$ 1.5 trillion, the rich Chinese earn from the Coronavirus

China's largest rich have amassed record wealth of $ 1.5 trillion during 2020 in light of the Coronavirus pandemic, and the boom in commerce and electronic games during lockdowns.

According to Arabiya Net, what these rich people achieved in 2020 exceeds the amounts they collected in the past five years combined.

and an additional 257 people joined the billionaires club in the world's second largest economy by August, two years after their numbers declined, according to the Huron Foundation report. / p>

There are a total of 878 billionaires in China. At the beginning of the year, 626 people were in that category in the United States, according to the worldwide Huron List for the month of February.

The report cited nearly 2,000 people each with a net worth of more than 2 billion yuan ($ 300 million) in August, or $ 4 trillion in total. / p>

Jack Ma, founder of the e-commerce giant Alibaba, continued to lead the list after his fortune rose 45 percent to $ 58.8 billion, amid the e-commerce boom with People stay indoors for months during the strict lockdown measures to contain the virus.

was followed by Bonnie Ma ($ 57.4 billion), owner of the Tencent group, the electronic games and WeChat giant, whose fortune has accumulated 50% despite concerns about the business prospects His group is in the US after threats to be banned due to national security concerns.

and for the first time, Jung Shanshan, 66, known for his brand of bottled water as Nongfu, ranked third with $ 53.7 billion, after an initial public offering of shares in the Hong Kong in September, according to the report.

unparalleled richness

The chief researcher of the Huron Report, Robert Hogwerf, said in a statement that the world had not seen such wealth that it had amassed in just one year.

added that this year's list shows that China is moving away from traditional sectors such as manufacturing and real estate, towards a new economy.