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China’s Top 10 Wealthiest Women in 2021 By Joshua Cawthorpe
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list of China’s richest women in 2021 was recently released, China Daily reports. With a combined wealth of RMB1.21 trillion, 33 females made the list and saw a 74% increase from RMB692 billion last year. On the global stage, Forbes magazine’s most up-to-date list of billionaires added 63 first-timers in the grand total of 328 female billionaires, up 36% from the year before. Only 10% of the world’s nearly 3,000 billionaires bear two ‘x’ chromosomes. Here is a look at the 10 women who top this year’s list:
10. Chen Lihua – RMB40 billion
8. Zhao Yan – RMB46.25 billion
Chen is founder and president of Beijing-based commercial real estate developer, Fuwah International Group.
Zhao’s fortune comes from hyaluronic acid, a key ingredient in anti-aging skincare products. Her company, Bloomage Biotech, is listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
9. Ji Kaiting (Perenna Kei) – RMB45.56 billion In 2013, then 24-year-old Perenna Kei became the world’s youngest billionaire, according to South China Morning Post . The family trust, for which she is responsible, crossed into the billion USD threshold by way of a majority stake in her father’s real estate company, Logan Property Holdings.
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