Forbes published its China Rich List 2013 on October 16, Baidu CEO Robin Li ranked the third in China Rich List. Tencent’s CEO Pony Ma and Alibaba’s founder Jack Ma were all on the top 10 list.
Forbes’ China Rich List collected 168 billionaires, much more than last year’s 113 billionaires. The total wealth of top 400 Chinese rich people mounted to 3.475 trillion yuan (USD 567 billion), increasing 35%; and the total wealth of top 100 Chinese rich people added up to 1.928 trillion yuan (USD 315 billion), 44% more than last year.
Dalian Wanda Group CEO Wang Jianlin was the richest man in China, with 86 billion yuan (USD 14.03 billion) net assets. Baidu CEO Robin Li ranked the third, with 67.7 billion yuan (USD 11.05 billion) net assets. Tencent’s CEO Pony Ma ranked the fifth with 62.2 billion yuan ( USD 10.15 billion) net assets. Tencent was the biggest internet enterprise this year in terms of market value. Alibaba’s founder Jack Ma owned 43.3 billion yuan (USD 7.06 billion) net assets, ranking the eighth on the list.