Mukesh Dhirubhai Ambani is an Indian billionaire businessman who is the chairman and managing director of Reliance Industries. He is the richest person in Asia and 9th richest in the world.
Tadashi Yanai is a Japanese billionaire businessman and the founder and president of Fast Retailing,the parent company of Uniqlo. As of October 2021,he was the richest person in Japan,with an estimated net worth of US$26.5 billion,and the 40th-wealthiest person in the world according to Bloomberg Billionaires Index.
Black billionaires are individuals who are of predominantly African ancestry with a net worth of at least US$1 billion.
Ma Huateng is a Chinese businessman,investor and philanthropist who is the co-founder,chairperson and chief executive officer (CEO) of Tencent,one of the most valuable companies in East Asia,one of the largest internet and technology companies,and one of the biggest investment,gaming,and entertainment conglomerates in the world. The company in Shenzhen develops China's biggest mobile instant messaging service,WeChat,and its subsidiaries provide media,entertainment,payment systems,smartphones,internet-related services,value-added services and online advertising services,both in China and globally.
Ding Lei is a Chinese billionaire businessman,and the founder and CEO of NetEase.
Yang Huiyan is a Chinese-born billionaire businesswoman and property developer. She is the chairman and the majority shareholder of Country Garden Holdings,a stake largely transferred to her by her father Yang Guoqiang in 2007. Previously the richest woman in Asia,her net worth was still around $5.5 billion as of August 2023,according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. In August 2024 she was no longer included in the index.
Leonid Viktorovich Mikhelson is a Russian-Israeli billionaire businessman,CEO,chairman and major shareholder of the Russian gas company Novatek.
The electric vehicle industry in China is the largest in the world,accounting for around 58% of global production of electric vehicles (EVs) and more than 1.5 million exports in 2023. In 2023,CAAM reported China had sold 9.05 million passenger electric vehicles,consisting 6.26 million BEVs and 2.79 million PHEV. China also dominates the plug-in electric bus and light commercial vehicle market,reaching over 500,000 buses and 247,500 electric commercial vehicles in 2019, and recording new sales of 447,000 commercial EVs in 2023.
Lei Jun is a Chinese billionaire entrepreneur and philanthropist. He is known for founding the consumer electronics company Xiaomi. As of October 2024,Lei's net worth was estimated at either US$21.1 billion according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index,making him the 103rd richest person in the world,or at $21.2 billion by Forbes,ranking him 105 worldwide.
Li Hejun is a Chinese businessman. He is a former billionaire. He is the founder and chairman of Hanergy,as well as a member of the 11th/12th CPPCC National Committee,member of All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce's (ACFIC) First Advisory Committee,vice-chairman of ACFIC's 11th Executive Committee and honorary president of ACFIC's New Energy Chamber of Commerce.
Hui Ka Yan is a Chinese former billionaire businessman. He is the chairman of the board and Communist Party secretary of the Evergrande Group,a Chinese real estate developer. The Guangzhou-based company was China's biggest property developer in 2016,based on sales volume;revenue was 211.4 billion yuan. In 2017,Evergrande Real Estate Group achieved sales of RMB 450 billion. As of December 2021 Hui was the largest shareholder of Evergrande Group,holding nearly 60 percent of stock. In September 2023,Hui was arrested and under investigation for suspected illegal activity.
Yu Yong is a Chinese businessman. He is the founder and head of the Cathay Fortune Corp.,also known as Hongshang Industrial Holdings Group which is an investor in the mining company China Molybdenum. Cathay Fortune's operations are based out of Shanghai. As of March 2024,Forbes estimated his net worth at US$10.0 billion.
Contemporary Amperex Technology Co.,Limited (CATL) is a Chinese battery manufacturer and technology company founded in 2011 that specializes in the manufacturing of lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles and energy storage systems,as well as battery management systems (BMS). The company is the biggest EV and energy storage battery manufacturer in the world,with a global market share of around 37% and 40% respectively in 2023. The company is headquartered in the city of Ningde in China's Fujian province.
Radhakishan Shivkishan Damani is an Indian billionaire businessman and investor. He is the founder and chairman of retail chain DMart. Damani is referred to as the "retail king" of India.
Zhong Shanshan is a Chinese entrepreneur.
SEMCORP Group,formally Yunnan Energy New Material Co. Ltd.,is a multinational corporation headquartered in China that specializes in the development and manufacture of advanced materials. It is the world’s largest producer of lithium-ion battery separator film by volume,and is a major supplier to global electric vehicle battery makers including LG Chem,CATL,BYD,and Samsung SDI. Its other products include printing packages,packing boxes,liquid wrapping papers,high-grade wrapping papers,biaxially oriented polypropylene films and other related products. SEMCORP Group is listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange.
Huang Shilin is a Chinese billionaire businessman,and the vice chairman of Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL),the world's largest battery supplier for the electric vehicle industry. As of 2018,Huang owned a 12% stake within the company. Shilin earned a BTech degree in Engineering from the Hefei University of Technology.
Tinci Materials,simply known as Tinci,is a Chinese cosmetics materials manufacturer founded by Xu Jinfu in 2000. The company primarily involves in the R&D and production of new fine chemical materials,especially specializing in the producing of electrolytes. Additionally,the company also makes battery materials and specialty chemicals.
Amperex Technology Limited (ATL) is a battery manufacturing company founded in 1999 by Robin Zeng. The company specializes in the research,development,and manufacturing of rechargeable lithium-ion and lithium-ion polymer batteries. ATL is notable for supplying batteries used in mobile devices,including smartphones,laptops,and digital cameras,sourcing their products to tech companies such as Apple and Samsung.
