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Bottled Water Billionaire, Zhong Shanshan Overtakes Jack Ma As Chinas New Richest Man
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Zhong Shanshan, the founder of the popular Chinese bottled water brand Nongfu Spring, has overtaken Alibaba (BABA) founder Jack Ma to become the country’s wealthiest person, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires index.
Zhong was already China’s third richest person after his company went public earlier this month with a blockbuster listing in Hong Kong. As of Wednesday, his estimated net worth had reached $58.7 billion, surpassing Ma’s $56.7 billion, according to Bloomberg calculations.
Zhong’s new status also puts him ahead of Pony Ma, who founded Tencent (TCEHY). Unlike Jack Ma and Pony Ma, Zhong is not a tech entrepreneur.
Outside of his stake in Nongfu Spring, he is the head of a vaccine maker, Beijing Wantai Biological Pharmacy. That company went public in Shanghai this year, which also helped boost Zhong’s wealth.
“You would have typically expected the number one in China to come from [technology],†said Rupert Hoogewerf, chairman of wealth research firm Hurun Report.
Zhong is also known for being more low-profile and reclusive compared to other top business leaders, which has earned him the nickname “lone wolf.â€
“He’s not known to have many entrepreneur friends,†said Hoogewerf, a longtime China watcher who is based in Shanghai. “He just kind of gets on with his own business.â€
But even prior to his latest success, Zhong’s track record was impressive.
“Zhong Shanshan is one of the few people in China to not just build one $10 billion business, but two $10 billion businesses,†said Hoogewerf. “It’s pretty remarkable
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MUSIC STAT!! Davido Brags As His Latest Song FEM Sets New Record
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Award winning Nigerian singer, Davido has broken and set another record with his latest song, FEM – a single off his “A Better Time†album.
The recently released song now has over 5 million views on video streaming platform, Youtube few days after it was dropped.
Fem is now No.1 on several streaming platforms and Nigerian music charts. The platforms include YouTube, Triller, iTunes, Boomplay, Apple Music, Audiomack and Shazam.
Popular charts outfit, The TurnTable Charts made this revelation via their official twitter page, lauding David Adeleke for what they referred to as “an unprecedented clean sweepâ€.
TurnTable tweeted;
“@davido becomes the first artiste to lead all platforms in a week since TurnTable Charts began tracking
“FEM†debuts at No. 1 on all weekly charts and No. 1 on every single platform— an unprecedented clean sweepâ€
Reacting to this, Davido quoted the tweet and wrote “As it should beâ€.
As it should be https://t.co/uJCt1raiY9
— Davido (@davido) September 22, 2020
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