A wealth of Chinese billionaires appears on global rich list
Updated: 2014-02-26 08:46
By Yu Ran in Shanghai (China Daily)
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Despite a lackluster real estate sector, China consolidated its position on the 2014 Hurun Global Rich List, its 358 billionaires putting it just behind the United States.
The number of Chinese on this year's list with a fortune of more than $1 billion increased by 41, the report said.
Beijing topped the list with 57 billionaires, and Hong Kong had 49, followed by Shenzhen, Shanghai and Hangzhou.
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"China's billionaires are shooting up the Hurun Global Rich List, which is why Hurun Report, a media company headquartered in Shanghai, set out on this quest to track down and rank the world's billionaires," said Rupert Hoogewerf, chairman and chief researcher of the report.
Real estate, manufacturing and investments made up more than 60 percent of the wealth generated, while IT and entertainment were the fastest-growing sectors.
Seven of the world's 10 wealthiest real estate tycoons are from China. Although the sector has slowed in recent months, Wang Jianlin, chairman and president of Dalian Wanda Group Corp Ltd, was its biggest winner, shooting up to second place behind Li Ka-shing, the Hong Kong business magnate who topped the Asia and China wealth list with a fortune of 200 billion yuan ($33.3 billion).
In 2012, the 60-year-old Wang, with a net worth of $25 billion, dominated headlines in China, for activity both domestic - he is now the biggest landlord in the country with 18 million square meters - and international.
Among other accomplishments, Wang has succeeded in listing his US cinema chain; purchased Sunseeker, a UK luxury yacht brand; announced a $1 billion development project in London; and acquired a Picasso original for $28 million.
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