World’s top 10 biggest wealth gainers in 2017

Xu Jiayin, chairman of Evergrande Real Estate Group, recorded second-highest growth in wealth in 2017, with a net worth growth of $27.4 billion, according to Forbes’s latest ranking.

Forbes tracked the net worth of more than 2,000 billionaires between Jan 1 and Dec 14 this year.

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, currently the richest person in the world, topped the list, gaining $33.8 billion thanks to soaring Amazon stock.

Pony Ma, chairman of Tencent Holdings, took fifth place.

Yang Huiyan of Country Garden Holdings, the richest woman in China, was ranked eighth.

Let’s take a look at the full list of top 10 biggest billionaire gainers.

No 10 Francois Pinault family
Growth: $12.5 billion