Recently, the ranking of Asian rich families was released, no family in the mainland was on the list, and the 8 major families in Hong Kong were on the list, and Taiwan Cathay Financial Holdings Tsai Wancai family and Want Want Group Tsai Yanming family ranked 8th and 24th respectively.
Asian rich family ranking. According to Hong Kong's Ming Pao, the American financial magazine Forbes magazine announced the ranking of the top 50 rich families in Asia for the first time. There are eight major families in Hong Kong on the list. Since many rich people in the mainland are young and start businesses and get rich, they do not meet the requirements for being on the list. Therefore, no family is on the list. Taiwan Cathay Financial Holdings Tsai Wancai family and Want Want Group Tsai Yanming family ranked 8th and 24th respectively.
"Forbes" pointed out that the wealthy families selected for the ranking must have at least third-generation members to hold important positions in the family business and must have at least US$2.9 billion (about HK$22.6 billion) of assets. The family's wealth is estimated based on the market trading stock price on September 25 this year.
The families on the list in Hong Kong include the "Four Major Families in Hong Kong" Li Ka-shing, the Guo brothers and Cheng Yu-tung, but the Li Ka-shing family was not selected because their family does not meet the requirements for the list. The third generation of members of his family have not yet participated in the family business.
Hengki founder "Four Uncle" Li Ka-ki's family ranked second, with family assets of US$24.1 billion (about HK$187.9 billion); the Ambani family of India, which operates oil, textiles and telecommunications businesses, ranked third, with assets of US$21.5 billion (about HK$167.7 billion); the Xie Guomin family of Thailand ranked fourth, with assets of US$19.9 billion (about HK$155.2 billion). The Charoenix Group, which he controls is one of the world's largest animal feeders.
is among the first of Forbes' 50 richest families in Asia, Lee Byung-chul, the largest chaebol in South Korea and controls Samsung Electronics. His family assets are US$26.6 billion (about HK$207.4 billion), and three generations of family members participate in the operation of more than 50 companies. The entire group's revenue in 2014 is equivalent to 22% of South Korea's annual GDP.
50 14 of the richest families are from India, including the Ambani family, whose title is "Indian IT King" is ranked 7th; followed by 8 families with business roots in Hong Kong, including the 5th New Land Guo brothers, the 16th Chow Tai Fook Group Cheng Yu-tung family, the 20th late ship king Pao Yu-kong family, and the 21st Jia Dao Li family.
Forbes Rich List
On March 2, 2015, Forbes released the 2015 Global Rich List. Among them, the top three are Bill Gates, Carlos Slim, and Warren Buffett, with wealth of US$79.2 billion, US$77.1 billion and US$72.7 billion respectively. Wang Jianlin became the richest man in mainland China, ranking 29th in the world, accumulating US$24.2 billion in wealth. Jack Ma ranked second in mainland China, ranking 33rd in the world with net worth assets of US$22.7 billion. The third richest man in the mainland in the country was won by Li Hejun, ranking 38th in the world, with a total asset value of US$21.1 billion.
Those who are on the list are called billionaires because of their personal or family net assets exceeding US$1 billion (about RMB 6 billion).
The proportion of the US and China rich people in the 2015 global rich list is significantly higher than that of other countries. The number of rich people on the list in the United States has soared significantly this year, exceeding 500 for the first time. The number of Chinese people on Forbes Global Rich List was 300 (290 Chinese were on the list last year), and the number of entrepreneurs from mainland China also reached 213, an increase of 28.6% year-on-year. Highlighting the rising status of Chinese entrepreneurs, especially Chinese mainland entrepreneurs, in the global economy.
At the same time, emerging economies such as Russia have suffered economic turmoil in the past two years. The number of people on the list in Russia has dropped significantly. Six or seven years ago, Russia exceeded China's global wealthy list.
China and the United States are far ahead of the list of global rich people, showing that the "Group of Two Countries" (Chimerica) effect is obvious, and China and the United States are leading the global wealth creation. The second place on the
Rich List is Mexican businessman Carlos Slim, and the third place is Warren Buffett, a legendary American investor. His wealth is $72.7 billion.
Among the world's top 20 billionaires, the founders and presidents of American high-tech companies still account for a considerable proportion, with a total of 6 people.
The eighth-ranked Christy Walton is the only woman among the top 10 rich people and one of the heirs of the American retail giant Walmart.
Facebook founder Mark Zalboke rose five places on the Rich List, entering the top 20 for the first time.
And the youngest billionaire is Evan Spierger, one of the founders of the mobile app Snapchat, with a wealth of $1.5 billion.
Among the top 20 rich people in the world, 15 are from the Americas.
In 2015, the number of Chinese rich people on the list and the total net assets maintained a high growth trend; it is worth noting that Wang Jianlin not only regained the richest man in the mainland from Jack Ma, but also tied for the first time with the US financial tycoon Soros, tied for 29th. Its ranking was only 64th on the Forbes Global Rich List in April last year (at the time ranked first among the richest people in mainland China), and this year it has risen to 29th, setting the highest ranking record for the richest people in mainland China on the global Rich List.
On December 23, 2014, Wanda Commercial Real Estate, one of the world's largest commercial real estate developers, officially landed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. Subsequently, on January 22, 2015, Wanda Cinema Line Co., Ltd. was also listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange SME Board, becoming the first Chinese theater stock. The largest shareholder, Wang Jianlin, grew wealth due to the rise in stock prices, and Alibaba released its disappointing fourth-quarter financial report. The stock price plummeted and regained the position of China's richest man.
ranked second, Jack Ma ranked 33rd in the world. In September 2014, Alibaba was listed in New York, USA, raising $25 billion, setting a record for the largest IPO in history. Its founder Jack Ma was promoted to China's richest man when Forbes released the 2014 China Rich List.
The third richest man in the mainland in the country was won by Li Hejun and ranked 38th in the world. With its Hong Kong listed company Hanergy Holdings Group, its stock price has been rising steadily, and Li Hejun's wealth has surpassed Li Yanhong and Ma Huateng to rank third in China's wealth.
The richest man whose wealth has shrunk the most (in US dollars) this year is Nigeria's Aliko Dangote, whose net worth has dropped from $25 billion last year to $14.7 billion this year, mainly due to the depreciation of Nigeria's currency and the shrinking demand for cement, which is the largest asset under his name. However, he is still the richest man in Africa. Russia has suffered the most, with the number of billionaires decreasing from 111 last year to 88 this year - not only not as good as the United States and China, but now it is even worse than Germany and India.
