The 2025 Hurun Rich List is out! Binance's Zhao Changpeng has become the 13th richest person in China, CZ denies: it's almost 100 times less.

The latest “2025 Hurun Rich List” has been released, showing that the wealth map of Chinese billionaires continues to shuffle. AI and new energy sectors have created a group of new rich individuals, while traditional industries and Crypto Assets financial giants are also prominently featured on the list. Binance founder Zhao Changpeng saw his net worth increase by 41% this year, reaching 190 billion RMB, making him the 13th richest billionaire in China and the only one in the Crypto Assets industry on the list. In response, he stated that his net worth is not that high, and if divided by 100, it would be more accurate.

Source: Hurun Research Institute. Nongfu Spring's Zhong Shanshan retains the title of China's richest person, with a net worth of 530 billion RMB.

Zhong Shanshan retains the title of China's richest person, with a net worth increasing by 56% to reach 530 billion RMB, owning brands such as Nongfu Spring and Wantai Biological Pharmacy. In second place is Zhang Yiming of ByteDance, with a net worth of 470 billion RMB, increasing by 34% annually. The third is Ma Huateng of Tencent, whose net worth increased by 48% to reach 465 billion RMB.

The person with the highest annual growth rate among the top ten is Xiaomi's Lei Jun, with an annual increase of 151%, bringing his net worth to 326 billion RMB. Compared to last year's nineteenth place, he has risen fourteen places to become China's fifth richest person.

Li Ka-shing and his son Li Zeju, despite their wealth only increasing by 18% this year, still rank ninth with a net worth of 235 billion RMB. The Wang Ning family of the most popular brand “Pop Mart” saw their wealth increase by 562% in 2025, but with a net worth of 182 billion RMB, they still missed the top ten.

The founder of Binance has become the thirteenth richest person in China, to which he humorously replied: “Divide by ten, it's about right.”

The founder of Binance, CZ Zhao Changpeng, has an estimated net worth of 190 billion RMB ( 26.7 billion USD ). As the largest holder of BNB (, BNB has risen about 61% since 2025 ), resulting in a net worth increase of about 41% for Zhao Changpeng. His ranking has risen 3 places compared to last year, reaching the thirteenth position. Forbes previously pointed out that Binance-related individuals control 71% of BNB, with CZ alone owning 64%.

( US venture capital Multicoin perspective: The listing fee on CEX should not be zero, but 71% of the tokens flow into CZ and Binance's pocket )

Although he resigned as CEO due to an investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice, he remains one of the major shareholders of Binance. Despite facing challenges from emerging competitors like Hyperliquid, Binance is still the largest Crypto Assets trading platform in the world by trading volume.

However, regarding the wealth announced in the list of China's rich, CZ himself jokingly said it's about one hundredth of that, clearly indicating that this list is not accurate.

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