Who is Yang Huiyan, China’s richest woman?
Seven facts about the woman who made US$2 billion in four days
By Jessica Lin
For China’s richest woman, the first 96 hours of 2018 meant a US$2 billion gain to her fortune.
According to Bloomberg, Yang Huiyan, vice-chairman of Chinese property developer Country Garden Holdings, saw her wealth rise in the first four trading days of the year, thanks to the company’s share surge.
Country Garden is the country’s largest property developer by sales.
Since last week, the company’s shares have surged even further. On January 8, the company was reportedly the top gainer on the Hang Seng Index, with an increase of 7.4 per cent.
The 36-year-old, who was ranked fourth on the Hurun Rich List in 2017, is the country’s richest woman.
Bloomberg reported that she was worth US$25.6 billion on January 5, while real-time data on Forbes estimates her wealth on January 8 to be US$28.6 billion.
She is ranked 31 and 30 respectively on the Bloomberg and Forbes global billionaires lists.
Despite her high-profile fortune, Yang has appeared to be media-shy, and not many photos of her can be found on the internet.
There are, however, some things about her life and her company that have been reported in the Chinese media over the years.
Here’s what we know so far: