Striking it rich: Chinese billionaires are booming
By Feng Jianmin |
00:00 UTC+8 April 27, 2011
|
Print Edition
Print Edition
People of Chinese origin have become the second largest group of billionaires behind the United States, Forbes China said yesterday.
Thanks to China's robust manufacturing and property investment, 213 billionaires of Chinese origin reported a combined fortune of US$566.9 billion, making up 12.6 percent of the wealth of 1,210 dollar billionaires in the world.
Chinese mainland is home to 115 billionaires, while Hong Kong has 35, and Taiwan 25. Almost all the billionaires in Malaysia, Thailand, Philippine, Singapore and Indonesia are of Chinese origin, the report said.
"A circle of wealthy Chinese people is taking shape. Wherever the billionaires are residing, their businesses are getting more and more related with the opening up and fast growing market on Chinese mainland," said Zhou Jiangong, chief editor of Forbes China. "The market and clients they serve are mainly Chinese too."
Manufacturing, property investment and financial services are three main drivers of individual wealth of people of Chinese origin, according to Forbes China.
But billionaires on Chinese mainland are more likely get rich through manufacturing, those in Hong Kong prefer real estate and financial investment, and the Taiwan billionaires thrive in the electronics industry, the report said.
Unlike Western billionaires, who are usually focused on a specific industry, billionaires of Chinese origin are more likely to be engaged in a variety of industries.
"The development of residential projects, hotels, commercial properties and the quick urbanization on Chinese mainland has provided a unprecedented feast of fortune," said Zhou.
Hong Kong is home to the three richest billionaires on the list - Li Kai-shing, Thomas and Raymond Kwok and family, and Lee Shau Kee, who have won a massive fortunes from the property market on Chinese mainland, the report said.
Li, chairman of Hutchison Whampoa and Cheung Kong Holdings, secured his position as the richest on the list after his wealth grew from US$21 billion to US$26 billion.
Robin Li, the richest person on Chinese mainland, built his fortune of US$9.4 billion through Baidu, China's popular search engine.
Liang Wengen, chairman of Sany Group, one of China's largest construction equipment manufacturers, became the second richest after the company's share price surged last year.
China's active initial public listing activities also bred new billionaires such as Shenzhen Hepalink Pharmaceutical Chairman Li Li and Rongsheng Petro Chemical Chairman Li Shuirong.
In Taiwan, couple Cher Wang and Wenchi Chen made a fortune from their HTC phone brand.
"The influence of billionaires of Chinese origin is generally smaller than the Western ones. Many of them are still local businessmen," said Liu Ruiming, executive chief editor of Forbes China.
The United States remains the biggest billionaire magnet on the planet, with 413.
Thanks to China's robust manufacturing and property investment, 213 billionaires of Chinese origin reported a combined fortune of US$566.9 billion, making up 12.6 percent of the wealth of 1,210 dollar billionaires in the world.
Chinese mainland is home to 115 billionaires, while Hong Kong has 35, and Taiwan 25. Almost all the billionaires in Malaysia, Thailand, Philippine, Singapore and Indonesia are of Chinese origin, the report said.
"A circle of wealthy Chinese people is taking shape. Wherever the billionaires are residing, their businesses are getting more and more related with the opening up and fast growing market on Chinese mainland," said Zhou Jiangong, chief editor of Forbes China. "The market and clients they serve are mainly Chinese too."
Manufacturing, property investment and financial services are three main drivers of individual wealth of people of Chinese origin, according to Forbes China.
But billionaires on Chinese mainland are more likely get rich through manufacturing, those in Hong Kong prefer real estate and financial investment, and the Taiwan billionaires thrive in the electronics industry, the report said.
Unlike Western billionaires, who are usually focused on a specific industry, billionaires of Chinese origin are more likely to be engaged in a variety of industries.
"The development of residential projects, hotels, commercial properties and the quick urbanization on Chinese mainland has provided a unprecedented feast of fortune," said Zhou.
Hong Kong is home to the three richest billionaires on the list - Li Kai-shing, Thomas and Raymond Kwok and family, and Lee Shau Kee, who have won a massive fortunes from the property market on Chinese mainland, the report said.
Li, chairman of Hutchison Whampoa and Cheung Kong Holdings, secured his position as the richest on the list after his wealth grew from US$21 billion to US$26 billion.
Robin Li, the richest person on Chinese mainland, built his fortune of US$9.4 billion through Baidu, China's popular search engine.
Liang Wengen, chairman of Sany Group, one of China's largest construction equipment manufacturers, became the second richest after the company's share price surged last year.
China's active initial public listing activities also bred new billionaires such as Shenzhen Hepalink Pharmaceutical Chairman Li Li and Rongsheng Petro Chemical Chairman Li Shuirong.
In Taiwan, couple Cher Wang and Wenchi Chen made a fortune from their HTC phone brand.
"The influence of billionaires of Chinese origin is generally smaller than the Western ones. Many of them are still local businessmen," said Liu Ruiming, executive chief editor of Forbes China.
The United States remains the biggest billionaire magnet on the planet, with 413.
- About Us
- |
- Terms of Use
- |
-
RSS - |
- Privacy Policy
- |
- Contact Us
- |
- Shanghai Call Center: 962288
- |
- Tip-off hotline: 52920043
- 沪ICP证：沪ICP备05050403号-1
- |
- 互联网新闻信息服务许可证：31120180004
- |
- 网络视听许可证：0909346
- |
- 广播电视节目制作许可证：沪字第354号
- |
- 增值电信业务经营许可证：沪B2-20120012
Copyright © 1999- Shanghai Daily. All rights reserved.Preferably viewed with Internet Explorer 8 or newer browsers.
