Chinese billionaires get richer

Byzantium is for the 400 wealthiest Chinese whose wealth swelled to $ 141 billion this year, according to Forbes magazine. They now weigh 314 billion dollars, against 173 a year ago! The number of Chinese billionaires in dollars has risen from 24 last year to 79, knowing that the classification has been revised upwards and it counts more than the fortunes of at least 300 million dollars against 200 million a year earlier. Soaring Awards Hong Kong and Shanghai, which rose by 56% and 69% respectively, there is also something unique in this enrichment.

While other billionaires have seen their fortunes melt and seriously decrease their number, the richest Chinese are proud of this sudden rebound in their stock after the financial crisis of 2008. Although still a minority compared to their American peers, the Chinese billionaires get richer faster, said a senior Forbes, Russell Flannery. Also, the magazine is very optimistic about the future and potential of the Chinese stock market, announcing that "the best is yet to come. More than ever, new opportunities open to Chinese entrepreneurs determined to seize them and with them, others will build fortunes. "

Who are these Chinese billionaires?
Number one was long dubbed the "King of the battery" for his aptly named company Build Your Dream (BYD), had initially specialized in batteries for mobile phones. Fourteen years after having built his company, Wang Chuanfu (photo-cons, Forbes) has become the richest man in China with a fortune of 5.8 billion dollars. And behold, that takes 6 years to build automobiles including electric cars. His goal: to become number one automobile in China in 2015 ... and the world in 2025.

Then comes Liu Yongxing (photo-cons, Forbes), tops the list last year, he is the CEO of private farm group East Hope and shareholder in China Minsheng Bank, Minsheng Insurance and Brighty Dairy.
Zong Qinghou, CEO of Wahaha Food Group, ranks third.
A woman comes in 5th position, Yang Huiyan, who holds shares of Country Gardens, a real estate conglomerate founded by his father, Yang Guoqiang, mason training and become one of the richest property developers in China.

These self-made man "Chinese who built their fortunes in the years 1990-2000 we suggest that there is a" Chinese dream "next to the" American dream ".