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2020: China's richest man
In September 2020, Zhong Shanshan, owner of bottled water and vaccine companies, topped the list of the richest people in China. According to Bloomberg's Billionaires Index, he overtook Alibaba founder Jack Ma and also became Asia's second-best entrepreneur.
In 2020, Zhong Shanshan's assets grew by $51.9 billion, only two people - Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos - were able to demonstrate the best rates worldwide, whose capital grew by $65.6 billion and $62.9 billion, respectively. Jack Ma became richer by only $10 billion.
The initial placement of shares of two of his companies, Nongfu Spring (Nunfu Spring), which produces bottled water and drinks, and the pharmaceutical Beijing Wantai Biological Pharmacy Enterprise, made it possible to snatch the palm in China from Alibaba founder Zhong Shanshan.
In early September, on the first day of trading on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, the growth in the value of Nongfu Spring securities reached 85%. According to some reports, this event still made Zhong Shanshan the richest resident of China for a short time.
2022: Ranked top of China's richest residents
In November 2022, the Hurun Research Institute updated the rating. richest residents China The owner of the local bottled water company Nongfu Spring, Zhong Shanshan, came in at the top of that list. His fortune for the year increased 17%, to $65 billion. More. here