China’s top businessman Zhong Shanshan rose to become Asia’s richest man with a worth of nearly $77.8 billion.
According to Bloomberg assessment, Zhong, 66, a bottled water and vaccine tycoon, is the 11th richest person on the planet.
It was a one of the fastest accumulations of wealth in the history and the Zhong’s businesses surged from $70.9 billion to $77.8 billion this year.
He overtook India’s Mukesh Ambani whose worth surged to $76.9 billion.
A school dropout, Zhong worked as a construction worker, a newspaper reporter and a beverage sales agent before starting his own business.
Among his businesses is Beijing Wantai Biological Pharmacy. It started trading at the Shanghai Stock Exchange in April.
Before Ambani, Jack Ma was Asia’s richest man whose net worth has come down to $51.2 billion now.
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