James Carr Walton is an American businessman,currently an heir to the fortune of Walmart,the world's largest retailer. As of December 2024,Walton was the 14th-richest person in the world,with a net worth of US$109.5 billion according to Forbes. He is the youngest son of Sam Walton.
Mukesh Dhirubhai Ambani is an Indian billionaire and 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 December 2024,he was the richest person in Japan,with an estimated net worth of US$50.3 billion,and the 27th-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.
The lithium iron phosphate battery or LFP battery is a type of lithium-ion battery using lithium iron phosphate as the cathode material,and a graphitic carbon electrode with a metallic backing as the anode. Because of their low cost,high safety,low toxicity,long cycle life and other factors,LFP batteries are finding a number of roles in vehicle use,utility-scale stationary applications,and backup power. LFP batteries are cobalt-free. As of September 2022,LFP type battery market share for EVs reached 31%,and of that,68% were from EV makers Tesla and BYD alone. Chinese manufacturers currently hold a near monopoly of LFP battery type production. With patents having started to expire in 2022 and the increased demand for cheaper EV batteries,LFP type production is expected to rise further and surpass lithium nickel manganese cobalt oxides (NMC) type batteries in 2028.
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.
Ding Shijia is the Deputy Chairman of Anta Sports Products Ltd and also a Vice President. He primarily responsible for the management of Anta Group’s footwear operations. As of per Forbes list 2011,he is the 1,140th richest person in the world and 103rd richest person in China. Shijia has net worth of $1.0 billion.
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.
Xu Shihui is a Chinese businessman,politician and a representative of the Fujian region at the 12th National People's Congress.
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.
Micree Zhan or Zhan Ketuan is a Chinese electronics engineer and businessman. He is the co-founder and CEO of Bitmain,the world's largest computer chip company for cryptocurrency mining. In 2018,Hurun Report named him the richest cryptocurrency billionaire in the world. In 2019,Bloomberg ranked Zhan as the world's 9th richest self-made billionaire aged 40 or younger,with a net worth of US$5.2 billion.
Zhang Yiming is a Chinese Internet entrepreneur. He founded ByteDance in 2012,developed the news aggregator Toutiao and the video sharing platform Douyin. Zhang is one of the richest individuals in the world,with an estimated net worth of US$45.6 billion as of October 2024,according to Forbes and US$43.1 billion according to Bloomberg Billionaires Index. On November 4,2021,Zhang stepped down as CEO of ByteDance,completing a leadership handover announced in May 2021. According to Reuters,Zhang maintains over 50 percent of ByteDance's voting rights. The surging global popularity of TikTok made Zhang the richest man in China in 2024.
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.
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.
Group14 Technologies is an American manufacturer and supplier of technology for rechargeable lithium-silicon batteries.
