A survey has found China has
passed the United States in the number of billionaires, driven
by the rise of fortunes in information technology and
manufacturing.
The Hurun Report, which follows China's wealthy, said
Thursday that the number of mainland Chinese billionaires rose
by 242 this year to 596. It said that surpassed the 537 the
company found in the United States.
No. 1 on this year's list was Wang Jianlin, chairman of
Wanda Group, which operates hotels, shopping malls and cinemas,
at $34.4 billion. No. 2 was Jack Ma, founder of e-commerce giant
Alibaba, at $22.7 billion.
New additions to the list include Cheng Wei of taxi-hailing
app Didi-Kuaidi.
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