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Yang Huiyan

1981 - Today

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Yang Huiyan (simplified Chinese: 杨惠妍; traditional Chinese: 楊惠妍; pinyin: Yáng Huìyán; born 1981) is a Chinese-born billionaire businesswoman and property developer. She is the chairwoman 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. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Yang Huiyan is the 795th most popular businessperson (down from 746th in 2019), the 1,194th most popular biography from China (down from 1,094th in 2019) and the 22nd most popular Chinese Businessperson.

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE

Among businesspeople, Yang Huiyan ranks 795 out of 847. Before her are Marillyn Hewson, Mike Krieger, Fikret Orman, Vinod Khosla, Tessy Antony de Nassau, and Evan Spiegel. After her are Håkon Wium Lie, Scott Forstall, Simon Leviev, Janus Friis, Sunita Narain, and Zhou Qunfei.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1981, Yang Huiyan ranks 624. Before her are Gökhan Zan, Sandra Sánchez, Jermaine Jones, Tomasz Majewski, Marco Chiudinelli, and Johan Clarey. After her are Roxane Mesquida, Jovana Joksimović, Andreas Wilson, Sasha Barrese, Adrian Lamo, and Cristina Scarlat.

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In China

Among people born in China, Yang Huiyan ranks 1,194 out of 1,610. Before her are Zhou Jihong (1965), Danny Lee (null), Yiyun Li (1972), Qin Dongya (1978), Wang Zhizhi (1977), and Wu Minxia (1985). After her are Liu Shiying (1993), Tong Wen (1983), Liu Shiwen (1991), Ye Jiangchuan (1960), Chen Yanqing (1979), and Zhou Chunxiu (1978).

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    Zhou Jihong

    ATHLETE

    1965 - Present

    HPI: 45.28

    Rank: 1,188

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    Danny Lee

    ATHLETE

    HPI: 45.16

    Rank: 1,189

  • Photo of Yiyun Li

    Yiyun Li

    WRITER

    1972 - Present

    HPI: 45.08

    Rank: 1,190

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    Qin Dongya

    ATHLETE

    1978 - Present

    HPI: 45.02

    Rank: 1,191

  • Photo of Wang Zhizhi

    Wang Zhizhi

    BASKETBALL PLAYER

    1977 - Present

    HPI: 45.01

    Rank: 1,192

  • Photo of Wu Minxia

    Wu Minxia

    ATHLETE

    1985 - Present

    HPI: 44.92

    Rank: 1,193

  • Photo of Yang Huiyan

    Yang Huiyan

    BUSINESSPERSON

    1981 - Present

    HPI: 44.92

    Rank: 1,194

  • Photo of Liu Shiying

    Liu Shiying

    ATHLETE

    1993 - Present

    HPI: 44.89

    Rank: 1,195

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    Tong Wen

    WRESTLER

    1983 - Present

    HPI: 44.88

    Rank: 1,196

  • Photo of Liu Shiwen

    Liu Shiwen

    TABLE TENNIS PLAYER

    1991 - Present

    HPI: 44.88

    Rank: 1,197

  • Photo of Ye Jiangchuan

    Ye Jiangchuan

    CHESS PLAYER

    1960 - Present

    HPI: 44.85

    Rank: 1,198

  • Photo of Chen Yanqing

    Chen Yanqing

    ATHLETE

    1979 - Present

    HPI: 44.83

    Rank: 1,199

  • Photo of Zhou Chunxiu

    Zhou Chunxiu

    ATHLETE

    1978 - Present

    HPI: 44.80

    Rank: 1,200

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In China

Among businesspeople born in China, Yang Huiyan ranks 22. Before her are Li Shufu (1963), Chai Ling (1966), Meng Wanzhou (1972), Xu Rongmao (1950), Wendi Deng Murdoch (1968), and Eric Yuan (1970). After her are Zhou Qunfei (1970), Zhang Xin (1965), and Xu Hang (null).

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