2026 Hurun Global Rich List: 23 participants from the cryptocurrency industry, with Zhao Changpeng ranking 12th among Chinese entrepreneurs According to TechFlow, on March 6th, Hurun Research Institute released the "Hurun Global Rich List 2026" yesterday. The deadline for wealth calculation is January 15, 2026. Binance founder Zhao Changpeng has been listed as one of the "Top 20 Chinese Entrepreneurs" with a wealth of 200 billion yuan, ranking 12th on the list and 76th in the world. Hurun Research Institute pointed out that there are currently 23 known billionaires in the global cryptocurrency field, with Zhao Changpeng's wealth growing by over 30% to 200 billion yuan, Ripple's Chris Larsen's wealth returning to 110 billion yuan, and fintech platform Revolution's Nikolay Storonsky's wealth surging by 122%. In addition, driven by the soaring value of SpaceX and Tesla, 54 year old Elon Musk became the world's richest man for the fifth time in six years, with a wealth of 5.5 trillion yuan, an increase of 89%, or 2.6 trillion yuan. 62 year old Jeff Bezos ranked second with a wealth of 2.1 trillion yuan, an increase of 13%, or 240 billion yuan, thanks to Amazon's deepening dominance in AI driven cloud computing and the growth of the Blue Origin space project. Alphabet's Larry Page's wealth grew by 65% to reach 1.9 trillion yuan, ranking among the top three for the first time.