Hurun Rich List: Zhang Yiming Tops China's Richest, DeepSeek's Liang Wenfeng Ranks Seventh

On Oct. 28, according to the 2026 Hurun Rich List released by Hurun Research Institute, a total of 1,529 entrepreneurs with personal wealth reaching RMB 5 billion made the list this year, with a combined wealth of RMB 32 trillion, up 7% year-on-year. ByteDance founder Zhang Yiming ranked first with RMB 670 billion in wealth, increasing by RMB 200 billion from last year, setting a new record for the wealth of China’s richest person; Nongfu Spring founder Zhong Shanshan ranked second with RMB 410 billion. DeepSeek founder Liang Wenfeng made his debut on the list, ranking seventh with RMB 280 billion in wealth; Cambricon founder Chen Tianshi broke into the top ten with RMB 205 billion.

This edition of the Hurun Rich List featured 263 newcomers. Wealth growth among entrepreneurs in the semiconductor and AI computing sectors stood out. Leading the newcomers was DeepSeek’s Liang Wenfeng, who debuted at seventh place with RMB 280 billion in wealth, with rapid wealth accumulation driven by the boom in AI large language models; followed by Wang Xingxing of Unitree Technology, who made the list with RMB 69.5 billion; 56-year-old Wang Zhiyong of semiconductor display panel company HKC appeared on the list with RMB 64.5 billion; and Zhipu founders Liu Debing and Tang Jie, with RMB 39.5 billion and RMB 27.5 billion respectively, entered the top ten newcomers.