Apple Supplier’s Chairman Leads New List Of China’s Top Businesswomen
Luxshare Chairman Wang Laichun, also known as Grace Wang, topped Forbes China’s latest ranking of … [+] the country’s top businesswomen.
Forbes China, the licensed Chinese-language edition of Forbes, is out with its latest ranking of China’s 100 most successful businesswomen, and the billionaire leader of one of the country’s suppliers to Apple once again tops the list.
Wang Laichun chairs Luxshare Precision, a supplier of cable assemblies and connectors for consumer electronics and other industries. The company’s founder holds an estimated fortune worth $8.8 billion on the Forbes Real-Time Billionaires List today. Wang, also known as Grace Wang, worked for Taiwan billionaire Terry Gou’s Hon Hai Precision Industry for 10 years earlier in her career. Wang has ranked No. 1 on Forbes China’s annual ranking of the country’s most successful businesswomen every year since 2022.
Leaders from listed companies, unicorns and multinationals are among the 100 members of the annual ranking. The list takes into account financial performance, market capitalization and influence, among other factors.
Among others to make the top five, Lens Technology Chairman Zhou Qunfei ranked No. 2, followed by Huawei Technologies Deputy Chairman Meng Wanzhou at No. 3. Zhou Chaonan, founder and chairman of Runze Technology ranked No. 4, and Gree Electric Chairman Dong Mingzhu came in at No. 5.
Here’s the top 20:
(Name, Company, Main Title or Titles)
1. Wang Laichun, Luxshare Precision, Founder and Chairman
2. Zhou Qunfei, Lens Technology, Founder and Chairman
3. Meng Wanzhou, Huawei, Deputy Chairman and CFO
4. Zhou Chaonan, Runze Technology, Founder and General Manager
5. Dong Mingzhu, Gree Electric Appliances, Chairman
6. Miranda Qu Fang, Xiaohongshu, Co-Founder
7. Sandy Ran Xu, JD.com, CEO
8. Joey Wat, Yum China, CEO
9. Kelly Zong, Wahaha Group, Chairman and CEO
10. Fan Hongwei, Hengli Petrochemical, Chairman
11. Cheng Xue, Haitian Flavouring & Food, Chairwoman
12. Wang Fengying, XPeng Motors, President
13. Kelly Zhang, CapCut, Business Unit Head
14. Fan Daidi, Giant Biogene, Co-Founder and Chief Scientist
15. Zeng Fangqin, Lingyi iTech, Founder and Chairman
16. Jane Sun, Trip.com Group, CEO
17. Xiaochun Cao, Tigermed, Co-Founder and President
18. Zhong Huijuan, Hansoh Pharma, Founder and Chairlady
19. Wang Aijun, Meihua Holdings Group, Chairman
20. Michelle Xia, Akeso, Founder and Chairwoman
Click here for the full list in Chinese.
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