Hurun China Rich List released: Zhang Yiming ranks first; DeepSeek's Liang Wenfeng debuts in seventh place
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The Hurun Research Institute released the 2026 Hurun China Rich List, with Zhang Yiming ranking first with 670000000000 yuan and Liang Wenfeng ranking seventh with 280000000000 yuan.
Recently, the Hurun Research Institute released the 2026 Hurun China Rich List》。 This year, a total of 1529 entrepreneurs with personal wealth of 5000000000 yuan or more made the Hurun China Rich List, an increase of 95 from last year, reaching a record high; the combined wealth of the listed entrepreneurs was 32000000000000 yuan, up 7%（2100000000000 yuan). ByteDance founder Zhang Yiming became China’s richest person for the second time with 670000000000 yuan, setting a new wealth record for China’s richest person; Nongfu Spring founder Zhong Shanshan’s wealth shrank by 120000000000 yuan, placing him second with 410000000000 yuan; CATL’s Zeng Yuqun ranked third. Notably, the top welcomed three “new faces”: the HENGLI couple Chen Jianhua and Fan Hongwei, DeepSeek’s Liang Wenfeng, and Cambricon’s Chen Tianshi, all entering the top for the first time. Among them, Liang Wenfeng ranked seventh with wealth of 280000000000 yuan.
Key points
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The Hurun Research Institute released the 2026 Hurun China Rich List.
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This year, 1529 entrepreneurs with personal wealth of 5000000000 yuan or more were included in the list, an increase of 95 from last year.
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The combined wealth of the listed entrepreneurs was 32000000000000 yuan, up 7%; an increase of 2100000000000 yuan.
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ByteDance founder Zhang Yiming became China’s richest person for the second time with 670000000000 yuan in wealth.
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Nongfu Spring founder Zhong Shanshan’s wealth shrank by 120000000000 yuan, placing him second with 410000000000 yuan.
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CATL’s Zeng Yuqun ranked third.
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The HENGLI couple Chen Jianhua and Fan Hongwei, DeepSeek’s Liang Wenfeng, and Cambricon’s Chen Tianshi entered the top for the first time.
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Liang Wenfeng ranked seventh with 280000000000 yuan in wealth.
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This is a wealth ranking of Chinese entrepreneurs. The list states that Zhang Yiming ranked first, Zhong Shanshan second, and Zeng Yuqun third; Liang Wenfeng entered the top for the first time and ranked seventh.
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Changes in rankings may increase public attention to the relevant entrepreneurs and the companies they lead, but rankings do not directly represent changes in companies’ financing, revenue, or valuation.
It can be understood as a wealth ranking of entrepreneurs, not a ranking of companies’ operating performance.
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The text does not specify the methodology used to calculate the wealth data in the ranking.
Ranking placement does not equate to changes in corporate operations, share price, financing, or valuation.
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