Li Jiacheng has been the richest Chinese in the world for fifteen years, according to a rich list released by forbeschina.com on April 15, 2013.
The number of Chinese billionaires and their total wealth increased over the previous year.
This year, the number of Chinese billionaires with a net worth exceeding US$ 1 billion increases by 47 to 245, with a total net worth increase by US$162.71 to US$718.46, with a growth rate of 29 percent.
The following are the top ten richest Chinese in the world.
Lui Che Woo [forbeschina.com] |
Age: 83
Source of Wealth: gaming, self-made
Country of Citizenship: China (Hong Kong)
Marital Status: Married
Children: 5
Lv Zhihe's fortune shot up by US$5 billion in the past year as gambling revenue continued to grow at a double-digit pace in Macau. He opened his biggest casino project, the Galaxy Macau, on the Cotai Strip in May 2011, with the second phase slated for completion in 2015. He established his first company in the 1950s, buying construction equipment from Japan and reselling it in Southeast Asia.
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