USA lost to China in the ranking of billionaires.
China has more dollar billionaires than the USA, and the gap between countries is growing, evidenced by the rating of China Rich List Shanghai Hurun research Institute.
Currently, the state more than $1 billion in China have 594 of man against 535 in the United States. In Hong Kong, Taiwan and Macau living 94 Chinese billionaire, in other countries – another 66.
The richest man of China is Wang Jianlin, head of conglomerate Dalian Wanda Group, which owns assets in real estate, including Department stores, hotels, cultural and tourist centers. His fortune is estimated at $32.1 billion, which is 2% lower than a year ago.
Dalian Wanda Group in January this year, bought for $3.5 billion Hollywood production company Legendary Entertainment, maker of such films as “Jurassic World” and “Godzilla”. Before the Chinese conglomerate acquired the second-largest U.S. cinema chain AMC Entertainment, making it one of the world’s largest operators of cinemas.
The second largest state in the PRC has the founder of the Internet retailer Alibaba Jack MA – $30.6 bn (up 41%), according to Hurun. In third place in the ranking is the President of Telecom holding company Tencent MA Houten – $24.6 billion.
This is followed by the head of the investment company Baoneng Group Yao Zhenhua, whose assets are estimated at $17.2 billion. it is Noteworthy that over the past year his fortune soared more than 9 times, which allowed the billionaire to rise from 204-th place ranking on the fourth. This sharp increase is due to an unfriendly takeover Baoneng China’s largest developer Vanke.
Most Chinese billionaires live in Beijing, followed by Shenzhen, Shanghai and Hangzhou.
None of the Chinese super-rich people not included in the top twenty wealthiest people in the world. According to Hurun, Wang Jianlin ranks in the global ranking 26 th position.
China Rich List estimates the condition of more than 2 thousand private entrepreneurs in the PRC, the net assets are at least $300 million this year In the list add 179 new people.
