Top 10 richest people in China

With a fortune of 455 billion yuan ($72 billion), Zhong Shanshan, founder of Chinese bottled water giant Nongfu Spring, retained his position as China's richest person, according the latest Hurun Global Rich List 2022.

ByteDance founder Zhang Yiming ranked second, with a personal wealth of 340 billion yuan, followed by Zeng Yuqun (335 billion yuan), chairman of China's largest battery supplier Contemporary Amperex Technology Ltd, and Tencent CEO Ma Huateng (330 billion yuan).

This year, a total of 3,381 entrepreneurs with a personal fortune of at least $1 billion entered the list, 153 more than the number in the previous year. China led with 1,133 billionaires, followed by the United States 716, and India 215.

Let's take a look at the 10 richest people in China.