China Billionaire Number Ranks Second in the World

2007 "China 500 Rich List" issued yesterday in Hong Kong, 500 Regal list total assets reached 4.3426 trillion yuan. Guangdong Regal list of 87 people, the largest number. According to statistics, China has become the second largest number of billionaires of the country, after the United States. Assets of more than 1 billion US dollars in China has reached 146 Regal, a year ago this statistical data for 85.

"China 500 Rich List" by "World Entrepreneur" magazine production, the magazine with the World Brand Laboratory belong to the group of world managers. "Hurun China Rich List", "Forbes China Rich List," The difference is that, "China 500 Rich List" covers including the Mainland, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macao to the rich. Hong Kong's Sun Hung Kai Properties Kuo brothers top of the list, the Mainland Regal Country Garden Yang Huiyan to 101.2 billion assets ranked fourth, the Regal is the most wealthy, Zhang Yin family ranked sixth, is entered before Another 10 of the Regal.

According to statistics, China's tens of millions of billionaires 0.44 million people, more than 18,000 billionaires and millionaires number about 3.3% of the total population. The phenomenal growth of the number of rich, and is regarded as China's stock market and real estate market of the high-speed growth, "credit." For the real estate industry to contribute to the rich list of 128 people and become truly "rich fertile land."

Regal list of 500 total assets reached 4.3426 trillion yuan, the former 10 per capita wealth 87.61 billion yuan, list the minimum threshold (500) 1,850 million yuan.

Source: 羊城晚报 Zhou Min Dec. 30, 2007