1. Zhong Shanshan
Billionaire Zhong Shanshan is the richest person in China, according to Forbes updates on February 5, 2026. He owns assets worth 70.1 billion USD, an increase of 2.5 billion USD compared to yesterday. Currently, billionaire Zhong Shanshan is ranked 25th in the ranking of the richest people in the world.
Zhong Shanshan is the founder and chairman of Nongfu Spring. In addition, he also manages Wantai Biological - a company specializing in producing rapid diagnostic kits for infectious diseases.
2. Zhang Yiming
Billionaire Zhang Yiming is currently the 2nd richest person in China, with assets worth 69.3 billion USD, according to Forbes updates on February 5, 2026.
Zhang Yiming is the main co-founder of the giant technology corporation ByteDance, most famous for the TikTok application.
3. Ma Huateng
Billionaire Ma Huateng is currently owning assets worth 57.7 billion USD, the 3rd richest person in China. In the world billionaire list, billionaire Ma Huateng is ranked 30th in the top super-rich.
He is chairman and CEO of the internet giant Tencent Holdings. Tencent's popular social messaging application WeChat has more than 1.4 billion monthly users.
4. William Ding
Billionaire William Ding owns assets worth 39.8 billion USD, ranking 50th in the current ranking of the richest people.
In China, billionaire William Ding is currently the 4th richest person.
William Ding is the founder and CEO of NetEase, one of the largest online game companies in the world.
5. Colin Huang
Billionaire Colin Huang is the 5th person in the top super-rich of China, with assets worth 36 billion USD, according to Forbes updates.
Colin Huang is the founder of PDD Holdings, a Chinese e-commerce company that changed its name from Pinduoduo in 2023.
