in Hong Kong, main business telecommunications, age 60.
Lin Xia and Wang Xin couple rank 52nd, up 295 spots, with wealth of 90.5 billion yuan, up 389%, from Dingtai Hi-Tech, residing in Dongguan, Guangdong, main business electronic component manufacturing, ages 54 and 53.
Zheng Chonghua family ranks 52nd, up 94 spots, with wealth of 90.5 billion yuan, up 126%, from Delta Electronics, residing in Taipei, Taiwan, main business electronic components, age 70.
Wang Laichun ranks 54th, with wealth of 90 billion yuan, up 5%, from Luxshare, residing in Shenzhen, Guangdong, main business consumer electronics, age 59.
Lin Baili family ranks 55th, up 13 spots, with wealth of 89.5 billion yuan, up 23%, from Quanta Computer, residing in Taoyuan, Taiwan, main business consumer electronics, age 77.
Wang Laisheng and Wang Yayuan father and daughter rank 56th, with wealth of 89 billion yuan, up 5%, from Luxshare, residing in Shenzhen, Guangdong, main business consumer electronics, ages 62 and 34.
Wang Ning family ranks 57th, down 40 spots, with wealth of 87.5 billion yuan, down 52%, from Pop Mart, residing in Beijing, main business toys, age 39.
Pang Kang ranks 58th, down 16 spots, with wealth of 85.5 billion yuan, down 13%, from Haitian Flavouring, residing in Foshan, Guangdong, main business condiments, age 70.
Xie Qing ranks 59th, up 67 spots, with wealth of 83.5 billion yuan, up 88%, from Fortinet, residing in San Francisco, USA, main business cybersecurity, age 63.
Zong Fuli ranks 59th, down 61 spots, with wealth of 83.5 billion yuan, down 5%, from Wahaha, residing in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, main business beverages, age 44.
Wang Wenyang and Wang Sihan father and daughter rank 61st, up 184 spots, with wealth of 83 billion yuan, up 207%, from Hongren, residing in Taipei, Taiwan, main business chemical materials, ages 75 and 30.
Cai Mingjie family ranks 62nd, up 134 spots, with wealth of 81.5 billion yuan, up 151%, from MediaTek, residing in Hsinchu, Taiwan, main business semiconductors, age 76.
Li Shuirong ranks 63rd, up 27 spots, with wealth of 80.5 billion yuan, up 34%, from Rongsheng Holding, residing in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, main business chemical fiber, age 70.
Zhu Yi ranks 64th, down 34 spots, with wealth of 79 billion yuan, down 31%, from Baili Tianheng, residing in Chengdu, Sichuan, main business pharmaceuticals, age 61.
Xie Hua ranks 65th, up 81 spots, with wealth of 77 billion yuan, up 93%, from Fortinet, residing in San Francisco, USA, main business cybersecurity, age 57.
Zhang Guohua family ranks 66th, up 3 spots, with wealth of 76 billion yuan, up 5%, from Evergreen Group, residing in Taipei, Taiwan, main business logistics and steel, age 71.
Li Xiting ranks 67th, down 29 spots, with wealth of 75 billion yuan, down 25%, from Mindray, residing in Singapore, main business medical devices, age 75.
Cai Chongxin ranks 68th, down 11 spots, with wealth of 74 billion yuan, down 11%, from Alibaba ecosystem, residing in Hong Kong, main business e-commerce and investment, age 62.
Li Ping ranks 68th, up 17 spots, with wealth of 74 billion yuan, up 17%, from CATL (ASX: 03750), residing in Ningde, Fujian, main business lithium batteries, age 58.
Zhang Simin ranks 70th, up 54 spots, with wealth of 74 billion yuan, up 64%, from Hehe Electromechanical, residing in Hsinchu, Taiwan, main business semiconductors, age 95.
Qi Shi family ranks 71st, down 37 spots, with wealth of 73.5 billion yuan, down 33%, from East Money, residing in Shanghai, main business financial services, age 56.
Wei Jianjun and Han Xuejuan couple rank 71st, down 41 spots, with wealth of 73.5 billion yuan, down 36%, from Great Wall Motors, residing in Baoding, Hebei, main business automobile manufacturing, ages 62 and 60.
Chen Tianqiao and Luo Qianqian couple rank 73rd, with wealth of 72 billion yuan, up 6%, from Shanda, residing in California, USA, main business investment, ages 53 and 52.
Gong Hongjia and Chen Chunmei couple rank 73rd, up 3 spots, with wealth of 72 billion yuan, up 7%, from Hikvision, residing in Hong Kong, main business video surveillance products, ages 61 and 61.
Liang Wengen and Liang Zaizhong father and son rank 75th, down 5 spots, with wealth of 71.5 billion yuan, up 1%, from Sany, residing in Changsha, Hunan, main business heavy machinery, ages 70 and 42.
Liu Wei ranks 76th, up 10 spots, with wealth of 70.5 billion yuan, up 58%, from miHoYo, residing in Shanghai, main business gaming, age 39.
Zhang Bo ranks 76th, down 13 spots, with wealth of 70.5 billion yuan, down 10%, from Weiqiao Entrepreneurship, residing in Binzhou, Shandong, main business aluminum and textiles, age 57.
Wang Xingxing ranks 78th, new entry, with wealth of 69.5 billion yuan, new entry, from Unitree Robotics, residing in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, main business robotics, age 36.
Sun Piaoyang ranks 79th, down 41 spots, with wealth of 69 billion yuan, down 31%, from Hengrui, residing in Lianyungang, Jiangsu, main business pharmaceuticals, age 68.
Cai Dongqing family ranks 80th, down 1 spot, with wealth of 68.5 billion yuan, up 51%, from Lin Yuan, residing in Taipei, Taiwan, main business financial services, age 74.
Wang Yusuo and Zhao Baoju couple rank 81st, down 3 spots, with wealth of 68 billion yuan, up 1%, from ENN, residing in Langfang, Hebei, main business natural gas and energy chemicals, ages 62 and 61.
Bao Wengang family ranks 82nd, up 27 spots, with wealth of 67 billion yuan, up 30%, from BW, residing in Hong Kong, main business shipping, age 55.
Luo Yuhao ranks 83rd, up 55 spots, with wealth of 66.5 billion yuan, up 56%, from miHoYo, residing in Shanghai, main business gaming, age 39.
Yan Bin ranks 83rd, down 2 spots, with wealth of 66.5 billion yuan, up 2%, from Huabin, residing in Beijing, main business beverages and real estate, age 72.
Chen Dongsheng family ranks 85th, down 7 spots, with wealth of 66 billion yuan, down 1%, from Taikang, residing in Hubei, main business insurance, age 69.
Cai Zhengda family ranks 86th, up 47 spots, with wealth of 65.5 billion yuan, up 51%, from Lin Yuan, residing in Taipei, Taiwan, main business financial services, age 76.
Liu Yonghao family ranks 87th, down 26 spots, with wealth of 65 billion yuan, down 18%, from New Hope, residing in Chengdu, Sichuan, main business agriculture and investment, age 75.
Wang Zhimin ranks 88th, new entry, with wealth of 64.5 billion yuan, new entry, from HKC, residing in Shenzhen, Guangdong, main business semiconductor display panels, age 56.
Cen Junda ranks 89th, down 46 spots, with wealth of 64 billion yuan, up 34%, from Hengrui and Hansoh, residing in Lianyungang, Jiangsu, main business pharmaceuticals, age 69.
Cui Genliang and Cui Wei father and son rank 90th, up 124 spots, with wealth of 63.5 billion yuan, up 111%, from Hengtong, residing in Suzhou, Jiangsu, main business cables, thermal power, and investment, ages 68 and 40.
Xu Yangdong ranks 90th, with wealth of 63.5 billion yuan, up 59%, from Shein, residing in Guangzhou, Guangdong, main business e-commerce, age 42.
Zhang Hejun ranks 92nd, up 89 spots, with wealth of 63.5 billion yuan, up 87%, from Deye, residing in Ningbo, Zhejiang, main business energy storage equipment, age 74.
Li Mingxing family ranks 93rd, up 2 spots, with wealth of 63 billion yuan, up 33%, from Fubon, residing in Taipei, Taiwan, main business financial services, age 69.
Yi Zheng ranks 94th, down 31 spots, with wealth of 62.5 billion yuan, down 20%, from Hithink RoyalFlush, residing in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, main business financial services, age 56.
Zhou Chaonan family ranks 95th, up 3 spots, with wealth of 62 billion yuan, up 43%, from Runze Technology, residing in Langfang, Hebei, main business IDC and AIDC, age 66.
Cao Renxian and Su Lei couple rank 96th, down 20 spots, with wealth of 61.5 billion yuan, down 9%, from Sungrow, residing in Hefei, Anhui, main business photovoltaic power generation equipment, age 58.
Lin Bin ranks 97th, down 68 spots, with wealth of 61.5 billion yuan, down 50%, from Xiaomi, residing in Beijing, main business smart hardware and technology, age 58.
Zhu Baoguo family ranks 98th, down 17 spots, with wealth of 61 billion yuan, down 6%, from Health Yuan, residing in Shenzhen, Guangdong, main business pharmaceuticals, age 64.
Cai Huabo ranks 99th, up 284 spots, with wealth of 61 billion yuan, up 256%, from Longsys, residing in Shenzhen, Guangdong, main business semiconductors, age 50.
Cai Mingzhong family ranks 99th, up 27 spots, with wealth of 60.5 billion yuan, up 36%, from Fubon, residing in Taipei, Taiwan, main business financial services, age 70.
Xiang Guangda ranks 99th, down 14 spots, with wealth of 60.5 billion yuan, down 4%, from Tsingshan Holding, residing in Wenzhou, Zhejiang, main business steel, age 68.
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