On the 11th, America's Forbes financial magazine released the latest global billionaire list. Zhang Yiming, founder of Chinese tech giant ByteDance, continues to hold the position of China's richest man, with a net worth of $69.3 billion (271.668 billion MYR).
According to the Forbes official website, Zhang Yiming once again tops the China rich list, ranking 26th among global billionaires. Zhong Shanshan, chairman of beverage giant Nongfu Spring, follows closely behind with a fortune of $68.1 billion (266.964 billion MYR), ranking 27th globally.
Tencent chairman Pony Ma Huateng holds the third spot with a net worth of $53.8 billion (210.906 billion MYR), ranking 33rd globally. This technology giant is stepping up its competition with peers to attract users to its AI assistant.
China's continued advances in the field of artificial intelligence, coupled with government policies to curb industry price wars, have pushed the total wealth of Chinese billionaires close to historic highs over the past year. In 2026, the combined net worth of China's top ten richest reached $414.5 billion (1.62 trillion MYR), up from last year's $400.5 billion (1.57 trillion MYR), and also higher than 2024's $304 billion (1.19 trillion MYR).
In addition, the number of Chinese billionaires has reached 539, higher than last year's 450, and higher than the 406 in 2024.
Among them, Liu Debing, chairman of the rapidly developing AI model development company Zhipu AI, is an eye-catching new billionaire on the list with an estimated net worth of $9.1 billion (35.674 billion MYR).