Recently, Hurun Research Institute released the "2024 Hengchang Burnout Fang · Hurun Rich List", which is the 26th consecutive time since 1999 that Hurun Research Institute has released the "Hurun Rich List". The deadline for calculating the wealth of listed entrepreneurs is August 30, 2024.
In this year's rich list, a total of 1094 entrepreneurs with personal wealth of over 5 billion yuan were listed, a decrease of 147 places from last year, a decrease of 12%, and a decrease of 371 places from the peak in 2021, a decrease of 25%. At the same time, the total wealth of listed entrepreneurs decreased by 2.4 trillion yuan compared to last year, a decrease of about 10%, to 21 trillion yuan. Industrial products, consumer goods, big health, real estate, and food and beverage are the top five sources of wealth for listed entrepreneurs.
The number of entrepreneurs with a wealth of over 5 billion yuan has decreased for the first time in three consecutive years, dropping nearly 400 places from the peak in 2021 to nearly 1100 now, but still growing by 25% compared to five years ago. Hurun Report Chairman and Chief Research Officer Hurun said that China's wealth creation structure has undergone tremendous changes in the past five years, with new entrepreneurs mainly coming from the fields of technology, especially new energy and consumer electronics.
Among the top 10, 41 year old Zhang Yiming's wealth increased by 105 billion yuan compared to last year, becoming the richest person in China for the first time with 350 billion yuan. It is reported that the global total revenue of ByteDance last year exceeded 850 billion yuan, with a year-on-year growth of 30%, and the growth rate was relatively slow. 70 year old Zhong Suisui's wealth has shrunk by 110 billion yuan compared to last year, giving up the position of the richest person for three years with 340 billion yuan, ranking second. 53 year old Ma Huateng's wealth has increased by 35 billion yuan compared to last year, ranking third with 315 billion yuan, down one place from last year.
The reporter noticed that four wealthy individuals have also been listed on the recent hot topic of low altitude economy. Including Wang Tao from DJI, who specializes in unmanned aerial vehicles, with a wealth of 35 billion yuan; He Xiaopeng from Xiaopeng Huitian, a flying car industry enterprise, has a wealth of 32 billion yuan; Kang Yonglai, from Tianbing Technology in the aerospace field, has a wealth of 6.7 billion yuan; And Tian Gangyin from United Aircraft, with a wealth of 5 billion yuan.
Going global has become a very important trend for enterprises in China, "said Hurun. The top 20 companies on the list had a total overseas revenue of over 2 trillion yuan last year. Taking Lenovo Holdings as an example, its overseas revenue last year was over 310 billion yuan, accounting for more than 70% of its total revenue. Lenovo's smartphone exports are mainly in other countries in the Asia Pacific region, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. In addition, Huawei's overseas revenue reached over 230 billion yuan last year, accounting for one-third of the total revenue, mainly in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.
By city, Beijing, Shanghai, and Shenzhen rank among the top three in terms of the number of entrepreneurs on the list. According to relevant information, Beijing has always been the city with the most entrepreneurs on the Hurun Rich List for 26 years, but the gap with the second place has narrowed. In 2016, Beijing had 127 more entrepreneurs on the list than the second place. This year, Shanghai and Shenzhen are closest to Beijing in history, and Shanghai has surpassed Shenzhen for the first time since 2013 to rank second.
It is reported that this year, there are 115 entrepreneurs from Beijing on the list, accounting for 10.5% of the total number; The total wealth reached 1.9 trillion yuan, accounting for 9.2% of the total wealth. Among the Beijing entrepreneurs who made the list this year, the software service industry contributed the most, with 20 entrepreneurs on the list; Next is the medical and health field, with 13 positions; The third is the real estate industry, with 11 positions.
Shanghai has 112 entrepreneurs on the list this year, accounting for 10.2% of the total number; The total wealth is nearly 1.9 trillion yuan, accounting for 9% of the total wealth. Among the Shanghai entrepreneurs who made the list this year, the media and entertainment industry and logistics industry contributed the most, with 13 entrepreneurs each on the list; The third is the software service industry, with 12 positions.
This year, 108 entrepreneurs from Shenzhen made the list, accounting for 9.9% of the total number; The total wealth is nearly 2 trillion yuan, accounting for 9.3% of the total wealth. The healthcare industry has made the most contributions, with 17 entrepreneurs listed; Next is the industrial product field, with 16 positions; The third is the consumer goods industry, with 14 positions.
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