The "2008 Hurun Rich List" was officially announced in Shanghai. In the internet sector, Robin Li (CEO of Baidu), Charles Zhang (CEO of Giant Interactive Group), Pony Ma (CEO of Tencent), and William Ding (CEO of NetEase) all ranked in the top 50 of the list. Among them, Robin Li and Charles Zhang, with a wealth of 16 billion yuan, tied for 20th place on the rich list. This is also the highest ranking for tycoons in the internet field.
On October 7, it was reported that the "2008 Hurun Rich List" was officially announced in Shanghai, where Wong Kwong Yu from Gome Electrical Appliances, with a fortune of 43 billion yuan, became China's richest person for the third time.
In the internet sector, Robin Li (CEO of Baidu), Charles Zhang (CEO of Giant Interactive Group), Pony Ma (CEO of Tencent), and William Ding (CEO of NetEase) all ranked in the top 50 of the list. Among them, Robin Li and Charles Zhang, with a wealth of 16 billion yuan, tied for 20th place on the rich list. This is also the highest ranking for tycoons in the internet field.
It is reported that the number of billionaires on this year's list has expanded to 1000 for the first time (last year it was 800), and the threshold for making the list is 7 billion yuan. This is the tenth year of the release of the "Hurun Rich List."