Most Famous Chinese Business People
China has produced 42 notable business people throughout history, led by Tan Kah Kee. Rankings are drawn from a cross-verified academic dataset of 152,953 people.
Category All
Citizenship All
TK
Tan Kah Kee Chinese Entrepreneur 1874 – 1961
#
68,681
RZ
Ren Zhengfei Chinese Entrepreneur Born 1944
#
86,345
MH
Ma Huateng Chinese Entrepreneur Born 1971
#
86,400
RL
Robin Li Chinese Entrepreneur Born 1968
#
120,446
WJ
Wang Jianlin Chinese Entrepreneur Born 1954
#
142,435
ZJ
Zhang Jian (politician) Chinese Entrepreneur 1853 – 1926
#
162,986
QL
Qin Liangyu Chinese Archer 1574 – 1648
#
166,201
MY
Mao Yisheng Chinese Construction 1896 – 1989
#
194,956
H
Howqua Chinese Merchant 1769 – 1843
#
198,205
ZJ
Zhang Juanjuan Chinese Archer Born 1981
#
224,100
CG
Chen Guangbiao Chinese Entrepreneur Born 1968
#
244,660
LH
Li Hejun Chinese Entrepreneur Born 1967
#
251,810
CZ
Charles Zhang Chinese Entrepreneur Born 1964
#
259,492
LS
Li Shufu Chinese Entrepreneur Born 1963
#
299,720
JJ
Jiang Jiemin Chinese Entrepreneur Born 1954
#
330,283
MY
Ming Yuzhen Chinese Peasant 1331 – 1366
#
340,220
TK
Tin Ka Ping Chinese Business 1919 – 2018
#
345,541
LW
Liang Wengen Chinese Entrepreneur Born 1956
#
370,211
WF
Wu Feng Chinese Merchant 1699 – 1769
#
374,589
FY
Fang Yuting Chinese Archer Born 1989
#
389,106