These are the 21 richest billionaires in China
21. Ma Jianrong and family
T19. Zong Qinghou
Net worth: $8.4 billion
Source of wealth: Leads Hangzhou Wahaha, one of China's biggest beverage companies.
Age: 73
18. Pang Kang
Net worth: $8.9 billion
Source of wealth: Chairs Foshan Haitian Flavoring & Food, one of China's largest suppliers of soy sauce.
Age: 62 or 63
17. Xu Shihui and family
Net worth: $9.3 billion
Source of wealth: Chair of snack food company Dali Food Group.
Age: 61
16. Wu Yajun and family
Net worth: $9.4 billion
Source of wealth: Cofounder and chair of Hong Kong property company Longfor Properties.
Age: 54 or 55
T14. Robin Li
Net worth: $9.6 billion
Source of wealth: CEO and founder of China's number one search engine Baidu.
Age: 50
T14. Lei Jun
Net worth: $9.6 billion
Source of wealth: Cofounder and chair of Xiaomi, the smartphone manufacturer.
Age: 49
13. Wang Wenyin
Net worth: $11 billion
Source of wealth: Chair of Amer International Group, a large scale supplier of cables and copper.
Age: 51
12. Wang Wei
Net worth: $12.1 billion
Source of wealth: Head of S.F Holding, the delivery company often known as the "FedEx of China."
Age: 48
11. Zhang Zhidong
Net worth: $13.3 billion
Source of wealth: Former head of technology at Chinese tech giant Tencent. Retired in 2014.
Age: 47
10. Colin Huang
Net worth: $13.5 billion
Source of wealth: Chair and CEO of Pinduoduo, one of China's biggest e-commerce sites.
Age: 39
9. Li Shufu
Net worth: $13.6 billion
Source of wealth: Chairman of Geely Automobiles, one of the largest automakers in China, and owner of Volvo.
Age: 55
8. William Ding
Net worth: $14.7 billion
Source of wealth: Head of Netease, the largest online and mobile gaming business in he world.
Age: 47
7. Zhang Yiming
Net worth: $16.2 billion
Source of wealth: Chairs Beijing Bytedance, a giant media content platform valued at $75 billion.
Age: 35
6. He Xiangjian
Net worth: $19.8 billion
Source of wealth: Oversaw the growth of Midea Group, an appliance maker. He stepped down in 2012.
Age: 76
5. Yang Huiyan
Net worth: $22.1 billion
Source of wealth: Owns over half of real estate developer Country Garden Holdings, which she was given by her father in 2007.
Age: 37
4. Wang Jianlin
Net worth: $22.6 billion
Source of wealth: Chair of Dalian Wanda Group, which has investments in finance, real estate, and movie theaters. It is one of the world's largest developers of commercial real estate.
Age: 64
3. Hui Ka Yan
Net worth: $36.2 billion
Source of wealth: Chairman of Evergrande Group, one of the biggest property developers in the country.
Age: 60
2. Jack Ma
Net worth: $37.3 billion
Source of wealth: Founder of Alibaba, the giant online marketplace often referred to as the Amazon of China. He took Alibaba public in 2014 in the biggest IPO in stock market history.
Age: 54
1. Ma Huateng a.k.a. Pony Ma
Net worth: $38.8 billion
Source of wealth: Chair of Tencent Holdings, the internet giant which owns the likes of WeChat, one of China's most widely-used apps. It has over 1 billion users.
Age: 47
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