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Robin Li tops Hurun IT Rich List

Robin Li tops Hurun IT Rich List

Write: Salomo [2011-05-20]

Robin Li tops Hurun IT Rich List

Robin Li, co-founder, Chairman and CEO of China's search engine Baidu, gives a speech during Baidu's five-year IPO anniversary celebration at its headquarters in Beijing, Aug 5, 2010. [Photo / Agencies]

The Hurun List of China's richest in Information and Technology, released on Thursday, lists Robin Li, chairman of Baidu.com, at the top with 31.5 billion yuan ($4.73 billion) in the annual ranking.

Following Li are: Tencent Inc's Chairman Ma Huateng with 29.3 billion yuan; the founder and chief executive officer of Netease, Ding Lei, with 15.1 billion yuan.

Over 20 new elites entered the list for the first time including Cai Dongqing, the chairman of Guangdong Alpha Animation, after emerging as a dark horse and leaping into the rankings.>