Foreign media: The latest "China Rich List" released by the Hurun Research Institute shows that driven by a bull market in the stock market, a new billionaire was born on average every day in China last year. A total of 1434 people had wealth exceeding 5 billion yuan (about 702 million US dollars), setting a historical high, an increase of 340 people compared to last year, an increase of 31%. The total wealth of these billionaires reached 30 trillion yuan, an increase of 42% year-on-year.
The founder of Nongfu Spring, Zhong Shangshang, regained the top spot with a wealth of 530 billion yuan (an increase of 56%), which is his fourth time at the top. The founder of ByteDance, Zhang Yiming, increased his wealth to 470 billion yuan (up 34%), ranking second.
The report points out that leaders in the new economy are the biggest beneficiaries of wealth growth.
Original article: www.toutiao.com/article/1847243588590592/
Statement: This article represents the personal views of the author.