March 25th
Hurun Research Institute Releases 2024 Hurun Global Rich List
(I didn't make the list again this year, so I'll continue to work hard next year)
Elon Musk became the richest man in the world with a net worth of 1.67 trillion yuan
Zhong became the richest man in China with 450 billion yuan
(Weakly said: the handling is not a mountain spring, but a banknote wow)
Li Ka-shing, Li Zeju and his son ranked sixth in China with 200 billion yuan
Lee Shau Kee ranked eighth in China with 165 billion yuan
A total of 3,279 billion-dollar entrepreneurs around the world made the list
This is up from 3,112 last year
5% increase in the number of billion-dollar entrepreneurs
Total wealth increased by 9%
thereinto
The United States increased the most
Added 109 bits
Reach 800 bits
China decreased by 155 places
to 814 bits
Still ranked first in the world
It is worth mentioning
With the explosion of AI
More than half of the world's new wealth comes from AI
Reuters photo
According to the Hurun Research Institute, in 2024, the wealth of the 1,933 entrepreneurs on the list will increase compared with last year, and the wealth of 1,346 will decrease.
Among them, 480 entrepreneurs on the list are new faces, and 278 entrepreneurs who made the list last year are not on the list.
"The global billion-dollar entrepreneur count increased by 5%, almost compensating for all the losses caused by the global economy emerging from the pandemic and the consensus expectation of a U.S. interest rate cut last year," said Hurun Report, Chairman and Chief Research Officer. ”
Musk is back to being the richest man in the world
The world's top 10 richest people have changed dramatically
Elon Musk, 52, regained his position as the richest man with a fortune of 1.67 trillion yuan, thanks to Tesla's record deliveries that sent its stock price soaring, according to the list.
Musk's space exploration technology company, SpaceX, meanwhile, has reached new heights in valuation, supported by successful launches, satellite internet projects, and lucrative government contracts.
Jeff Bezos, 60, rose to second place with a fortune of 1.33 trillion yuan, and his fortune has soared 57% this year, largely driven by Amazon Cloud Computing's market share gains. Bezos' fortune has rebounded sharply this year, adding 480 billion yuan after shrinking by 470 billion yuan last year.
Bernard Arnott, the 74-year-old "king of luxury," shrank 190 billion yuan this year, more than anyone else, falling to third place with a fortune of 1.26 trillion yuan, due to the poor performance of the luxury industry. LVMH has also ceded the title of Europe's most valuable company to Novo Nordisk, a maker of weight loss drugs.
It is worth mentioning that for the first time this year, AI has deeply influenced the global rich list, and more than half of the new wealth comes from AI.
The wealth of cloud-related entrepreneurs such as Meta, Amazon, Google's parent company Alphabet, Oracle, Microsoft, etc., has increased significantly.
Nvidia's Jensen Huang has seen a significant increase in wealth for the first time, entering the top 30 in the world.
Other companies in the semiconductor industry, such as Cambrian's Chen Tianshi, MediaTek's Tsai Mingjie, and Beijing-based AI company 4Paradigm's Dai Wenyuan, have also seen rapid growth in wealth.
Thanks to the doubling of Meta's stock price, 39-year-old Mark Zuckerberg became the entrepreneur with the most wealth growth on the list with a fortune of 1.14 trillion yuan, an increase of 650 billion yuan.
As Oracle expanded its cloud services and made some strategic acquisitions, Larry Ellison rose three spots to an increase of 320 billion yuan with a fortune of 1.04 trillion yuan.
Bill Gates' wealth will increase by 25% in 2024 to 1 trillion yuan, ranking eighth.
In addition, Warren Buffett remains fifth with a fortune of 1.04 trillion yuan, and he has pledged to donate more than 99% of his wealth, and has donated more than $56 billion, mainly through the Gates Foundation and the foundation established by his children.
According to statistics, the threshold for the top 10 doubles almost every five years, and only five of the entrepreneurs who made it to the top 10 a decade ago are still in the top 10 today.
Zhong became the richest man in China for the fourth time in a row
These Chinese entrepreneurs are worth paying attention to
According to Hurun, China's wealth creation structure continues to change dramatically.
A total of 220 billion-dollar entrepreneurs in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area are on the list, with Shenzhen, Hong Kong and Guangzhou ranking among the top 10.
Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen are the top three cities for billion-dollar entrepreneurs in China.
In the past year, more than 200 billion-dollar entrepreneurs in China have fallen off the list, while there are more than 50 new faces, a decrease of more than 150 overall.
Among them, Zhong's wealth shrank by 9% from last year, and he became the richest man in China for the fourth consecutive time with 450 billion yuan.
Nongfu Spring, a Hong Kong-listed company under Zhong, performed well in the first half of last year, with sales revenue and profits rising 14% and 16% year-on-year, but its other A-share listed company, Wantai Biotechnology, has experienced a decline in performance in the past year, with its share price falling nearly 30% year-on-year, and the company's market value has shrunk by 35 billion yuan compared with the same period last year.
Huang Zheng was promoted to second place in China for the first time with 385 billion yuan. Pinduoduo's third quarter report last year showed that total revenue increased by more than 90% year-on-year, far exceeding market expectations.
In addition, the overseas business Temu and Kuaituan Tuan business are developing well. In November last year, Pinduoduo's market value once surpassed Alibaba's.
Ma Huateng's wealth fell 10% from last year, ranking third in China with 250 billion yuan.
Zhang Yiming's wealth fell 8% to rank fourth in China with 245 billion yuan.
Ding Lei's wealth increased by 7%, ranking fifth in China with 210 billion yuan.
He Xiangjian and his family's wealth increased by 4%, ranking sixth in China with 200 billion yuan.
The wealth of Li Ka-shing and Li Zeju fell by 10%, ranking sixth in China with 200 billion yuan.
Lee Shau Kee's wealth remained at 165 billion yuan, ranking eighth in China.
Zeng Yuqun's wealth fell 34% from last year, ranking eighth in China with 165 billion yuan.
Li Shufu's wealth was the same as last year, ranking tenth in China with 160 billion yuan, up 2 places.
Hurun said that in the past two years, Chinese entrepreneurs whose wealth has grown relatively fast, including Huang Zheng of Pinduoduo, who has done more successfully in cross-border e-commerce, Cai Haoyu of the game company miHoYo, Chen Tianshi of the semiconductor company Cambrian, Zhang Liguo of the consumer goods company Fuerjia, etc., Wanda Wang Jianlin and Yang Huiyan of Country Garden in the real estate industry, Zeng Yuqun of CATL and Li Zhenguo of LONGi Green Energy in the new energy industry, etc.
These industries are the most lucrative
In terms of the number of billion-dollar entrepreneurs, financial services outpaced consumer goods as the top industry. Food & Beverage and Real Estate overtook retail to come in third and fourth, respectively.
It's been a bumper year for billion-dollar entrepreneurs in the media & entertainment, software & services, and financial services sectors, while it has been a difficult year for billion-dollar entrepreneurs in healthcare, industrial products, and food and beverage.
Having said that
Actually, it has nothing to do with my half a dime
All of you
Don't forget each other
Attached to the top 100 of the 2024 Hurun Global Rich List: