Pharma Titans Claim Top Spots as China's Richest Man and Woman in Hurun Rich List 2025

This time, the pharmaceutical industry has monopolized the richest man and woman on China's富豪榜.

On October 28, the Hurun Research Institute released the "Hurun Rich List" for the 27th time, listing China's wealthiest individuals with wealth calculated as of September 1 this year.

According to statistics, in this year's Rich List, female entrepreneurs account for 22.4%, a decrease of 1.1 percentage points from last year, with over 70% being self-made.Zhong Huijuan of Hansoh Pharma, with a wealth of 141 billion yuan, has replaced Zong Fuli of Wahaha (87.5 billion yuan) to become the latest richest woman in China.。

Familiar to the little buddiesZhong Shanshan's wealth increased by 190 billion yuan, reaching 530 billion yuan, making him the richest person in China for the fourth time and setting a new record for the wealthiest individual in Chinese history.。

At the age of 71, Zhong Shanshan, who sells water with one hand and medicine with the other, started from health products. Now he owns two main brands, Nongfu Spring and WANTAI BioPharm, and has remained on top as China's richest person for three consecutive years.

In 2024, Zhong Shanshan's wealth decreased by 110 billion yuan compared to the previous year, with a total wealth of 340 billion yuan, relinquishing the top position as the richest person in China after three years, ranking second.

It can be seen that this year, Zhong Shoufu has returned to the top position. Last year's top-ranked Zhang Yiming, the founder of ByteDance, has moved back to second place this year, with a wealth of 470 billion yuan.

The specific rankings are as follows,Everyone can take a look, which pharmaceutical leaders are on the list this year?

According to official statistics, this year 1,434 entrepreneurs with personal wealth of over 5 billion yuan have made it to the Hurun Rich List, increasing by 31% (+340 people) from last year; their total wealth is close to 30 trillion yuan, growing by 42% (+9 trillion yuan) from last year. The number of billionaires has increased by 15 to reach 41; and the number of entrepreneurs worth over 1 billion US dollars has increased by 268 to reach 1,021.

Note: This article is reproduced from Pharma Representative, with the original title "This Female Pharma CEO Becomes China's Richest Woman!"