2018 Forbes Global rich list
4hw.com.cn: as a part of the world's business world and the goal of countless people, Forbes's global rich list every year has aroused heated discussion in the media around the world. So, what is Forbes' 2018 global rich list like? Who are China's people on the list? Who is the latest richest man in China?
According to the latest ranking of Forbes Global rich list, in 2018, there were 2208 billion dollar billionaires on the list, with 827 in the Asia Pacific region, 559 in Europe, 585 in the United States, followed by the mainland of China, China's Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, with a total of 476.
Among them, there are 373 people in the mainland, 67 in Hong Kong, 35 in Taiwan and 1 in Macao.
Among them, 25 people had wealth of more than 10 billion US dollars, accounting for 31.6% of the total wealth of 486.3 billion US dollars. There are nine rich people with more than $20 billion in wealth, including Ma Huateng, Ma Yun, Li Jiacheng, Xu Jiayin, Li Zhaoji, Wang Jianlin, Yang Huiyan, he Hengjian and LV Zhihe.
Among them, Ma Huateng became the richest man in China and Asia, with a fortune of 45.3 billion US dollars, ranking 17th. Ma Yun's fortune is 39 billion US dollars, ranking 20. This was followed by Li Ka Shing (2334.9 billion US dollars), Xu Jiayin (243.3 billion US dollars), Li Zhaoji (2430.3 billion dollars) and Wang Jianlin (2630 billion dollars). Looking at the list, we found that most of China's richest people are engaged in real estate, medicine, chemical industry and e-commerce.
Among them, there are 84 real estate tycoons, 29 pharmaceutical industry tycoons, 19 diversified business tycoons, 11 electronic product tycoons, 9 chemical industry tycoons, and 8 tycoons in e-commerce, retail and auto parts industries. The number of billionaires, to a certain extent, reflects the economic level of a country.
The number of China's billionaires is second only to the United States, reflecting the steady improvement of China's economic level. Moreover, the list shows that the number of newly listed rich people from the mainland of China is 89, followed by the United States, with 45 newly listed. This shows that China's economic metabolism is fast and the capital market is full of vitality. In particular, four of China's top 10 rich people have made their fortune through science and technology. With the rapid development of China's Internet industry, this industry is bound to produce more new generation of rich people.
For example, Cheng Wei, CEO of didi travel, has a personal wealth of $1.2 billion at the age of 35. According to the latest data of the global rich list in 2018, the Chinese rich on the list are gradually becoming younger. At the same time, the number of people on the list will grow faster.