Chairman Wang Jianlin - Dalian Wanda Group
Saturday, 9 February 2019
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Wang Jianlin 王健林 chairs Dalian Wanda Group, one of the world's biggest commercial real estate developers with more than 200 plazas in China.
Wang Jianlin has been ranked prominently in worldwide billionaire lists for years.
In August 2013, he was listed as the wealthiest person in China with a net worth of US$14.2 billion by Bloomberg. In September 2013, his net worth rose to US$22 billion, according to numbers of the Hurun Report.According to the Hurun Report, in 2014 he was the 25th richest person in the world with US$25 billion.In 2015, Bloomberg, listed him as the richest person in Asia with US$9.9 billion.According to Forbes, in 2016 he was the richest person in Asia with US$28.7 billion.
A year later, Forbes ranked him 18th in its 2017 World's Billionaires list, making him the richest man in China with a net worth of US$31.3 billion. However, on May 14, Jack Ma overtook Wang Jianlin as the richest man in China, thanks to Jack Ma's Alibaba Group's increases in stock prices.As of February 2018, Wang is estimated by Forbes to have a net worth of $30.1 billion, making him one of the richest men in China and Asia. At estimated net worth at US$22.9 billion as at January 2019.
Wang retreated in 2017, selling his Chinese hotel and tourism portfolio -- including theme parks and a movie studio complex -- for over $9 billion.
By early 2018, Wanda was also selling its real estate assets in London and Australia, and a stake in Spanish soccer club Atletico de Madrid.
References
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wang_Jianlin
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