The 2017 Forbes list was released later than in previous years, and I don’t know why.
But when the list was released, netizens were still shocked.
Zhang Yida tops the list with a net worth of 455 billion yuan;
The second place is Xu Tingyin, with 281.35 billion yuan;
The third place is Bonima, with 258.18 billion yuan;
The fourth place is Jack Ma, with 255.33 billion yuan.
Small target Wang Jianlin, as the richest man last year, fell to fifth place, worth 166.82 billion yuan.
Compared with last year, Wang Jianlin's wealth has shrunk by nearly 54.28 billion yuan. The reason is that Wanda has undergone a large-scale asset restructuring including asset sales, and the market value of Wanda's American theater chain AMC has declined due to audience transfer.
Of course, this is the explanation given by Forbes.
Only the person involved knows the real reason best.
But everyone's eyes are not on Wang Jianlin, but on Zhang Yida.
What does it mean? Became the richest man in China at the age of 22?
And the wealth value is as high as 455 billion yuan, nearly double that of the second place Xu Tingyin!
Some people think that the Forbes list this time is a little shoddy and say that Zhang Yida is a rich man. Everyone has to admit that he has three listed companies in the US stock market after all.
But Ali and Penguin are both companies with a market value of more than 400 billion US dollars. Which company under Zhang Yida can compare with them?
Forbes magazine gave an explanation via the Internet, and also attached a detailed introduction to Zhang Yida's net worth.
Ruixiang Group is valued at US$66.66666 billion, with Zhang Yida holding 34.36% of the shares, valued at US$22.906 billion;
Zhonghe Group is valued at US$63.3 billion, with Zhang Yida holding 59.47% of the shares, valued at US$37.645 billion;
Yimin Wangjin has a market value of US$7.5 billion, with Zhang Yida holding 41% of the shares, worth US$3.075 billion;
Yimin Wealth has a market value of US$2.8 billion, with Zhang Yida holding 30% of the shares, worth US$840 million;
Yimindai has a market value of US$3.5 billion, with Zhang Yida holding 32% of the shares, worth US$1.12 billion;
Ruixin Group is valued at US$3 billion, with Zhang Yida holding 56.42% of the shares, worth US$1.693 billion;
Pate Holding Group is valued at US$1.76 billion, with Zhang Yida holding 29.82% of the shares, valued at US$525 million;
Green is valued at US$1.25 billion, with Zhang Yida holding 26.88% of the shares, valued at US$336 million;
Huimin Travel cashed out US$1.8342 billion, Yimin Wangjin cashed out US$338.2 million, Yimin Loan cashed out US$109.2 million, and Yimin Wealth cashed out US$115.2 million...
Seven, seven, eight, eight, zero and zero total, the total value is 70 billion US dollars.
At the same time, Forbes also used some relatively conservative words: According to incomplete statistics, Mr. Zhang Yida also has significant financial interests in Xinhuo Family Office, Huayi Capital, Daya Media and other companies.
It has to be said that Forbes' work was very serious and meticulous, and it investigated all of Zhang Yida's more obvious assets.
This is also the reason why Forbes delayed releasing the China list this year.
The list was originally produced a few months ago, but Zhonghe Group announced a huge amount of financing.
After revamping the list, Ruixiang Group announced another huge round of financing.
Then Zhonghe Group made mergers and acquisitions, increased internal capital, and soon Penguin fell out, and launched PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds mobile game which became popular all over the country...
In order to ensure the authority of the list, Forbes could only wait for Zhang Yida to finish his troubles and launch the 17-year list at the end of December.
In fact, they wanted to wait a little longer, but time is running out. It will be 18 years soon, and they can't delay it any longer, so they can only publish the list.
According to a net worth of US$70 billion, Zhang Yida will surpass Li Jiacheng, whose apparent net worth is just over US$30 billion, to become the richest Chinese in the world.
