Yang Huiyan is the major shareholder of Country Garden Holdings and one of the wealthiest people in Mainland China. Yang Huiyan has a net worth of $19 billion. Born to the founder and chairman of real estate developer, Yeung Kwok Keung, she received 70% of Country Garden’s shares from her father before its stock market launch in 2007. The same year she was named the wealthiest person in China with a net worth of $16.2 billion. Even though her fortune has dropped dramatically in 2008/2009, 2012 was a busy year for the company. As of June, 2012 Country Garden was working on 110 projects, most of which were in its home base of Guangdong Province. Additionally, 17 hotels were joined to the other 29 that the company already owns or operates, mostly under the Phoenix brand. The Ohio State University graduate turned billionaire, is currently married and she is one of the wealthiest people in Mainland China.
Net Worth details: Yang Huiyan owns a 57 percent stake in the real estate developer Country Garden Holdings. The company was co-founded by Yang’s father in 1992 and she owns her stake through three holding companies in the British Virgin Islands. Country Garden Holdings is located in Foshan, China and reported revenue of $18 billion in 2015.
| Net Worth: | $19 Billion |
| Date of Birth: | 1981 |
| Gender: | Female |