chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2019-04-09 06:40
Alibaba chairman Jack Ma has claimed the title of China’s richest man, followed by Tencent chairman and CEO Pony Ma and Evergrande chairman Hui Ka Yan and his wife Ding Yumei, according to a list released by Chinese news outlet Jiemian on Feb 28.
The list of the 1,000 wealthiest Chinese in 2019, released for a second straight year, found the total wealth of the top 1,000 richest Chinese and their families reached 1.1 trillion yuan.
287 titans have a wealth of at least 10 billion yuan, and their combined wealth accounts for 69.01 percent of the total wealth on the list.
Here are the top 10 richest Chinese, including their families.
No 10 Zhang Zhidong
Wealth: 89.1 billion yuan
Main source of wealth: Tencent
A photo of Zhang Zhidong, co-founder and former chief technology officer of Tencent and alumnus of South China University of Technology, on Jan 8, 2014. [Photo/VCG]
No 9 Ding Lei
Wealth: 91.5 billion yuan
Main source of wealth: NetEase
Ding Lei, founder and CEO of NetEase, speaks with media in Wuzhen, Zhejiang province on Nov 16, 2018. [Photo/VCG]
No 8 Sun Piaoyang and family
Wealth: 92.1 billion yuan
Main source of wealth: Jiangsu Hengrui Medicine Co Ltd
Sun Piaoyang, chairman of Jiangsu Hengrui Medicine Co Ltd, attends a panel discussion in Beijing on March 4, 2016. [Photo/IC]
No 7 Yan Hao and family
Wealth: 103 billion yuan
Main source of wealth: Pacific Construction Group
Yan Hao, chairman of the board of Pacific Construction Group, delivers a speech. [Photo/chinadaily.com.cn]
No 6 He Xiangjian and family
Wealth: 108.3 billion yuan
Main source of wealth: Midea Group
He Xiangjian, founder of Midea Group, delivers a speech at the inauguration of the new Midea headquarters building in Guangzhou city, Guangdong province on Oct 29, 2010. [Photo/VCG]
No 5 Yang Huiyan
Wealth: 119.6 billion yuan
Main source of wealth: Country Garden
Wealth: 165.3 billion yuan
Main source of wealth: Dalian Wanda Group
Wang Jianlin, chairman of Dalian Wanda Group. [Photo/VCG]
No 3 Hui Ka Yan and Ding Yumei
Wealth: 202.9 billion yuan
Main source of wealth: Evergrande Group
Xu Jiayin, or Hui Ka Yan, chairman of Evergrande Group, attends a press conference in Guangzhou, South China’s Guangdong province on Nov 9, 2017. [Photo/VCG]
No 2 Pony Ma Huateng
Wealth: 221.9 billion yuan
Main source of wealth: Tencent Holdings Ltd
Pony Ma Huateng, chairman and CEO of Tencent Holdings Ltd, attends a sub-forum during the 5th World Internet Conference in Wuzhen, East China’s Zhejiang province, on Nov 8, 2018. [Photo/IC]
No 1 Jack Ma Yun
Wealth: 231.1 billion yuan
Main source of wealth: Alibaba Group
Ma Yun, chairman of Alibaba Group. [Photo/VCG]