In the world, it is second only to Bill Gates with a net worth of $86 billion, Buffett with a net worth of $75.6 billion, Jeff Bezos with a net worth of $72.8 billion, and Spanish retail giant Amancio Ortega with a net worth of $71.3 billion.
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Ranked fifth in the world and first in Asia!
Behind Zhang Yida, ranked sixth in the world is Zuckerberg with a net worth of US$56 billion.
Zhang Yida also stepped on the little pockmark this time. Not only domestic netizens were shocked, but also foreigners were shocked.
The Chinese are among the top ten richest people in the world, and the last one was Li Jiacheng.
Never before has a Chinese billionaire entered the top five in the world, and they are still so young.
People are not only curious about his wealth, but also about his youth.
Taking advantage of this wave of popularity, many European and American media published several newspapers and media programs introducing Zhang Yida.
"22 years old", "made from scratch", "surpassing Zuckerberg", "the richest young man in the world"... a series of labels were attached to Zhang Yida.
This is the first time that Zhang Yida has become so famous in the world, and he has become famous by holding the title of the fifth richest man in the world, which he never expected.
Some people praise it, and of course some people despise it!
Some people say that Zhang Yida has a lot of wealth, with a net worth of more than 60 billion US dollars coming from two unlisted companies - Ruixiang and Zhonghe.
Valuation is a fictitious thing. It rises when it rises and falls when it falls!
Some people refuted it, so what if it goes public? Stocks don’t go up and down!
In this way, a debate began around primary market valuation and secondary market market value.
The battlefield ranges from Weibo to Zhihu, from DouShi to Kuaishou, and from traditional media to new media.
Foreign platforms such as Musical.ly, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, etc. are also discussing it.
Whether it’s text, pictures, or videos, all kinds of content creators are riding on this wave of popularity.
Most people still recognize Zhang Yida's worth, at least this year.
Within a few months, Zhonghe Group has completed two rounds of financing of US$4.5 billion + US$2 billion, acquired a series of companies such as Kuaishou and Xiaohongshu, and launched PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds mobile game. The situation is great!
Therefore, this year’s Zhonghe Group is still worth US$63.3 billion!
As for the rest, we will look at the market environment, company business, and market share before drawing a conclusion.
The same goes for Ruixiang, which completed a round of financing worth US$6.66666 billion, the world's largest, setting a global record, and its valuation is also very defensible.
Moreover, the investment structure is not that of a pheasant investment bank. There are 18 top funds, all of which are well-known.
At first, when he heard that Forbes listed him as the richest man in China, the richest Chinese in the world, and the richest man in Asia, Zhang Yida was a little angry, even uneasy.
He was a little unprepared to stand so high all of a sudden.
But Lu Qi reassured him: "Our focus is on the world. It's a good thing that Forbes praises you so much, and it will greatly increase your popularity around the world."
The European and American markets, and even European and American people, have always respected the strong.
You have shown your financial strength, and our next globalization will be much smoother."
That said, there is no problem.
But Zhang Yida is a little worried about the situation in China. The position of the richest man is not so easy to sit on.
From leaders to ordinary people, the whole society may be paying attention to you.
If you do well, of course it will be a halo bonus, and it will be delicious even if you spank it.
A small goal of 100 million, 996 is a blessing... Everyone thinks it makes sense.
But once there is negativity, there is also a counterproductive halo.
From Chen Tianqiao, to Huang Guangyu, and then to Wang Jianlin, they were either thrown into the streets, imprisoned, or severely beaten.
After you sit on the position of the richest man, you will be more careful with everything you say and do.
After becoming the richest man, Zhang Yida instantly felt various changes around him.
The first change came from overseas. The three major global record companies, Universal, Sony and Warner, which had been dragging their feet and refused to negotiate, suddenly relented.
They each sent an invitation letter with sincere words, and also invited Zhang Yida to go to the United States to discuss plans together!
Zhang Yida felt that the foreign devils definitely didn't have good intentions. Don't they want to kill him severely because his wealth was revealed?