No 5 He Xiangjian and his family, wealth at 134.55 billion yuan

Chinese home appliances maker Midea's chairman He Xiangjian delivers a speech at the inauguration of the new Midea headquarters building in Guangzhou city, Guangdong province, Oct 29, 2010. [Photo/VCG]

No 4 Wang Jianlin, wealth at 156.63 billion yuan

Wang Jianlin, chairman of Dalian Wanda Group, poses for a picture at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting of the New Champions in Dalian, Northeast China's Liaoning province, Sept 11, 2013. [Photo/VCG]

No 3 Xu Jiayin, wealth at 212.52 billion yuan

Xu Jiayin, chairman of Evergrande, attends a press conference in Guangzhou, South China's Guangdong province, Nov 9, 2017. [Photo/VCG]

No 2 Pony Ma, wealth at 226.32 billion yuan

Pony Ma, chairman and CEO of Tencent, speaks at a new energy expo held in Beijing, Oct 18, 2018. [Photo/VCG]

No 1 Jack Ma, wealth at 238.74 billion yuan

Jack Ma, founder of Alibaba, speaks at the International Monetary Fund and World Bank Group Group Annual Meetings in Nusa Dua, Indonesia, Oct 12, 2018. [Photo/VCG]